Need advice on body & paint $$$$$

Sounds like your friend is giving you a great price of 10k for a show quality paint job. I would ask your friend if he was willing to paint your car as a filler job and maybe set up a payment system. That is if your not on a time limit for it to be completed. My Duster was painted in 3-months. My painter and I agreed to a driver quality paint job at 9500.00