Cost of Paint and Bodywork?!

Is this really what a 20k paint job looks like (the grey truck)?!
Imperfections all through out where the body panels meet, paint chipping where the hood closes, not clear as glass and a babies ***?

I get that paint and body work is a skill, one which I don’t have. But for 20k at a local shop do you really get that many imperfections, especially after waiting for a year to get in? Is the guy lying about the cost of it maybe? **** my neighbor paid 3k for the same quality of a paint job at Maaco and was in and out within 2 weeks…

The orange one is for sale but tons of orange peel and I think he wants more than 25k for the car.

And people complain about the cost of dental work or a crown that lasts many many years, that you never see and use all day every day and it’s only 3-600 out of pocket costs.

At this cost I should make a plastic paint booth and buy it to do myself. I’d be pissed if I paid 20k for a paint job and had that many imperfections.

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No, a 20K paint job should be better than that. A lot. I just had a friend get his 48 Ford Coupe painted. Spent 14.5K. It looks worse than a Maaco paint job. It's just awful. I know who did it, too and they should be ashamed. Trash in it. Fisheye, runs, horrible prep work and on and on. I wouldn't expect perfection for that money, but a whole lot better than what he got. Also, they originally quoted him a solid 10K. He told them he just wanted a decent "driver" job. It came in almost 5K over budget and looks like hell. I could have done a better job. Drunk.