How much for paint?
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From: Long Island NY
Originally Posted by Poncho C4
With all due respect......Dude for $8500-$10.000 I can pick up
a nice C4!! and for $12.000-$18.000 for a Third -G- Vette well
I think they saw you coming!!!
"Like I said With all due Respect.
a nice C4!! and for $12.000-$18.000 for a Third -G- Vette well
I think they saw you coming!!!
"Like I said With all due Respect.
Last edited by artvette; Sep 6, 2005 at 06:48 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
Whatever you say, guys. But I've gone to, and priced paint for resto and a grade below show quality for quite a few years. Artvette is on the money.
And that's why some cars are worth "restoring", and some aren't. And some people, regardless of the value of the car when it's done, will spend more money on a paint job. And most won't.
You can go elsewhere, and find a really good job for less. Or, if you choose, you can buy a car for the price of a great paint job. But a great, show quality, resto level paint job will cost you. And one step below that isn't so far down on dollars or looks, but it is a bit lower.
I am not taking anything away from, or demeaning a $2K or $4K paint job; it's just fine. 99.7% of us would be just as happy with it and would never see the fractional differences. But not all Corvette owners. If you don't believe this, have it your way; you're in the majority!
And that's why some cars are worth "restoring", and some aren't. And some people, regardless of the value of the car when it's done, will spend more money on a paint job. And most won't.
You can go elsewhere, and find a really good job for less. Or, if you choose, you can buy a car for the price of a great paint job. But a great, show quality, resto level paint job will cost you. And one step below that isn't so far down on dollars or looks, but it is a bit lower.
I am not taking anything away from, or demeaning a $2K or $4K paint job; it's just fine. 99.7% of us would be just as happy with it and would never see the fractional differences. But not all Corvette owners. If you don't believe this, have it your way; you're in the majority!
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From: levittown pa. usa Even a bad day with my `Vette, is better than a good day at work
St. Jude Donor '10
Originally Posted by Scoob
Good job, same color...$3000-$5000
Good job, different color...$7,000-$8,000
Earl Shieb, $199.99.
Good job, different color...$7,000-$8,000
Earl Shieb, $199.99.
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Racer
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From: Pembroke NH
Originally Posted by kenv
Earl Shieb, six prices---one paint job---oh yeah!, windows,tires, & engine oversprayed at no additional charge
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St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
Originally Posted by kehler
I must be getting old.....I remember Earl Shieb being $49.95, and if you weren't happy with the paint job just run it through a car wash it would come off
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St. Jude Donor '05
A freind of mine's wife thought she'd surprise him for his Bday by having his Blazer painted (black) at Scheib's. They painted the weatherstrip, emblems and the wheel well mouldings, too 
They might as well painted it with a mop the finish was so bad, he was surprised all right! Happy birfday, ****!
They might as well painted it with a mop the finish was so bad, he was surprised all right! Happy birfday, ****!
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From: Thousand Oaks CA
I have a silver over gray and wanted to have the upper painted while I'm restoring it. I had two scratches in the bumper and clam shell. For the same color I paid $1,500.
For a good paint job which means parts taken off and the entire car painted the same color $5,500.
That's in Thousand Oaks, CA, 50 miles north of L.A.
For a good paint job which means parts taken off and the entire car painted the same color $5,500.
That's in Thousand Oaks, CA, 50 miles north of L.A.