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Buick455 · 10-16-2010, 08:14 AM

If you did all the prep work and priming etc. and paid for the materials it should not be more than $500. I am going to check on this as I will need my truck painted. I could paint it myself if I had the booth. I Paid $250 in the late 80s to paint my Buick GS in Emron (one color) and it turned out great (show quality) but I did the prep and paid for the materials. The bulk of the labor is in the prep. For example I have worked months getting a tractor ready to paint and the painting takes a few hours.

10-16-2010, 08:14 AM	#6
Buick455 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Amherst VA Posts: 150	Re: What's a fair price for a paint job? If you did all the prep work and priming etc. and paid for the materials it should not be more than $500. I am going to check on this as I will need my truck painted. I could paint it myself if I had the booth. I Paid $250 in the late 80s to paint my Buick GS in Emron (one color) and it turned out great (show quality) but I did the prep and paid for the materials. The bulk of the labor is in the prep. For example I have worked months getting a tractor ready to paint and the painting takes a few hours.