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e015475 · 02-24-2017, 04:30 PM

$2000/5days = $400/day or $50/hr

5 days gets you 40 hours of labor.

IMO 40 hours isn't enough labor to produce a satisfactory paint job and would likely be cutting a lot of corners. The time and money you think you'll save will be eaten up by the painter trying to straighten it out so he can stand behind his paint job.

If you're going to pay $50/hr, why not hire someone with a facility to work in and you can find next year when you need him again?

I'm not being a smart ass or critical, I'm just telling you what my experience has been when I tried to do the same thing and expected a quality paint job.

02-24-2017, 04:30 PM	#16
e015475 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Show Low, Arizona Posts: 761	Re: Paint job cost 1949 $2000/5days = $400/day or $50/hr 5 days gets you 40 hours of labor. IMO 40 hours isn't enough labor to produce a satisfactory paint job and would likely be cutting a lot of corners. The time and money you think you'll save will be eaten up by the painter trying to straighten it out so he can stand behind his paint job. If you're going to pay $50/hr, why not hire someone with a facility to work in and you can find next year when you need him again? I'm not being a smart ass or critical, I'm just telling you what my experience has been when I tried to do the same thing and expected a quality paint job.