[s-cars] Paint job pricing

[JAM]

Aaron,
$1000 for a complete paint job is CHEAP.  I would be worried that much of 
the job would be half-assed for that little money.  I just bought the paint 
for my paintwork that's going into my S6a and it came to $460 for good 
quality paint.  I've heard you can buy cheaper paint but you don't save that 
much and get a lower quality finish.  My total job will be in the $2-2500 
range by someone I consider to be damn good and that's fixing my trashed 
front bumper, fixing everything dings and surface rust, and R&R on the rear 
gate since my old one was rusty as hell.  If you like, I'll let you check 
out the finished product and put you in touch with they guy who did the work 
who is located outside of Salisbury, NC.
Where in SC are you?
Jason
'95.5 S6a (getting purtified)
3 TDIs

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JenRob" <jenrob at mchsi.com>
To: "Aaron Ryba" <aaronryba at yahoo.com>; "S-Car-List at Audifans.Com" 
<s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 11:38 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Paint job pricing


> Aaron- basically the price you were quoted is cheap. i paid roughly $2500
> for the complete paint job on my emerald s6 avant in Asheville NC- which 
> is
> pretty close to you (not incl minor body repair- dings/dents). i did most 
> of
> the r & i of trim myself- you will love the riveted on door belt moldings.
> basically i would get a second opinion to guage the local market cost- 
> $1000
> sounds too good to be true considering the cost of the paint will be 
> roughly
> 1/2 of the price quoted. let me know if you have more questions. -rob
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Aaron Ryba" <aaronryba at yahoo.com>
> To: "s-car-list" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 9:44 AM
> Subject: [s-cars] Paint job pricing
>
>
>> Does anyone have pricing for a paint job for a C4 bodied S4/6?
>> I know  there are many different quality levels of paint jobs.
>> I am looking for an estimate for a middle of the road quality job,
>> complete car, factory dark green color.
>> I recently went to a trusted collision repair shop who referred me to a
>> small paint shop down here in SC and I was quoted $1000. This includes
>> complete sanding and about 1 coat primer, 3 coats paint and 2-3 coats
>> clearcoat. All trim would be masked off (although I would remove most of
>> it myself instead).
>>
>> This is a bit cheaper than I expected. Now I am wondering if it is a
>> bargain or just a setup for a crappy paint job. The other vehicles in his
>> shop (a new turbo beetle, and some old restored mustangs) looked good and
>> the shop looked professional.
>>
>> Aaron Ryba
>> 95 S6
>>
>>
>>
>>
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