Re: quote for repainting 200, help!

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Brett Dikeman say:

> I was given a rough quote for repainting a 91 200tq, metallic, at being
> around $1500 materials, $3000 labor for a grand total of $4500.  Another
> shop said something similar.
> 
> It's all to fix a badly "crazed" clearcoat(the underlying color looks fine,
> I guess.)  Car was left outdoors all the time and probably not waxed very
> often.
> 
> Comments appreciated.  This seemed like highway robbery.

I think your comment says it all. $3000 labor? Even at $50/hour,
thats 60 hours, or 1.5 work weeks. $1500 materials? Even the BEST
urethane paint doesn't cost that much.

I have a really toasted black 100Q that I once considered repainting.
Although I didn't get any official estimates, a seat-of-the-pants
thought from a detailing/body shop I was at said $1500 or so.

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