Believe it or not, Factoiry PJ's are really not a "paint job". They're more like a bake on paint. There are good painters out there, but you need to make sure that you tell them [IN WRITING] exactly what you want. Most autobody shops will not paint the inside of a door because there is too much risk at messing up the wiring. But, if you ask for it, and they tell you [in writing] that they will do it. Then you can be assured that, [IF] the place is reputable it will be done as you ask for it.When asking, however; may I suggest that you ask them to wet-sand ea laye4r of primer, paint, and then polish ea. layer of clear. Then, ask for 4-5 coats of clear. Then you will have a car far superior to that of a factory, that will look like glass. And last for the life of the car, if you maintain it yearly as you should.Hope this helps. (p.s. I was a painter for awhile, and I [know] what it takes to get the job done right!)
so 4-5 coats of clear isnt too much? my last paint job had one and it looked like spray paint crap :/
Oh no, 4-5 coats of clear is definately NOT too many. The really good painters will usually put atleast 2 on anyway. The [key] to a paint job is that the primer/paint is wet-sanded after every coat to a smoothe finish. Once it is flawless, and the clear is applied; the better painters would buff it out to a flawless shine, re-clear it. And do it as many times as you requested.The finished product will blow your mind! But, I may warn you. It [will] be expensive. Like [atleast] $2500-3500. Depending on the paint you want. And you should expect it to take atleast 1 week to do. If you want it done right.If you wanted to save alot of money, you could get a dual action sander, and about 20-25 disks of 440 grain sand paper, and about 2 packages of wet/dry sand paper 440 grain, and prep the car yourself. If you want to do thatyou can get ahold of me via Em, and we'll swap phone numbers, and I can give you step-by-step instructions to doing a proffessional quality prep.my EM is: livn.4him@hotmail.com, and my name's Steven.
Look for a true paint shop, not a Macco.The paint and prep time are huge for a good paint job and includes removal of windows, dash, seats, and any thing else in the way of spraying the paint. Some items are masked off, small dents and chips need to be sanded to metal, and primed. Larger dents need to be repaired with minimal filler, or cut out and replaced.I had a Maaco quote of a little less than $1000 for my Durango. I had a friend at an independent body shop that does show-quality work quote me a little over $8000 for the same vehicle. The cost of the paint alone would have been close to $1000. This Durango is clean, no major dents or damage, and the paint is in fairly good shape (I decided to keep my old paint).
8'000 dollars i might as well just buy a new car lol i wouldn't pay over 1,000 i dont got money like that
Me neither! lol
This is the best and seemingly most authoritative answer I could find. It makes a lot of sense.http://www.drivewerks.com/catalog/car_care/mequiars_tips4.htm
well, if you want to paint the insides of your doors, then yeah you will not get a good paint job like the factory would. the factory dips the bodys in paint as other wise, you will get paint sprayed on