car painting

[0EBUNY]

ok ive decided to spend some time and money on my old rolla wagon. i wanna get it repainted.

the paint on the front 3 panels is cracked really badly so may need to be taken back to bare metal?? i only want it painted a nice black ( i think) nothing too special.

what kinda price range should i expect for this kinda job?? and does anyone know any good/cheep painters they could recommend? im in hamilton but dont mind traveling a little for a good job/price.

thanks

[Quirky]

There have been a few posts on new paint.
Expect a price of around $3000-$3500 for a sand back and new basic colour.
$3-500 more for metallic, and $2500-3500 for pearlesent and candy colours

Those were the rough estimates I got 2 years ago around Wellington.
Don't think prices have changed too much.

[Dell'Orto]

If the paint has crazy cracked then it will need to go back to bare metal. That gets spendy as obviously it takes longer to do

[tsoob]

bro the words cheap and good painter are not to be used in the same sentance

[Dell'Orto]

Well, it depends what you call cheap...the panel and paint on my sedan totalled $3500, and I think that was pretty cheap, especially given the finish. Of course dont expect a show kinda finish for $2k, it'll never happen (Unless you're sleeping with the panelbeater and painter )

[Cakky]

also black requires extra attention as everything needs to be really smooth as black will show up any imperfections really easily

[Quirky]

When I had my old FXGT, I got that painted Silver for $3000 at a shop in Miramar which i think now has relocated to Kilbirnie somewhere.
The paint looked good, but near the bottom, roughly from the chassis to about 8 inches up, it had the orange peel effect, sorta lumpy.
You didn't really notice unless you were on your knees looking really close.
I only found out when I washed the car for the first time.
Definitely ask around, make sure to check out there previous work.