Tad

Hi,
ok heres the deal.

i'm looking at a charcoal eg hatch,
price is right, even has low miles,
body is pretty straight(couple little dings here'n there most I could prolly have a paintless dent repair place take care of).

BUT it definetely needs a fresh coat of paint.
I'm not interested in a new paint color, I want the charcoal, thats why i'm looking at getting this car.

SO, how much do you guys think a nice respray of the same color would cost?
I remember someone(i think it was kingtut) resprayed his captiva blue hatch, it looked great, only like 600bux or so.

does that sound about right?
same color, they wouldnt have to do any door jams or interior parts, or engine bay. And shouldnt have to sand it down all the way either.

ANY thoughts on this would be appreciated, as I'll affect my buying decision.
thanks.

OH details on the car.
92dx charcoal hatch,
75k miles,
needs new front/rear bumpercovers and brake master cylinder
needs respray
has 2.25 exhaust, kn filter, cut out resonator, short shifter.
asking 2500
i offered 2k she turned it down.

Tad

yo i really need to know some info on this,
i have searched.

i'll some more searchin tho

Tad

could really use some help on this guys

Chemicalviper

I dont know if this helps my buddy had his civic 92 - hatch - sprayed lexus red and it was originally red b4, they didnt respray his engine bay - but did do door jambs *you cant tell in engine bay* - since you want oem color i dont think it would be as much as a speciality job - but my friend got the job done for 1600 ... and i believe that was cosidered an awesome deal ......

Tad

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chemicalviper &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I dont know if this helps my buddy had his civic 92 - hatch - sprayed lexus red and it was originally red b4, they didnt respray his engine bay - but did do door jambs *you cant tell in engine bay* - since you want oem color i dont think it would be as much as a speciality job - but my friend got the job done for 1600 ... and i believe that was cosidered an awesome deal ......</TD></TR></TABLE>

ok thanks thats something.

IDGAF2885

you could do the prep work and that would save money, but if the paint is very bad your going to have to strip it down to metal.

If the dents arent too bad you could bondo em yourself, and then its just a simple respray, itll probly be like 700-1000, would be my guess, unless you know somebody.

Tad

how bad does it have to be for them to have to strip it down to the metal?

the whole roof of the car has fudged up clearcoat, like its been in the sun forever.
but it isnt covered in deep scratches or anything like that.

the dents arent bad,
I was thinking of having a paintless dent repair place take care of them before the paintjob. I had that done for some stuff before, cheap, and looks like the dents werent ever there(depending on severity).

IDGAF2885

actually it sounds like 600 bucks would be right to me.

Tad

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you mean that 600 sounds about right for the job i'm trying to get done?

JustinL

ill do it for price of paint(ppg any color but chameleon for like 500 for everything) and a case of beer

King Tut33

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tad &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hi,I remember someone(i think it was kingtut) resprayed his captiva blue hatch, it looked great, only like 600bux or so.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yep, that was me. I paid $700 to get my car resprayed Captiva Blue Pearl. That was just the outside of the car, no door jams or anything. It was a base/clear paint job. It was originally $900, but I found a $200 coupon in phone book . I would say you should expect to pay between $700 and $1100 for a good base/clear job. Other things such as fixing dents and such will cost extra. Just make sure you DON'T GET ANYTHING WITH INTEGRATED CLEAR COAT.

Tad

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by King Tut33 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Yep, that was me. I paid $700 to get my car resprayed Captiva Blue Pearl. That was just the outside of the car, no door jams or anything. It was a base/clear paint job. It was originally $900, but I found a $200 coupon in phone book . I would say you should expect to pay between $700 and $1100 for a good base/clear job. Other things such as fixing dents and such will cost extra. Just make sure you DON'T GET ANYTHING WITH INTEGRATED CLEAR COAT.</TD></TR></TABLE>

awsome, thanks man(i knew you were lurkin out there somewhere, hah).

hows your paint job holding up after all this time?
still looking good? Are you satisfied with the job you had done, and how would you compare it to really good condition original paint?

THANKS!

Tad

ttt

Tad

bump, still looking for more info/input

trying to decide if I should buy a car on this info,
so it is kinda important.

thanks.

King Tut33

I am still happy I made the decision. I don't think it is much worse than a stock paint job. I had to get it painted cause the roof was faded. There are some places where I don't think the clear was sprayed that well, and some places they didn't tape off good enough IMO, like the Sunroof weatherstripping has some paint on it still, and they got some on my exhaust tip, but the paint job is still holding up strong after 9 months. I have only waxed it once so far.