valhalla360 wrote:
B.O. Plenty wrote:
valhalla360 wrote:
If you look at the boating world, most boats are white for a reason. Yes, they will fade too but it's far less noticable.
The darker the color the more fading is tough to keep up on.
Other than the decals, it shouldn't cost more than a few hundred to get the end caps painted. The decals though are the bulk of the project.
Shopped around to have mine painted. It's hard to find a shop with a big enough booth. The front cap cost $1500.00 the rear cap cost $1050.00 at a different shop 2 years later...Paint jobs are not as cheap as they used to be..
B.O.
If that included removing the decals, I can buy it.
If not, you got taken. Once the decals are off, it should be maybe 2hours to dewax and tape off (based on the OP's situation, I'm assuming no holes or cracks to repair). Spray should take 10-15min but there will be a bit of time to clean up the equipement and you probably want a couple coats, so the rig may sit in the booth for a day.
If the $1500 didn't include decal removal, that's robbery.
It did include decal removal on the front and replacing them though I supplied them. I've painted a lot of cars in my day and can't imagine you could lay on a primer sealer, then a base color coat, then a couple coats of clear in 10-15 minutes. Can't mix the paint and fill the cup in that amount of time..If I had the room I would paint the front caps all day long for $1500. each but I would expect to spend the better part of 2 days to include all the prep and spraying. Decal removal isn't much of a job if you use a 3M eraser wheel. A couple hours at the most.