Before and after 2011 Coachmen Freelander paint job.
Here are some before and after pics of our 2011 Freelander. No decals to fade or peel now, this is all 100% full paint with 3 coats of clear. Cant wait for the weather to break!
Forum Discussion
redsuperduty wrote:Years ago I had seen a few pictures of a brand new rig of our model sent off to the paint shop one block down the street from our RV manufacture. It was missing a whole bunch of parts and such. Even parts off the chassis.earlvillestu wrote:
FWIW, Nexus RV lists full body paint prices on their website. Four-color full body paint lists for $6900. Single-color, including decals, is $5000.
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That sounds about right. I'm quite sure Nexus is only paying 4 to 5k to a paint shop for the 4 color jobs. Like I said earlier, it's far easier to paint a new unit that doesnt have decals on it, silicone caulk on it, awnings to pull, etc.. If I were buying new I would order it bare and hire a paint shop myself.
I can only imagine the prep work required to paint an older rig compared to a new one. As in your case there is so much cleaning & sanding of all the old parts, caulk removal, degreasing, sap removal, replacing of hardware and anything broken. You got a partial rehab with the paint job.
The more I think about it, $8000 on your used rig sounds cheaper all the time. Getting Full Body Paint when the rig is new, is going to be most affordable...alternately stated for some people as "least unaffordable".
