body work

[Tower Rat 95B]

 Just trying to prepare myself for the body shop estimate :22yikes.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 

   What kind of dollars do you think this going to cost to sand body down align front fenders,  minimal rust repair rear quarter paint Go-mango,,,,,,,  body shop will get car minus bumpers and all trim grill and lights,  only windows will be lift in.

  Hoping for less than 8 grand for really nice work with a clear coat and stripe.......


 http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n290/uncle_sam134/IMG_1503.jpg

[wally426ci]

  Heres your picture....

I dont think that price sounds too unreasonable.... 

[DAYLEY/CHALLENGER]

Are you going for show or driver quality.  We have a shop here that does a great job that priced me  $3000 to $5000.  I thought that was high.  And I didn't get it paint there either.  Mine was done by a couple of guys that do work on the side and for the price I paid,  I am pleased. I would shop around some...............just my 

[lemming303]

Those stripes are awesome! Where did you find those?

[MEK-Dangerfield]

Those stripes are awesome! Where did you find those?

...I'll second that.     

[cudagirl4406pk]

There is a thread about restorations being done you can get a good paint job done with some minor body work for 8-10 grand but when you get into rust work be prepared.Also when car is sanded down you dont know what you will run into.Just supplies of paint,primer,body supplies,etc can run 2-3k easy.

[wally426ci]

Im pretty sure he's had this car for a while... bought it in the 80's?? I cant remember.... It is a neat car.. 

[e-tek]

I just painted my own car (see Chilly Challenger thread) and it was about 2K in materials! When I worked in a shop (many years ago) it was 16 hours to spray prmimer and block (ONCE), plus 12 hours to prep and paint, plus 8 hours to color sand. That's NO bodywork, no trim having to be removed (as per yours). That's 36 hours. At an $85.oo shop rate = 3060.00. Together thats $5000.00 for your basic paint job today. ADD for stripes, two-tone and bodywork. ADD lots for rust work!

[stinger]

off the top of my head my shop would probably charge you 4500.

[Tower Rat 95B]

 Wally426 thanks for posting my pic 

 And thankks all for the replies, I will be getting 3 local estimates soon , I like your dollar amounts  would be nice to get under 5 grand 
   
 Thanks for the words on the strips too,,,,  actually I go back and forth on what color the paint is going to be Gomango is cool and also what the car came factory with , but I also like the black with strips ,,, hard choice probly will be made the day it goes for the paint.........

                                                                        thanks  Jack

[wally426ci]

Wally426 thanks for posting my pic 

No Problem!! OOOOOHHHHHHHHH!! what about something interesting, like Orange with Orange stripes....... 

My Dart is gonna be Black with Orange stripes.... there are a few '71 Challenger RT's with that combo and its amazing. 

[elitecustombody]

it really depends on what you're looking for and the shop you choose,how dedicated and experienced are the body and paint guys that will be working on it,but if I was to take this car in my shop, you'd be looking at around 10k, and you'd be getting every penny's worth,glass-like finish all the way to the rockers ,no trash or orange peel,no painted over brake boosters or blower fan motors or suspension, remember, you get what you pay for! oh and ask alot of questions,as well as have everything written on the repair order as far as what will be done to the car, good luck

  Stefan

[Tower Rat 95B]

 Well I have  2 estimates in the works, the body shop owners are coming to my house to do the estimate should be this week.......  I going to get a estimate for Go mango and one for black with the strips , also going to see about spraying the engine bay with motor in.......

[elitecustombody]

please don't cut corners, pull that motor out and get it done right

[tyler]

if you're only paying $5000 for body and paint, you can expect to need another paint job in about 2 years.  I'd be shocked if a legit. shop could do minimal rust repair, get the car straight, and paint it for under 20k, to do a fair job.  The shop I work at, if  car came to me with all metal work done, i would get all the door gaps, etc correct and flush, fit all the trim, do body and paint, sand, buff, assemble the body; it's a minimum of 35k.  a good show quality paint job can be figured at 1,000 hours of labor.  To do a good, quality job without the paint falling off in a year for a "driver" id still guess around 500 hours.