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Posted: May 09 2005 02:17 PM
 
Robert Sutton (aka orphans2) [ View ] [ rsutton57@hotmail.com ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ]
Stewartstown, Pennsylvannia
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Now I know we are all aware of the previous postings about the time and cost of painting a car, especially from the views of our esteemed builders. But I watched a show this weekend that made these guys look like their handy work was a bargain at any price. The show was about a man who restores Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwings and Roadsters. The Gullwings were produced from 1954 to 1957 and sold new for less than $9K. In very good condition today one may sell for $300,000. Now this guy and his staff will take one apart, re-do everything, and put it pact together just as if it was factory fresh. No corners are cut, no expense spared. Total restoration runs upwards of $500,000 and no customer has ever been disappointed. He estimates the cost of paint job alone on one of these cars runs $30 - $40,000.



So next time you hear a pro-builder tell you a really super paint job for your ride will run you $5,000 or more, please don't bitch and moan. Just be thankful you are not restoring a Gullwing, or any other true classic.



ps: Shine can I still get that super $2K paint job for my street heap???? ;-)

 
 
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Posted by orphans2  -  05/09/2005 01:48 PM
Touchy, ain't we. Maybe I should have asked for the $30,000 paint job that the restorer gets. Makes your $6k paint job look like a bargain.
orphans2 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Stewartstown, Pennsylvannia Charter Member since November 2001
 
Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  05/09/2005 12:40 PM

i have had those good deal paint jobs paraded in front of me a hundred times so somebody can show me it can be done cheaper. what do you think i'm going to say ? tell you it looks like a maco bargin job. no i have to just smile and pet their ego but all the time i know they got hosed and so do they.



6k dollar paint job minus the 2k for materials leaves 4k. 150 hrs of work thats 26 dollars an hr and i have to cover overhead. dont insult me with the good deals. if the painters that good he wont be doing maco. you can paint it with a roller and house paint if you want but dont ask me to do it.
dont poke the porchdog........he bites [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] BLUFF DALE, Texas Charter Member since March 2003
 
Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  05/09/2005 02:17 PM
thats the bad part of being a painter turned builder.our cost of doing one has gone up a lot faster than the average good job. custom paint jobs were 2500 to 3500 back in the 80's. some were even higher. the paint job use to be " the car " we had very little chrome or billet. there was always more in body mods and paint than in any of the rest of the car. a merc was a merc unless it was chopped and flamed. many times having stock drive train.
dont poke the porchdog........he bites [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] BLUFF DALE, Texas Charter Member since March 2003
 
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