yea i went to this guy who is ver reputable around my way and he does awesome custom works on alot of cars over here. Neways he told me 2gran to paint over the car while most shops charged me 800 to 1200 dollars. i was like hell noo.

so its 750 to paint front and back bumpers and blend them in, sand down the already painted blue stillen lip[it was used] paint grille and eye lids. plus he said hell glaze, and compound the car.

what you guys think? too much? or good price? btw hes doing it in his backyard

 

Backyard probably not a good idea. Id say if you want it done right, it'd probably cost arou.d $800-1200 to do both bumpers and blend at a QUALITY shop. Thats means a clean booth where nothing can land in the wet paint and make it look like ****.

 

no no, he has a booth in his back yard and an oven. lol dont ask. hes done my cousins ae maxima 5th gen when the bumpers were hit. and all i have to say is wow, he matched those bumpers up sooo good. with even with all the sparkles and everyting matched.


thanks bluec.. any other comments? ppl around here are telling me its too much.

 

We get around $350/ pannel to refinish.

The price he's quoted you sounds good for two bumper covers and a full exterrior detail.

For both bumpers, a lip & eyelids plus a full comound and glaze I'd want about a grand.

Two grand to paint your whole car...... thats a steal if he does good work.

 

trust me man its an old dude hes been doing it for awhile. actually lots and lots of shops around here do great work. i mean about each shop around here has at least 3 or 4 minimum show cars that gets painted from them.

 

that 750 is pretty much a discount Tom, because i know his son, i know his future daughter in law, and i know a couple of my friends whove been to him. He did told me that a good shop would not give me a price like that.

o btw Tom, what can i do with the moldings? i wanted to shave them but they have holes under neath. it will need to be bondod? or welded shut?

 

I don't remember if there are location holes under the moldings. I wanna say there aren't. The best way to close a hole like that is to weld it closed. Bondo is the el-cheap-o way out, but will probably work just fine. Take the interrior door pannel off and look at the back of the door skin to see if you see any holes for the moldings. Then you can make the decision to take them off or not.

 

ok thanks, btw i went to this other body shop and they told me 900 for the whole car, lol i saw a max they did and all i have to say is saw overspray and bad prep job

 

Sorry that I am getting off the subject.
Are you near 1-9. I have a '04 Max that I am thinking about doing a custom paint job on. Later Warren

 

i've yet to see any show cars in 98% of the shops ive been to in queens.
if he did your cousins max nice then go with him.

 

UPDATE!!! i went to like 50 shops today. neways i found a shop that did my boys eclipse and it came out good. 350 to paint both bumpers and blend it in, and another 100 to glaze the car!

so 450 it is!!!!

btw i got front , back and grille 99 for 140!!!! thats whats up.

 

Remember, you get what you pay for......

 

so which one to go with?????? pay 750, or pay 450 for the samething? i mean that green eclipse, i couldnt tell it was blended in

 

on you get what you pay for.

I'd honestly go for the $750 one. Backyard isnt a problem since he's got a booth, $750 is a decent price, so there isnt anything to be worried about.

 

dammit man 300 is alot of money!! dammit dont know what to do i mean right now i have 700. then again in ny there lots of ppl hitting your bumpers and shiet.....

 

Hey 2 da Max..where in queens are you going. I really need to get mu front bumper painted, and would like to get my car detailed too...

 

its either liberty or this dudes backyard on 207st.

 

i would go with the $750 one also, 350 almost seems to cheap for a good job. ive gotten burned on cheap paint work before and 300 bucks isnt jack if it isnt goin to hold up on wont match right. id really look more at who is going to do the quality job and stand by their work rather than what its going to costs. i went the cheap route and and ended up having the guy paint it like 3 times only to end up going elsewhere and paying again to have it done right.

 

You've seen work from both People? Who's looks better? Do you know more detail about the other shop that did the eclipse why did that come out soo good, did he hook up the eclipse or was it just another walk in regualr customer, do they have a good rep?

Anothe vote for the $750 job, I know you'd want to hold that money and have what seems to be the same quality work done but. it would be worth it more down the line.

 

ok the guy who got the eclipse done, knows the guy. they used to be good friends with each other backhome in guyana. but he uses ppg dupont paint, the dude for 750 uses nissan oem paint

 

I'd still stick with the $750 especially since he used OEM paint, it would be much easier to blend if your using the factory paint.


What a guyanese man with a paint shop!! word.

 

what? yoooo homie where i live at almost every paint shop on jamaica is owned by a guyanese dude. and on liberty foreget it! they call that place little guyana,
that whole strip on liberty has over 12 guyanese bodyshops on the same block. and the guy whose doing it for 750 is guyanese too.

 

Daaammn, next time I'm in Ny I know where to go! get some car work done and get some good cook-up.

 

loll, i hear ya

 

you know that there's no such thing as oem paint right? aside from touch up bottles, the dealer doesnt sell paint. factory painting is a different process than body shop painting, they would never be able to use it even if it were available

 

2 Da max, you think your man could hook me up also, i need to get 2 fenders painted, by the way im right by liberty also.

 

alright cool i check it out for you mr. JAAT lol jk, just let me know when

so what you guys think.......... 750 vs 350........shaved max he said nissan paint, the other guy uses ppg

 

Don't forget that you car is gonna be alot harder to get the paint to match up than a regular color. So, a backyard paint might not look as good as a professional auto body shop would do

 

no this dude is proffesional. ive seen his work. the other body shop wants 450 but wtf i dont know what to do anymore. i guess ill give him 700 and let him do it right.

ok lets say if the paint job is bad whats the worst that could happen in the future. paint chipping?

 

it's not a matter of what could happen in the future.it's a matter of how well it looks when its done. most paint is the same. there's really cheap paints and there's really expensive paints, and a whole bunch of in between paints. ive seen cheap paints painted beautifully, but they usually dont last as long(uv blockers etc, the paint literally dries out and cracks, or it starts to fade and milk up. this happens years later, not a week later). and ive seen expensive paints that looked like a$$ because of the painter/prep/polishing. if whoever paints your bumper doesnt prep them properly, the paint will flake off, regardless of wether it's cheap or expensive paint. and there's no such thing as nissan paint, period. dealers dont make paint, they dont sell paint, and most dont even fix body damage. average cheap bumper repaint is 250 a bumper, you really think someone is gonna paint your car for free? i just bought a used kit that looked like someone rolled it in sand before it got painted, it look me 2 whole days to strip it completely so it would look good again.
your money, do what you want, but you get what you pay for.

 

ok shavedmax, thanks for the info. i appreciate it. lol when it comes down to making the car looking pretty or paint wise, im not that knowlegeble in that area. neways cars going to the shop tomorrow morniing. i cant wait!!!!!!! ill be postin pix soon