If you want to spend $50 (and an hour of your time) you can buy 13 cans (I used 1 black and 3 sets of the other 4 colors) of this... http://www.flecto.com/product.asp?frm_product_id=34&SBL=1 and go for the Cammo look. I even did the hub caps. BTW, it makes a great primer because it resists rust. I get a lot of compliments on it. You can see pics here... http://danbates.net/ -------------- Original message -------------- From: Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET> > Bill, > > Different parts of the country will have different rates due to local market > pressures and shop overhead. I can tell you that that price would be cheap in > our area to change color on a Westy. Here materials alone will run around > $1,000.00 and labor $3,500.00 to $4,000.00 and this does not include the > painting the jams, popping out the windows or any dent repair, just masking the > outside and shooting it. |
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