Got to agree with Dave -- show me the pics in 2 or 3 years --- but it is indeed gorgeous --- the paint and clearcoat should have cost 300 or 400 bucks alone.........time will tell.....I know this from sad personal experience :-) Cheers, Doug On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 10:13 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > Not to burst a bubble, but time will tell if it is a $2.5K paint job. I > don't see how the guy could do it. He got $900 for seven days work, and of > course, he had to buy materials, pay for his shop and equipment > .............. . How does he make a living? If he is actually pocketing > $500 above shop costs (such as insurance, rent, equipment) and materials, > and takes no days off the entire year, with work continuous, he is making > $25K per annum. That won't support most folks these days. > > David Mc > > ---- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > > In a message dated 1/31/2010 9:23:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > bruiserbabie@YAHOO.COM writes: > > > > I found a guy here in Portland Oregon who just painted my van for > $900.00. > > He did a base coat clear coat paint job, stripped it down to get rid of > > the old flaking paint and rock chips. He did 3 different colors- White > top, > > the factory yellow center and then black around the bottom. All for > $900.00 > > and took him 7 days to complete. Looks great........ > > > > > > > > definatelty not the norm. around here that's a 2500 paint job >
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