Alright. I'm going to do it. Get my car painted finally. For those that know the condition of my 93, it isn't the prettiest.
I'm completely stripping it all down, including interior, but I am leaving the wiring inside, etc. I'm only painting the exterior, bay, and jambs, but I don't want any potential overspray to get on my interior parts. I will probably remove the brake lines and fuel lines to get the engine bay painted properly, but I am replacing them anyway. So if the painter can get around those without issues, I will probably leave it on.
I haven't talked to the guy, but a buddy recommends him, and i like his work. With minor body work, exterior paint and engin bay paint and jambs, he quoted about 1800 for an integra. Given more body work, I'm hoping to pay less than 2500. The car will be completely disassembled, fenders, hood, vents, whatever, all of it! So he will just need to prep and shoot.
So I guess onto my original topic...in choosing a paint color, what factors contribute to the cost of the paint? Metallic more expensive, certain colors more expensive, factory color vs custom, etc?
My car is black, oem single stage crap. I like black, but hate it. I'm looking for a charcoal-ish metallic color. Pretty much darker than "dark grey metallic" or whatever. I'm just curious what my options are to get the cost down on paint color, or so I don't scew myself into getting a paint color that is actually quite expensive.
Thanks guys!
Bryan
I'm completely stripping it all down, including interior, but I am leaving the wiring inside, etc. I'm only painting the exterior, bay, and jambs, but I don't want any potential overspray to get on my interior parts. I will probably remove the brake lines and fuel lines to get the engine bay painted properly, but I am replacing them anyway. So if the painter can get around those without issues, I will probably leave it on.
I haven't talked to the guy, but a buddy recommends him, and i like his work. With minor body work, exterior paint and engin bay paint and jambs, he quoted about 1800 for an integra. Given more body work, I'm hoping to pay less than 2500. The car will be completely disassembled, fenders, hood, vents, whatever, all of it! So he will just need to prep and shoot.
So I guess onto my original topic...in choosing a paint color, what factors contribute to the cost of the paint? Metallic more expensive, certain colors more expensive, factory color vs custom, etc?
My car is black, oem single stage crap. I like black, but hate it. I'm looking for a charcoal-ish metallic color. Pretty much darker than "dark grey metallic" or whatever. I'm just curious what my options are to get the cost down on paint color, or so I don't scew myself into getting a paint color that is actually quite expensive.
Thanks guys!
Bryan