KornerCarver

iTrader: (2)

Please post some pictures when you get your Z back from the paint shop. It sounds like you are getting a Maaco or Earl Scheib paint job. Unless your paint quality is a lot better than those companies, your $900 paint job will make your car worth a lot less when you try to sell it.

bith8791

Yes, it does, especially if not done right.

HRMoneyPit

100% does

dboyzalter

iTrader: (3)

$900 paint job on an 08 hope you did the body work and took the car apart for them...

Im sure it will be a perfect 10 paint job... Looks good from 10 yards away or while driving by at 10+ mph

Syner

True, but whenever I see a vehicle was painted, my mind automatically jumps to "what are they trying to hide"

We don't have a huge modified car scene, so that's usually the purpose in my area.

Syner

Good luck getting them to honor that.

My previous comment was regarding a professional level job. I'll spot a $900 paint job and walk away.

Phenom

iTrader: (4)

For $900 bucks I bet they paint over your windshield and windows.

travlee

iTrader: (8)

imagine the overspray...

Syner

Think about the color matched tires though lol

travlee

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e30cabrio

iTrader: (30)

I paid 1500 in 2006 to paint my 80 series Land Cruiser the same color IN MEXICO. Quality paint is 7-1100 bucks.

dboyzalter

iTrader: (3)

My wife's dad paid $1000 to have her accord painted a while back... They did absolutely no body work just painted the black car white... When you opened the hood or the trunk all the black was their reminding you what was done...

Granted it was a beater car so nobody really cared...

I towed a audi s5 the other day with straight up drips in the paint... I would be expecting that in the under $1000 price range.

newbietoz

I will take some pics soon. Let me know if its a good paint job or not. It looks nice and shiny.

newbietoz

I got it done here http://www.autopaintingusa.com/

the simulator package. Is that good?

turboed350z

No no and no and as many have said, no. And the answer will always be no. Its going to be a cheap crap job.

dcains

iTrader: (15)

As long as you're happy, that's what matters.

Syner

Sorry OP, you dun goofed...

verdict.

Sorry, OP.

iideadeyeii

iTrader: (6)

It's a single stage paint. I would pay extra and get it clear-cloated

myork

iTrader: (5)

Its all about the prep and less about the paint. Single stage paint can look great if done correctly.
That being said - for the money I doubt they will do a great prep job, and like others said might just shoot paint over everything.

Most of those Earl Schibe or Maaco type places dont even bother taping stuff off, they just point and shoot. A few years back a buddy of mine did all of the prep and primer work on his old z28, then trailered it to Maaco for the $199 "presidential special", and it actually came out pretty good. But like I said he did all of the hard work, they just shot the paint.