How much to re-paint a TJ?

Chris said:
Lots and lots of variables here to say the least.
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You can say that again. I've painted about 20 vehicles in my life and it is def a lot of work, especially the prep. Then there is the quality of the paint. My paint jobs tend to be pretty basic but I do spend the time on the prep. One of the marks of a good paint job is when you can't tell it's a re-paint. I can still remember going to a high end paint place with a Mercedes 300D for a quote and the guy was very tactful in explaining to me the the car wasn't worth what his paint jobs cost :sick:. I read about a guy in Beverly Hills more than 20 years ago that charged $75-$100,000 for a paint job. One of his criteria was that you could see a reflection of your thumbprint no matter where you placed it on the car, including inside the door jambs. He also built up and sanded off so much that it typically took 5 gallons of lacquer to paint one car. He would build the gaps on the door jams so they were identical on both sides.
My last paint job was the first one for me using HVLP, I'll never go back to siphon feed!
 
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B1Toad said:
You can say that again. I've painted about 20 vehicles in my life and it is def a lot of work, especially the prep. Then there is the quality of the paint. My paint jobs tend to be pretty basic but I do spend the time on the prep. One of the marks of a good paint job is when you can't tell it's a re-paint. I can still remember going to a high end paint place with a Mercedes 300D for a quote and the guy was very tactful in explaining to me the the car wasn't worth what his paint jobs cost :sick:. I read about a guy in Beverly Hills more than 20 years ago that charged $75-$100,000 for a paint job. One of his criteria was that you could see a reflection of your thumbprint no matter where you placed it on the car, including inside the door jambs. He also built up and sanded off so much that it typically took 5 gallons of lacquer to paint one car. He would build the gaps on the door jams so they were identical on both sides.
My last paint job was the first one for me using HVLP, I'll never go back to siphon feed!
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I agree!

A good painter, good prep-work, and high quality paint could easily be $5000 for a TJ. I too have seen paint jobs that run over 100k. It’s hard to throw out numbers.
 
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This one may have cost a couple bucks.
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Chris said:
I agree!

A good painter, good prep-work, and high quality paint could easily be $5000 for a TJ. I too have seen paint jobs that run over 100k. It’s hard to throw out numbers.
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Loading all our prepped bits and pieces on the trailer in the AM and it's off to the paint shop, I'll post pics after she's loaded up on the trailer. No final number yet but looking at 3 to 4 K at the local Hot Rod custom shop.
 
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A friend at work bought his wife a '06 Rubi, well she did not like the tan color so he had it painted a Mercedes blue that she liked. It cost over 5K. They stripped everything out of the tub and everything was bead blasted before painting.
That's what I would expect to do it right. BTW the blue was horrid, IMO.
 
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Ahoragi said:
I'll be painting both my xj and tj next year. I'm going to sand it down and then apply monstaliner in olive drab or black. I want to be able to scrape the side of the jeep with branch or shopping cart and laugh. But first I gotta take care of the rust spots. I can't weld so I "patch" the rust that I cut off. I think it adds character.

The fender rot I got rid of last summer:



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Try some body panel adhesive, no welding required. Sometimes its better than welding.
 
Doing it yourself is time consuming, especially when it's done outside and dependent on weather, but very satisfying. I did my LJ with a view to it getting scratched up or just plain beat up from time to time. Having to redo parts of it won't bother me.

Apart from new fenders and a windshield frame, I don't think I have $500 into this.

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PCO6 said:
Doing it yourself is time consuming, especially when it's done outside and dependent on weather, but very satisfying. I did my LJ with a view to it getting scratched up or just plain beat up from time to time. Having to redo parts of it won't bother me.

Apart from new fenders and a windshield frame, I don't think I have $500 into this.

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Looks great and very smart thinking.(y)
 
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TheBoogieman said:
Looks great and very smart thinking.(y)
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Thanks. (y) I should have mentioned that it's just Tremclad (Canadian Rustoleum) single stage enamel. I didn't expect, or want, a high gloss deep finish. This Jeep sits out and is used year round so a high dollar paint job was never a consideration for me. The paint job suits the kind of use it gets.

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PCO6 said:
Thanks. (y) I should have mentioned that it's just Tremclad (Canadian Rustoleum) single stage enamel. I didn't expect, or want, a high gloss deep finish. This Jeep sits out and is used year round so a high dollar paint job was never a consideration for me. The paint job suits the kind of use it gets.

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Is that close to the original color? If not, what was the original color?
 
OnaHillfaraway said:
5000 grand? i just had my full size truck painted black pearl for 3500 looked awesome....my 99 tj i thought would be around 2500
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I can bet it may be beautiful in your eyes but for that kind of money you didn't get a quality job. Was any body work done? What paint was used? Bc/cc? Pics?
 
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The last shop I worked at we took in a tj that the customer wanted painted. No rust and very little body work. It was 10k but it was done right with quality materials and painted by pros not Jimmy jack that does it in his back yard.
 
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Link said:
Is that close to the original color? If not, what was the original color?
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I don't believe TJs ever came in grey. This grey is very similar to the "Sting Grey" found on JKs and JLs.

Mine is a 2004 LJ and the original colour was "Bright Silver". The only areas I did not paint grey were under the hood and the cargo area. The fenders show a lot of grey under the hood. I'll probably paint the underside of the hood at some point. It actually looks fine though with the grey as does the firewall which I plan to leave as is. The cargo area is still silver and is covered by carpet so that's not a problem. I painted the door and tailgate jambs as well as the insides of the windshield frame and tailgate. The half doors are fully grey and I still have to the full doors (inside & out).

Silver / Grey works well for the way I painted it but there a lot of combinations I wouldn't even consider. Green to red, blue to orange, etc. would have been a no go for me.
 
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