I have small spots like these scattered across the paint of my LJ. Is it oxidized paint? It doesn’t wipe off during cleans and the texture feels coarser than the rest of the paint. Is there anyway I can fix this?
You can try various snake oils but the bottom line is the paint is old and weather beaten. You have to decide to live with it or spend 10K on a nice paint job
10 grand is that really what it cost these days??
I have small spots like these scattered across the paint of my LJ. Is it oxidized paint? It doesn’t wipe off during cleans and the texture feels coarser than the rest of the paint. Is there anyway I can fix this?
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Take a DA buffer with various cutting/polishing compounds and get it the best as you can, then decide if you can live with it. If the clear coat is checked or cracked it is too far gone for remediation. Below is a severe example but any spots that look like that are shot.
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If it's just a paint job with no rust or major dents and you want it done correctly and nice looking yes 10K is the number
That's crazy. I haven't had anything painted for many yrs. $3500 for an F150 25 yrs ago. I'm pretty decent with a hvlp from 20 yrs bathtub refinishing maybe I give it a stab in a yr or two.
just the cost of paint and materials is probably $2K, then you have to factor in a bunch of hours of skilled labor, overhead, profit etc..
That's crazy. 1 gallon of urethane and half gallon of primer half gallon of clear.
I remember when a one gallon kit of ppg dp40 primer was $165, dupont imron urethane was $225 a gallon and a gallon of decent clear was around $150.
Jeep in good condition should be around 15 hrs labor.
That's pretty healthy profit. I'm not saying they don't deserve and I get the cost of buisness since I've operated an industrial coatings buisness for 30 yrs. At $10000.00 that is definitely not bad profit margins if you pay your prepper $20hr and your finisher $30hr. Good for them.
You have to pay the body guy as well..the cost will vary for every jeep. If a guy is happy blasting the mud off, taping everything and scotch Brite and shoot he could probably do it for less...but no reputable shop is going to do that...you might find a local guy that works out of his garage but even he is going to want 10k to do it right..
10K isn't that much money guys
That's crazy. 1 gallon of urethane and half gallon of primer half gallon of clear.
I remember when a one gallon kit of ppg dp40 primer was $165, dupont imron urethane was $225 a gallon and a gallon of decent clear was around $150.
Jeep in good condition should be around 15 hrs labor.
That's pretty healthy profit. I'm not saying they don't deserve and I get the cost of buisness since I've operated an industrial coatings buisness for 30 yrs. At $10000.00 that is definitely not bad profit margins if you pay your prepper $20hr and your finisher $30hr. Good for them.
I di mine with HVLP, and it turned out nice. $373 in paint. Sanded the crap out of it for about thirty hours. Jeep are easy to do