Contemplating Paint....
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Contemplating Paint....
My 2004 STI's paint is getting to the point where I need to either redo it, or sell the car.
I really like the car, and with the recent mods feel like it's just about done.
With my 18 month old, I need to keep a 4-door car, and really can't find anything I could afford (no AMG 63 in my future : ( ) I would like more
So - now I'm thinking about paint/body
It's a classic 20/20 car. Almost every body panel has waves or small dent's, the roof paint is thinning, the hood was keyed before I bought the car.
I'm waiting on an estimate from my favorite body shop, but have a sneaking suspicion I'm going to get a $5000-ish quote... which just can't happen.
This really won't help the value of the car in the future and I'm not interested in a "show car"
What have you guys done when it's time to repaint?
I really like the car, and with the recent mods feel like it's just about done.
With my 18 month old, I need to keep a 4-door car, and really can't find anything I could afford (no AMG 63 in my future : ( ) I would like more
So - now I'm thinking about paint/body
It's a classic 20/20 car. Almost every body panel has waves or small dent's, the roof paint is thinning, the hood was keyed before I bought the car.
I'm waiting on an estimate from my favorite body shop, but have a sneaking suspicion I'm going to get a $5000-ish quote... which just can't happen.
This really won't help the value of the car in the future and I'm not interested in a "show car"
What have you guys done when it's time to repaint?
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There's a lot of wavy metal, even if I plastidip, it will need some body shop love.
The car is Java Black (metal flake) so I'm not sure the Plasti Dip would work very well
The car is Java Black (metal flake) so I'm not sure the Plasti Dip would work very well
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You could do...painted CF hood/trunk, wrap or just paint the roof. Maybe some paintless dent removal on those that can be done?
Plastidip is so tired already IMO, but it is an option I guess. Get a few estimates and see what you come up with. If you don't want a show car, then don't get a show car paint job. Yes, I know, if you're going to do it, do it right, but like you said, it won't add 100% more to the value of the car.
Plastidip is so tired already IMO, but it is an option I guess. Get a few estimates and see what you come up with. If you don't want a show car, then don't get a show car paint job. Yes, I know, if you're going to do it, do it right, but like you said, it won't add 100% more to the value of the car.
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Jeebus - I got the estimate back from my preferred show today:
so... looks like I need to come up with another plan
Body Labor 49.4 hrs @ $ 85.00 /hr 4,199.00
Paint Labor 24.6 hrs @ $ 85.00 /hr 2,091.00
Paint Supplies 24.6 hrs @ $ 38.50 /hr 947.10
Miscellaneous 13.00
Other Charges 4.00
Subtotal 7,254.10
Sales Tax $ 960.10 @ 8.7500 % 84.01
Grand Total 7,338.11
Paint Labor 24.6 hrs @ $ 85.00 /hr 2,091.00
Paint Supplies 24.6 hrs @ $ 38.50 /hr 947.10
Miscellaneous 13.00
Other Charges 4.00
Subtotal 7,254.10
Sales Tax $ 960.10 @ 8.7500 % 84.01
Grand Total 7,338.11
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Vehicle: 2004 SUBA IMPREZA WRX STI 4D SED 4-2.5L-T Oper Description Part Number Qty Extended Price $ Labor Paint 1 FRONT LAMPS 2 R&I RT Combo lamp assy 0.4 3 R&I LT Combo lamp assy 0.4 4 PILLARS, ROCKER & FLOOR 5 * R&I RT Rocker molding WRX 0.7 6 * R&I LT Rocker molding WRX 0.7 7 FRONT BUMPER 8 * Rpr Bumper cover sedan RS, WRX 2.5 2.6 9 Add for Clear Coat 1.0 10 O/H bumper assy 2.3 11 HOOD 12 * Rpr Hood w/o WRX model 3.5 2.8 13 Add for Clear Coat 1.1 14 R&I Front seal 0.2 15 * Rpr Scoop w/o STi 0.5 0.9 16 Overlap Minor Panel -0.2 17 Add for Clear Coat 0.1 18 WINDSHIELD 19 R&I RT Nozzle sedan 0.2 20 R&I LT Nozzle sedan 0.2 21 # Rpr Rope Front Glass 0.5 22 FENDER 23 * Rpr RT Fender sedan 2.0 2.0 24 Overlap Major Adj. Panel -0.4 25 Add for Clear Coat 0.3 26 R&I RT Fender liner sedan 0.3 27 * Rpr LT Fender sedan 1.0 2.0 28 Overlap Major Adj. Panel -0.4 29 Add for Clear Coat 0.3 30 R&I LT Fender liner sedan 0.3 31 FRONT DOOR 32 * Rpr LT Door shell w/o Outback 1.5 2.0 33 Overlap Major Adj. Panel -0.4 34 Add for Clear Coat 0.3 35 R&I LT Belt w'strip 0.3 36 R&I LT Mirror assy graphite black 0.3 37 R&I LT Handle, outside graphite black 0.3 38 R&I LT R&I trim panel 0.4 39 * Rpr RT Door shell w/o Outback 5.5 2.0 40 Overlap Major Adj. Panel -0.4 41 Add for Clear Coat 0.3 42 R&I RT Belt w'strip 0.3 8/29/2013 9:20:42 AM 057895 Page 2 Preliminary Estimate Customer: KLYNN, BRETT Job Number: Vehicle: 2004 SUBA IMPREZA WRX STI 4D SED 4-2.5L-T GREEN 43 R&I RT Mirror assy graphite black 0.3 44 R&I RT Handle, outside graphite black 0.3 45 R&I RT R&I trim panel 0.4 46 REAR DOOR 47 * Rpr LT Door shell sedan 1.5 2.0 48 Overlap Major Adj. Panel -0.4 49 * Add for Clear Coat 0.3 50 R&I LT Belt w'strip 0.3 51 R&I LT Handle, outside graphite black 0.3 52 R&I LT R&I trim panel 0.4 53 * Rpr RT Door shell sedan 4.0 2.0 54 Overlap Major Adj. Panel -0.4 55 * Add for Clear Coat 0.3 56 R&I RT Belt w'strip 0.3 57 R&I RT Handle, outside graphite black 0.3 58 R&I RT R&I trim panel 0.4 59 QUARTER PANEL 60 * Rpr LT Quarter panel WRX model 4.0 2.2 61 Overlap Major Adj. Panel -0.4 62 * Add for Clear Coat 0.4 63 * Rpr RT Quarter panel WRX STi model 3.0 2.2 64 Overlap Major Adj. Panel -0.4 65 * Add for Clear Coat 0.4 66 # Rpr Rope Back Glass 0.5 67 REAR LAMPS 68 R&I RT Combo lamp assy Incl. 69 R&I LT Combo lamp assy Incl. 70 ROOF 71 R&I RT Roof molding 0.5 72 R&I LT Roof molding 0.5 73 * R&I RT Retainer assy ( DRIP RAIL MLDG ) 0.6 74 * R&I LT Retainer assy ( DRIP RAIL MLDG ) 0.6 75 R&I RT Drip w'strip 0.4 76 R&I LT Drip w'strip 0.4 77 REAR BUMPER 78 R&I R&I bumper cover 1.8 79 # Refn Adjust Color to Match 0.5 80 # Cover Car 1 5.00 T 0.3 81 # Finish Sand and Polish 1 4.0 82 # Flex Additive 1 8.00 T 83 OTHER CHARGES 84 # E.P.C. 1 4.00 SUBTOTALS 17.00 49.4 24.6 Preliminary Estimate Vehicle: 2004 SUBA IMPREZA WRX STI 4D SED 4-2.5L-T GREEN ESTIMATE TOTALS Category Basis Rate Cost $ Parts 0.00 Body Labor 49.4 hrs @ $ 85.00 /hr 4,199.00 Paint Labor 24.6 hrs @ $ 85.00 /hr 2,091.00 Paint Supplies 24.6 hrs @ $ 38.50 /hr 947.10 Miscellaneous 13.00 Other Charges 4.00 Subtotal 7,254.10 Sales Tax $ 960.10 @ 8.7500 % 84.01 Grand Total 7,338.11
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The Works is a serious shop, they do lots of Ferrari work. I expected them to be a bit on the high-side with the quote... but that's more than double what I was expecting.
I'm going to get some other quotes and see what I can do here.
... Never seen Vinyl that looked nice for more than 6-months
I'm going to get some other quotes and see what I can do here.
... Never seen Vinyl that looked nice for more than 6-months
Vinyl isn't super hard. It's only hard when you have to cut out the holes for door handles and key holes precisely, else you ruin the whole sheet of vinyl :P
Plastidip may look okay far away, but once you go up closer, you'll see the unevenness. It's hard to get matte to look nice even with a professional spray gun.
Plastidip may look okay far away, but once you go up closer, you'll see the unevenness. It's hard to get matte to look nice even with a professional spray gun.