Cost for a paint job?

[Tucsonjay]

Anyone ever get their car a fresh paint job? Curious how much it cost.

On one hand, I'm tired of all the chips in the brittle factory paint and looking to maybe refresh the existing Magnetic Metallic nose to tail.

On the other hand, if I'm gonna paint it, why not get Race Red? Or maybe one of those hard to find stock colors, eg Antimatter Blue, Mischievous Purple, Twister Orange, etc?

Online search gives a range of $1k to $10k. Not looking to make my ride a showpiece, just want something that will look good and hold up better.

What's the collective experience?

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[lo-fi]

Are we talking Maaco? Cause that is the only way you're doing a color change for $10k.

To do a color swap properly, and I mean properly not half assed, at a quality shop that isn't your cousins "I know a guy" deal. $20,000 plus. Maybe if you do all the R&R and roll in a shell that could be cheaper.

Source: worked at a high quality body and paint for a long ass time.

 

[2020 MagneticPP1]

Not exactly sure on the cost, but repaint and color change are going to be vastly different prices, since the color change will include the engine bay, door jams, trunk under side and so on. Where as on refresh, those can be left alone if they are good, since those areas aren't out in the elements much.

 

[MAGS1]

I’d consider a wrap if you want to do a color change. To do a proper color change as others have mentioned , you’re looking at more than $10k. Not to mention you’ll get dinged if you ever decide to sell/trade as your new color wouldn’t align with the VIN/window sticker. If that’s a concern to you.

 

[geep81]

I ordered a 2019 GT that came with bad paint (missing under the clear on all the edges).

Ford initially wanted to have it repainted and I keep it.

In 2019 the quote came back for that at 15k.

 

[geep81]

I’d consider a wrap if you want to do a color change

A wrap will make the nicks and rock chips look way worse. The wrap will fall Into those crevices.

 

[MAGS1]

A wrap will make the nicks and rock chips look way worse. The wrap will fall Into those crevices.

True, although I’d have the shop doing the wrap fill in the chips first. Depending on the size of the chips, you’d have to look fairly hard for them after they’re filled in. Just an alternative to having the car resprayed.

 

[horsepower addiction]

If it is just nicks and chips you can have the car paint corrected and ceramic coated for 3k-5k and looking like new.

 

[RocketGuy3]

Depending on how bad the chips are, maybe you could just do a touch up or partial repaint at a body shop and then PPF.

But yes, as others said, if it's more about wanting a new color rather than just fixing busted paint, then a wrap is going to be your best bet.

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