Worst body job ever

AdamR said
I dont know how anyone can expect a perfect paint job for that price. Nice driver yes, Perfectly straight with no dents including jams. No way.

I just spent 10 days getting my car prepped for paint. I'll spend another day and a half in the booth painting and a day or 2 cutting/buffing and applying the tail stripe. So with no metal being replaced figure 2 weeks for a nice driver quality paint job. Thats 112hrs of work and Its nice but not perfect.

The sign on our wall states $65hr for labor. That $7280 not including meterials.

The paint for mty car is $600 a gallon, Plus at least a gallon of clear at $150

$500 in primer and $100 for other stuff, Filler, Finishing putty, sand paper (not cheap at $100 a roll) . That $1300 for meterials.

Thats $8500, No metal replacement. Not perfect and the car was a bare shell when I rolled it in to the shop.

Ok you sucked me in on this thread. So your telling me for 3800.00 you can only expect a Macco or Econo auto body type paint job? And that 8500.00 will get you a " nice but not perfect job"? I'm not going to take sides on the argument but I would venture to say that if anyone took their car to any shop and was quoted 3800.00 for the job and was also told "now for 3800.00
you understand it will have dust or dirt in the paint and I might overlook a dent here and there" and you then say UM OK, lets do it. I think in most cases the customer has in their mind what to expect and what it is going to look like, and he may be a little unrealistic in what he expects. On the other hand $3800.00 is more than chump change. If I can't do the proper job for 3800.00 I feel it would be my duty to tell the customer "LOOK THERE IS NO WAY I CAN GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT FOR THAT PRICE" Now if he went to the shop and said "What will it cost me to have this car refinished with all the body work included?"And he is quoted $3800.00 than yes he has the right to expect a nice job free from dirt in the paint. I have in the past under priced a job and had to "eat the lose". now understand their is alway 3 sides to a story,your side,his side and the truth somewhere in the middle! Bottom line HAVE A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT WORK IS TO BE COMPLETED AT A FIXED PRICE. In most cases with any type of labor work, the problem comes down to poor communication.