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I had a fellow out to the house the other day from a paint shop that had been recommended by a couple of people. I am at the point where any further work needs to be coordinated with the who ever is going to paint the car. Since I am by no means a body man this is critical and I want the body shop to do the final fitment of the panels as well as prep/paint the car.
The guy did say that the body was not as bad as he anticipated (he has worked on several replicas and one actual GT40). I told him that I didn't expect a show quality finish, but that I did want the car to be "nice." I told him that I had budgeted $6-8K. Long story short, as he was leaving, he said that he could easily see double my budget in finishing the car. He did say that would not be using any of the journeyman painters, but that he or one of the "master" painters would do all of the work at $45/hour. He also said that this would include 4-5 coats of polyester primer and then block sanding followed by another 4-5 coats and another block sanding.
Am I being foolish in thinking that this was a bit on the high side?
The guy did say that the body was not as bad as he anticipated (he has worked on several replicas and one actual GT40). I told him that I didn't expect a show quality finish, but that I did want the car to be "nice." I told him that I had budgeted $6-8K. Long story short, as he was leaving, he said that he could easily see double my budget in finishing the car. He did say that would not be using any of the journeyman painters, but that he or one of the "master" painters would do all of the work at $45/hour. He also said that this would include 4-5 coats of polyester primer and then block sanding followed by another 4-5 coats and another block sanding.
Am I being foolish in thinking that this was a bit on the high side?