Paint job cost Options

[shaunrichard]

I realize that there are factors that will affect this, but can anyone tell me about how much I should expect to pay for a new paint job for my '97 Convertible?

It is currently dark green, but I'd like to change the color to a deep blue metal flake. I don't have a need for top-of-the-line custom paint or anything like that, just a decent job that will be complete and look good. Oh, by the way, if it makes a difference, I live in Virginia Beach, VA.

So, what range should I expect? Thanks.

This post has been edited by shaunrichard: Mar 20, 2008 - 12:51 PM

[NaderG]

From my small experience getting my car painted :
- i found a small shop that was willing to paint it with 2 stage paint ( 2layers of paint and 2 clear coat ) , and also pull the dents in the body !! which was a great deal. Now everybody warned me from chepa pain jobs because usually it turns bad as the car doesn't receive much labor and is done bad ! However , on my car , i thought it was painted very nicely with very lil defects with the paint , Overall , labor done on the car was great but the materials used were not so great ( my car is black at night , looks brown in the sunlight lol ) ... so my suggestion , look around alot ! get estimates and always look at the people's work , preferably in sunlight and not the shops lighting ... if u want to save some $$$ and still get good paint , find a shop that does good work and get a list of materials needed , then go buy good stuff yourself. changing the colour will be a pain since you will Definitely have to pay more in order to paint inside of doors and trunk , and your engine bay will remain green so goodluck