WTF. i went by the painter people and got an estimate for my fooked up fender. nothing is really wrong, it's just a big spot of primer with some scratches from some deep sanding by the the previous guy who sanded on it. idiot.
so he said $600 just to fix and paint a small/medium spot on my fender........but i can get a BRAND NEW fender for like $200!
so how much do you think it would cost to paint a brand new fender?
Dude wants to charge me 600$ for a touch up paint job..!?
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LittleBrotherSilvia
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It all depends on the paint color, some are more than others, what brand paints they use, again some are more than others. It also depends on the work they have to do. If they have to remove the fender to repair it, then reinstall it, thats more time and time=money.
Also, you cannot normally panel paint anything on a car and have it match. Small parts are easier to get away with but if your car has ANY fade, that fender will not match the door, bumper, or hood. This means that they have to blend into those panels and then clear them completely. So what you may figure as a small job to paint a fender, can really be fixing the fender, painting the fender, blending into the door, the hood, and the bumper, and clearing all the parts.
So there is a chance that your $600 is really to fix the damage and paint almost 1/2 of your car. Always get things itemized so you know what you are paying for.
Also, you cannot normally panel paint anything on a car and have it match. Small parts are easier to get away with but if your car has ANY fade, that fender will not match the door, bumper, or hood. This means that they have to blend into those panels and then clear them completely. So what you may figure as a small job to paint a fender, can really be fixing the fender, painting the fender, blending into the door, the hood, and the bumper, and clearing all the parts.
So there is a chance that your $600 is really to fix the damage and paint almost 1/2 of your car. Always get things itemized so you know what you are paying for.
IF its been repainted. If its a stock color then it has a good chance of being faded.
Factories also have paint batches, there may be 10 different varients on your paint code, all having the same code, and theres no real way to know which you have. Most paint mixing shops pick the one in the middle and thats what they give you or the shop doing the work.
If the fender has to be repaired and repainted, depending on the damage and paint color, it could easily be $250 to $350 for just that fender assuming by some miracle that the paint the got matched 100% perfect with the door, hood, and bumper.
Damage your fender then get your insurance company to give you an estimate, I bet its right around $300-$400 for just that fender to be repaired and repainted.
Factories also have paint batches, there may be 10 different varients on your paint code, all having the same code, and theres no real way to know which you have. Most paint mixing shops pick the one in the middle and thats what they give you or the shop doing the work.
If the fender has to be repaired and repainted, depending on the damage and paint color, it could easily be $250 to $350 for just that fender assuming by some miracle that the paint the got matched 100% perfect with the door, hood, and bumper.
Damage your fender then get your insurance company to give you an estimate, I bet its right around $300-$400 for just that fender to be repaired and repainted.