How much is a paint job?

This is a bit of a spin-off from the "who has paid the most for their bus" thread.

But it got me thinking..

im going for a bare metal re-spray on my bus. I will do some of the body filler myself. mostly the easy bits and if its straight forward, maybe some of the harder bits.
The bus will be sprayed 2 tone, white on top and inside, then a colour on the bottom.

but im just generally wondering is there a ball-park figure?

i was quoted £3000 from a company nearby just for paint! if i did 100% of the bodywork. which is pretty bloody steep in my opinion.

 

from speaking to customers who I have spoke to about paint, you looking from around 2k up dependant on quality, Some people pay silly money I had one customer who paid 6.5k for prep and paint!! :-

 

I normally do a respray for £2.5k... metal work is extra, but filling/smoothing is part of the price

 

So 2.5k to 3000 for paint and filler is an average price for a good job?

If i could get a good job for 2500 id be well happy.

 

I paid £1800 all in. Not the best job in the world but very passable. He is a mate though so the old saying its not what you know it who I suppose. O and I forgot to add it took 6 months lol

 

There goes my planned re-spray...

 

£3500 all in

 

Time I retrained as a painter

 

These figures are quite sobering when you're broke like me
I think my planned 2013 respray could end up a DIY rollering ;(

 

A local guy who is very good 200 yards from my house quoted me £1,000 to paint my bus, it would have looked awesome & impressed everyone. He done my T4 it was an awesome job, striped down to bare body.
I have chosen to go to Custom Classics in Barry. They quoted me £2,500 I have to do all the stripping myself & help with the prep work, the difference is that they will do the van to a very very high standard with 4 coats of base coat & 3 coats of lacquer, that's including some welding 90% of body shops would have filled over these areas. It also includes the shot blasting.
From quotes I've had in the past prices range typically from £1000 to £5000. Basically £2,000 should get you a very nice job assuming you do a lot of the work yourself.

 

My mates a painter, a good one too. He quoted me £800 all in BUT, has to be done outside in good weather/summer as he left the company and changed careers.

SO, im gonna do it myself, painted before with cans and it got marked well from a painter. I have a gun and compressor to use this time.
Whatever the outcome, it will be better than what it is now.

I really think people should try these things themselves cause £3000+ is an awful lot of money. But that depends on how you look at your bus.
I just want a clean tidy and mechanically sound bus, not a show winner im worried to use.