if painters over there are anything like down here in OZ, getting them to paint over some1 elses prep work is hard, especailly if its a backyarder doing the prep work as it makes their paint work look like sheep turd!!
i got blasted around 15yrs ago, this guy did all the prep work in his front yard on a old mazda, aksed how much id charge to run the gun over it for him, we agreed on a price and the job was done, then he carried on like a psycho that id painted "ripples and dings" into his car, and that i should have fixed anything that he'd miseed, lol, 1 of his mates a few yrs later said my painting made the bog fall out of the car!!
when its some 1's name on the final job, they will charge like a wounded bull for it, just so thay can fix anything that needs fixing,
even so, there is near a whole day in masking up a calibra (trust me, ive done it) then there is around $80 in masking material, paint booths are around $200p/h to run with power and heating, lost income from his insurance work, filters and so on, car would need around 3hrs in the booth, then there is the cost of paint, lacquer is banned near everywhere in the world now, so it would need a sealer over the top to cover up any edges and places that could cause issues with 2pak (or water based base coat) and then the color, say around 2.5lt could cost upto $300, then the reducer, around $80, then the clearcoat, around 2lt $150, then there is gun cleaner, gloves, gun filter and paint filters, cleaning agents to wipe the car down with and cloths, man it all adds up heaps,
even in my shed at home, if i were to do a closed door job like i did on my calibra (check my build thread), id still be charging around $3k with minor prep work, the materials alone cost me (i get a really good price thru my local paint store) was $600, thats a solid red with a few bits and pieces for prep, masking stuff and cleaners (i already had reducer and hardners from past projects)
then there is the after paint stuff, clean up, denibbing and buffing, man its not cheap.
ppl think running the gun over is piece of p*ss, it would take hime atleast 2 whole days start to finish, at his wages, and maybe a labourer to help, its not cheap work, or easy, if it was any idiot would do it!!
pls dont take this the wrong way, but how much do you get paid for your job?? is it working with hazardous materials??
this guy has to have licenses, storage facilities for dangourous goods, pay rent, water, power, rates, taxes, super, insurance, maintenance, then his wear and tear on tools, buying new tools, its bloody expensive, man i do it for a hobby and have around $10k in tools for spraying and panel beating, and thats just basic stuff!!
krem
