How much for a custom paint job?
#11
09-29-2010, 10:26 PM
Sorry,i've painted too much without a resperator. 5000 is color only,6000 is base coat clear coat, elite is base coat clear coat. Imron activator is well over 100.00 p/quart. Just had to repair some damage and L6466(burgandy) was over 140.00 p/quart.
#12
09-30-2010, 04:33 PM
That is called the " Seminole" paint scheme that PACCAR is offering on it's W900 and 389's....
I had a quote to have my 74 Pete painted identical to the KW in your pic, except it is black/white/red....... was going to cost me $19,000 at 4-State Trucks. Yes, they would of removed EVERYTHING off the frame and smoothed out all the rivits, and shaved the door-handles, frenched the headlights and grill surround, painted the full gangster fenders/visor and also painted the bumper. I am still debating having this done, but not sure yet i want to go that extensive or just go with a rat-rod look and stick to a matte finish and save $10K I would just suggest that you just have it repainted in factory color if it really needs it. If the paint isn't that bad, I know some places around here that will put a "vinyl wrap" on the truck for about $1,500-$2,000 and make it look custom too.... just a thought. This is the scheme I was going to do....   
Last edited by Steel Horse Cowboy; 09-30-2010 at 04:45 PM.
#13
09-30-2010, 05:05 PM
Update. I hate truck dealers.
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#15
10-01-2010, 02:35 AM
A well known east coast shop gave me a price of $18,000, the shop by Frystown Pa, gave me a price of $10,000, both were for one color and the entire chassis including sandblasting. Basically I have the same truck.
Painting is VERY labor intensive, and thanks to the EPA paint is VERY expensive, if you can get a paint job under $4000, expect it to come off when you wash it. Paint jobs on cars run into 6 to 7K, good jobs, not the Earl Scheib jobs of the 60's A gallon of red paint with the activators is way over $100.00 these days BCC/ CC = base coat clear coat, or just base coat, no clear The place that did mine mechanically sanded and then hand sanded the entire truck prior to painting.
#16
10-02-2010, 01:40 PM
The old Pete paint shop on Polk Ave I think in Nashville quoted $2G but that was probably 10 years ago. Sandblasting was a little extry.
I just buffed it instead and everyone thought it was a new truck.
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