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gday fellas

does anyone on this site specialise in paint jobs or know anyone who does and for a good price

also what would look good on a 1985 touring wagon? i was thinking blue maybe??

catcha

well mate it depends on a lot of factors.

1) current condition of the car's paintwork, panels, rust etc
2) type of paint 2pak, acrylic (not really used anymore), metallic and more
3) how many clear coats you want
4) preparation work, sanding, filling, etc etc.
5) how quickly you want it done
6) if you want any modifications, eg guard rolling, badge removal etc
7) who's pulling it apart and putting it back together

you're best going to get a quote. to give you some idea, my coupe had rust around the windows which was welded out and cleaned up, panels had small shopping centre dents ironed out. was painted in wrx 74F 2pak metallic with two coats of clear and that cost me 2k and i removed and reattached all the body panels. and that was 4 years ago. typically allow $250-$300 per panel/door/end provided the panel doesn't need repair. and that's on the cheap.

Paul

depends on a lot of factors and how much you plan to do. like anything, the time is in the prep. now i know the things i do i would have put more emphasis on the prep work and i know i'd have a much better job.

Im an autobody refinisher(spraypainter)located in perth i gave the game away due to health reasons but still do the odd job at a reasonable rate.