Painting

How much should I expect to paint a caprice - same factor color - silver. I inherited the car from Grandparents 1991 with 37k miles. It has sat in the sun with only natural car washes (rain). It looks pretty bad.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=762942&highlight=paint

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=758285&highlight=paint

it all depends on what you want to pay... you could do it yourself and have a car that looks better than it does now.

i was quoted something like $2,000 but that includes body work. if you use the search you will prob find more than what i posted above, this has been asked many times.

If you wanna cut down the price a little i'm sure taking off all the trim and stuff like that yourself would help.

I went to this local place near me and it cost a little over $800, came out great, they did the door wells and trunk lid too. i had no body work needed at the time but they had to take care of some rust also so i diddnt have the car for about 2 and a half weeks. fyi, i've herd bad things about macco too

I went to this local place near me and it cost a little over $800, came out great, they did the door wells and trunk lid too. i had no body work needed at the time but they had to take care of some rust also so i diddnt have the car for about 2 and a half weeks. fyi, i've herd bad things about macco too

yeah screw macco... ive heard good stories and then i have heard horror stories, some of which included tales of paint falling off and rust bubbles in under 1 year. $800 isnt a bad price... the $1900 i was quoted included dent and rust repair, and the paint i chose wasnt cheap either

Thanks,

I'll look into getting a quote then. There are no dings or a spot of rust. It does look like some spots are down to the bare metal. The lower area (base board?) is in excellent shape.