[jdmccright]

I've had some time to think about this. I would have to say that if you were careful, you might be able to do a decent paint job on your own car for around $100-$150, but bear in mind that alot of the cost charged by the pros is for the prep work. By doing that yourself, your saving all the labor costs. There's a reason they charge for it...it can be very painstaking work and they know how to do it right.

If I were someone looking to do this myself, I don't think I'd try my mettle out on an expensive, classic car on the first shot. It takes some practice and patience. But someone whos got the basic knowledge of sanding, dent repair, filling, and painting, could conceivably do it on their own.

If paint were $15-$20/qt (3 to 4 qts for primer, color, and clearcoat), $10 for cleaning spirits, Bondo is abt $20/qt, $20 for sanding supplies, $5 dust masks, $25 for drop cloths and masking supplies, $30 paint gun, $50 for air compressor rental, $30 for respirator mask. Not quite $100 they tout, but you can see how little in material costs this process really is.

The key to it is patience and perseverence...the more effort you put into it, the better the results will be.

BTW I did look at the site and Googled others similar to it, let's just say the pics look good but digital pics can hide alot of detail and there's no proof that these people actually did it themselves...plus there's more resto work done on those cars than just paint that isn't mentioned.

Food for thought!