glassdave

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Thats about right for a de rigged TG basic color no graphics no metallics.


It really comes down to your budget, find a painter you trust and discuss the options. There is no "cost formula" that we use. Just a word of caution when dealing with a "hungry" painter. If he is any good there is no reason to be hungry, the past three years have been actually pretty good despite the economy. That six or seven thousand dollar paint job will cost far more to correct. I cant even begin to tell you how many butchered jobs i have had to pick up the pieces on. Watch out for shops that bleed money continually out of a project, this is very common and usually a slippery slope. There is no reason to have more then 50% or so in the painters hands before a job is pretty much completed. I generally work on a 30/20/50 spread where the final 50 is at the end of the project. Two things should never be compromised the quality and the budget.

richanton

One thing I can tell you is it is gonna cost more than you think.

I don't see how it could cost less than $15k. and as GlassDave said above I'm talking for an already de-rigged boat, one color, no graphics. The amount that of work that goes into painting one of these boats is unbelievable. I had to see it with my own eyes to understand how time consuming it is and how much work. The more you spend the better paint you will get, if you try to cut corners on painting a boat you will be wasting your money in the end.

POWERPLAY J

Materials money is black and white. Man hours and quality are not so cut and dry. You could have 100hrs or 1000hrs into a job depending how intricate it is. I don't believe many places out there are turning away work or bumping the estimate just to blow the job off. But I will agree sometimes you pay for a name when you can get just as good or better quality down the road. But you know how boat people can be: "My boat was painted by SO and SO and everybody knows he's the best"

C.I.M.

I am alot like you dave. I talk to the customer about what their budget is and work with that. I come up with a design based on what they want to spend. I also just get a deposit up front and get the balance when the job is done.

POWERPLAY J

Well said Dave.

maskinut

I'm bringing an old thread back to life but I figured it is better than starting a new one. I'm looking at a boat but I hate the paint job on the sides. I'd like to see how big of a job it is to paint the sides. I'd keep it to the easier/flat stuff. You can see what I mean in the pics below. I know it is hard to price a paint job but take a look below and let me know what it might take in your mind to get rid of the shark with a simple navy/white gloss. Also, if I were to sand it myself, how much of the bill does that save?

vintage chromoly

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Please tell us you're not going to change the name on the side.

Speedracer29

Hahaha, I just laughed coffee through my nose, so thanks for that. LOL, that boat may be a contender for another thread here.....

302Sport

Here's another thing to consider:

Lets just say Dave could paint a Top Gun all white in 100 hours and it comes out awesome.

Another idiot who isn't good, might take 500 hours and it comes out like crap.

low_psi

Shark week is coming up on Discovery channel soon..... Just throwing that out there....