about to start getting estimates for a new exterior and just curious to see what others are paying. I'm looking to get a full sanding with new paint. Need a new vinyl top with a tunk panel installed. New weatherstripping installed. Hoping to keep it between 4000-6000 range max

To do it right, it has to stripped to bare metal. From there,it depends on how body work it needs. $ to 6000 is in the right ballpark.

here in town we have a body shop...... i had a RUST BUCKET..... around the windshield,in the backglass,fender wells rotted out front 1/4s gone ....... all that cut out new metal welded in and they used hardly ANY bondo... and they did all that for 2200 bucks and it costed me 200 more to have an auto glass company come and pull the front and rear glasses so they wouldnt be lible for that...... and on the quality........IT IS GREAT smile.gif :cool: tongue.gif

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[ 05-22-2004, 03:29 AM: Message edited by: Hot66ss ]

Down to the metal and custom color $5000
If I could figure out how to post pics,I'd put the prosess up here.

MY VELLE (http://www.prestage.com/Member+Pages/1201.aspx)

Lots of rust repair and body work. BC/CC inside and out. Polished to perfection. I get to assemble all the pieces. $4800

Does doing your own bodywork and then having someone else paint it count?

I took mine to the shop completely strip and on my homebuilt rotissare in primer,i got $3000 in painting the shell and doors.They did paint it black and hung the doors and did a job that turn out perfect.When they finsh up the fenders,hood and rear deck and front inner fenders we will be appox.$5000.

Bob Adamsky

Wow, glad i picked up a good hobby! bodywork and laying the BC/CC ran me approx $5-600 in materials. Thats stripping to metal, etch, 2k primer, diamont base/DC-92 clear.

The price you are trying to achieve will depend on a few things. The color, the paint line,and the amount of labor. $4,000 may seem like alot of money, but when a gallon of Clear (DC92 or DC5100) is well over a $125 just for the clear not counting the hardeners or reducers it will not take very long to add up. You could easily have a couple thousand just in good materials.

Just painted a friends 76 'vette using Dupont chromambase bc/cc...all materials where about $750,and that included sealer,etc.