Been in the body/paint business for umpteen years until I retired last year. I don't remember ever paying near retail prices for paint until today. I moved back to Ms when I retired so I lost all my connections. I bought a gallon of DuPont Chromabase color to do my 58 Impala...color ONLY...I already have all the other stuff. Listed retail was $289. After getting on my knees and begging for a discount, I still paid $243. + tax! I almost asked if the paint came with a defibrillator so I could get my heart restarted. Sheesh!!
For nearly 20 years, my jobber usually gave me all the materials for my personal vehicles. When I did pay for something, it was billed at the shop's fleet price schedule. I entered the REAL world today.

For those of you who plan on doing your own work, prepare for some big bucks. For those who have a shop do the work, this may help you understand why it's so expensive.

You aint kiddin!Have to pay for those cool Nascar sponserships somehow.Seriously it is expensive and Dupont i know has an anual price hike every Dec.And people wonder why it cost so much to redo their cars!

Vettfellea. you made me laugh, Was at Kline's auto supply in Allentown last week and watched a guy WIg out when handed a bill close to $600 for a box with 4 cans in it.
1 gal chromabase,1 gal chromacolor, 1 gal spot clear and 1 qt. activator. not sure of the color as the reds ect are higher unit price. As I left he was in heated negations ( the paint was mixed so I assume he had some leverage) But you sure get sticker shock .
how about Primer last checked Street price of Vir-Prime and activator was above 85.00 a gal. Not %100 sure but think Uro-Prime is even higher !

I remember My fist paint job.
1 gal of mis- matched lacquer ( blue) 4.00 @
B-Auto. and sprayed it with my Mom's Kirby Vacuum cleaner. You talk about crop dusting
but what do you want for around $7.00
paint 4.oo
thinner 2.00
tape 1.00 two rolls

We come a long way baby $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Wayne

I feel your pain! Uro prime is $50.00 a qt. around here, (not including activator or converter) http://www.chevelles.com/forum/eek.gif

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WayneK, we must have done our first paint jobs about the same time. Mine cost $4.00 for a gallon of white and $1.75 for the thinner. A month or so later I got brave and did my 62 SS convertible---a gallon of red was $5.75. That was 1965...

Gotta go back today for the Uro prime. The last price I remember was around $80. a gallon plus the activator at fleet price. I seem to recall retail was in the $120. range, but that was two price hikes ago. I suppose I'm repaying DuPont for all those NASCAR tickets/plane fare/hotel room/rent car things they gave me a few years ago. It was too good to be true.. http://www.chevelles.com/forum/frown.gif

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58 Impala & 96 Imp SS
67 Elco
72 Monte Carlo
78 Vette
92 Camaro