Re:Body/Paint free estimates/Do all or part yourself

[Jeff Ingraham <jeff_ingraham@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Kevin,
   I will second the opinion that for that kind of
cash you can cut it way below half if you buy some
tools and do removal of chrome and trim yourself and
even do a lot of the bodywork yourself then just take
it someplace to shoot the paint.  My brother and I
have done that on 4 imps now with very good results. 
The prep and body work are the expensive stuff and it
is very possible for a novice to get really good
results if you take your time, read a book or 2 on the
subject and have time and a place to do it.
Jeff Ingraham

--- Kevin Pacheco <kevin50187@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> got some free estimates today for some body work and
> paint job.  People 
> recomended to me b&w  body shop.  I saw some of his
> work, and its very good. 
>   He said there was 17 "things" to be done.  he
> needs to work on panel, 
> hood. fender front left, fender front right, door
> shell front left. door 
> shell right. door shell rear both left and right.
> panel roof. penel quarter 
> left. panel quarter tight.  lid, rear deck.  and
> other things like taking 
> time to mask the car, taking off letters and puting
> them back taking off 
> trim etc.  Which is 108 hours of labor, plus 10
> dollars a day storage, is 
> 230 dollars for 29 regular 8 hour days. labor comes
> out to 4,100.20!!!!  It 
> all comes out to 2489.50 for the paint, and 2654.80
> for the body work.  
> Grand total of 5,374.30  All I have to say is WOW. 
> Is this a reasonable 
> price?  much work is needed to be done on this car.
> Kevin Pacheco
> currently looking for 3 more jobs to get enough
> money to paint his car...
> 71 Imperial Lebaron
> 
>
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