This thread is a good illustration of the concept of relativity. You can get a $250 paint job and you can get a $5000 paint job. Some folks will be perfectly happy with the $250 job, and some will find fault with the $5000 job and wish they had spent more. I guess it comes down to what kind of job you want and how demanding you are. One would hope-- and I only say "hope"-- that if you spend more you get a better job. Unfortunately, that ain't always so . . . WBinegar@xxxxxxx wrote: > I live in northern CA and I got an estimate on my 55 to paint. This person > will take off the body from the frame and have it media blasted. This > inculdes the doors, inner fenders, fenders, hood and trunk lid. I have to > pull the trim and gut the interior. The estimated cost is 4,500 for painting > the whole car inside and out. This does not include dents. >