resources in northern New England??

[Crossram413]

Hi Folks,
I've got my interior pretty well restored, and the 72 340 is running nicely, so I'm thinking about having the amateurish paint job redone. The is some rust coming through in a few of the usual spots due to similar quality body work which would be a part of the project.
Two basic areas of questions:

1-What should a decent non-show paint job cost (assuming no body work needed), and being almost all labor, how do body and paint shops estimate the job? And if I had a vinyl top Put back on, guesstimates on reasonable labor cost for that work?

2-Any body/paint shops in Maine or New Hampshire folks have had good experience with? I'm in the Portland area.

Doug

 

[SFEbody]

No body work? Every paint requires sanding, filler and primer, then more of the same. Basic price can be on the low end $10K up to $25K. Depends on home much disassembling you do and the level of detail you expect.

 

[Crossram413]

I did not mean there would be no body work. I am trying to separate the jobs. So yes sand, filler, primer, paint, but not including sheet metal replacement which I would do myself. 10K for a decent job?
Being from LA I assume you don't know a lot of shops in Maine??

 

[SFEbody]

You’re right sorry I was just giving you a generic ballpark number. No unfortunately I can’t help you on the East Coast. But I’m sure there’s a lot of guys again. I’d post something in the general forum people to give you some info

 

[1972CudaV21]

If you have skills, guys have pulled off impressive paint jobs in their home garage for 10% of the costs that are mentioned.

 

[mmissile]

Good paint on a straight car alone....10K. All other work just escalates the job, enormously. Materials are going up, daily. A friend just paid 4K for average materials.