boostedgrocerygetter Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 It's neither here nor there. Dent guys can easily make $2-3k a day depending on area. Do they often. Doubt it. Even if they worked only half the year that would put them at about $365k a year. not likely. Everyone would be a dent guy. But it's off topic from the thread so just let it die. But anyways op have you given any thought to plasti dip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzrx Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 But anyways op have you given any thought to plasti dip? I've never heard of it !! There is a local guy that can do the vinyl for $450, materials and labor, Prices seem to be so different between here and the states for labor intensive stuff ??? Whats the cost for plasti-dip ? Tonight I did a wet sand on the bonnet. Came up real nice. I need to prime, sand then refill a few spots. I dont mind repeating the process a few times, it gets easier every repeat and makes it look goooood.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TcDavis Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Congrats to you for doing your own work:thumbup: Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostedgrocerygetter Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I've never heard of it !! There is a local guy that can do the vinyl for $450, materials and labor, Prices seem to be so different between here and the states for labor intensive stuff ??? Whats the cost for plasti-dip ? Tonight I did a wet sand on the bonnet. Came up real nice. I need to prime, sand then refill a few spots. I dont mind repeating the process a few times, it gets easier every repeat and makes it look goooood.... Well if he can do it and do a good job for $450. By all means go that route. That's a steal. Here I've priced a wrap job and your looking at 2-3k depending on the wrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk6933 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Vinyl for $450? Seriously? Even cheap vinyl for the whole car cost $250-300 for a roll. I got 3M and I spend a good $800 just on vinyl, not including other materials, PLUS labor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostedgrocerygetter Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 ^ agreed $450 for parts and labor is very surprising. But who am I to argue. I don't live in the land down under. Have you seen any of this guys work. I would ask to see his portfolio or something. Sorry but $450 just seems really sketchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk6933 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 $450 is barely enough to cover plasti-dip + sprayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostedgrocerygetter Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Yea I spent about $350-400 for my dip and that was 3 gallons. Should have ordered 4 but it was my first time. But our cars need 4 gallons or 5 if your going with a custom color. So yea that about $450 just for dip and doesn't include labor if you don't do it yourself. Really would like to see some of this guys vinyl work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzrx Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Theres a few diff places that will do it for round the 450-600 mark... http://www.gcwraps.com.au/ I'm still contemplating doing it myself, I've never wrapped before, and im pretty fussy about the outcome... so we will see... still up in the air. What im most worried about is that the cheap places wont use 3m, or avery quality film... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jduke Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Good pricing for sure... I work at a sign shop we do a lot of wraps as well... to do whole car one color would be $1000 plus. It when you want to include graphics and such that makes it more costly... design time etc. And some wrap vinyls don't require lamination lam can cost more than vinyl.. if your not printing graphics on them I'd go for the wrap cause you can always change it a year or so down the road if want a different look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzrx Posted April 23, 2013 Author Share Posted April 23, 2013 Well, I went to see GCVinylWraps - and he quoted me 2500-3000 for the wrap. I mentioned the ad for 450, and he said he doesn't do that anymore. We call that the bait-n-switch. I'm kinda pissed. and suprised. You can get paint cheaper, why the eff would you vinyl ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostedgrocerygetter Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Exactly why we all figured there was a catch to it. But yea paint can be had cheaper than that. But you do get those that want wild colors like chrome and gold or textures that you can only achieve with a wrap. But yea that pricing seems more usual. But if your looking for the under $1000 range plasti dip is probably your only option. !!do not i repeat do not do white!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty9 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Well, I went to see GCVinylWraps - and he quoted me 2500-3000 for the wrap. I mentioned the ad for 450, and he said he doesn't do that anymore. We call that the bait-n-switch. I'm kinda pissed. and suprised. You can get paint cheaper, why the eff would you vinyl ? Considering a roll of wrap vinyl is anywhere from US$1000-3000 depending on finish and texture, and a competent installer will charge anywhere from $500 to $2000 depending on complexity, i'd say that $450 promo was some serious BS or a misprint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostedgrocerygetter Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 If your looking for something cheap. You may wanna google 50 dollar paint job. Not something I'd do but it is an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidkevlar Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Yea I spent about $350-400 for my dip and that was 3 gallons. Should have ordered 4 but it was my first time. But our cars need 4 gallons or 5 if your going with a custom color. So yea that about $450 just for dip and doesn't include labor if you don't do it yourself. Really would like to see some of this guys vinyl work. is that blue plasti dip or did u do something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostedgrocerygetter Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Lol no that isn't my car in my profile picture. That shop is in Japan. I just wish that I had a wrb legacy. But no my car is SWP. Although do to a fender bender I plasti dipped my car white. While I wait for my friend to get done in the Air Force so he can paint my car. Debating between WRB with extra pearl. Or a caramel brown pearl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidkevlar Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 i love the blue i didnt think it was plasti-dip,it looked to good. just had to ask. op what have u decided to do now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostedgrocerygetter Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Yea no harm in asking. But yea I wish that was my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzrx Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 Today is my mums bday, so I honored her by working on the car all day haha... Some updates... I'm not sure if I'm willing to tackle the vinyl myself or not. (Time to rename the thread lol) Painting is becoming a great option. The time factor is something im looking at. I have tonnes of other things I need to do to the car. 200k service, bodykit, rims, suspension etc... Either way, I cant pick a color, please help !!! I'm very boring when it comes to this. I think there is only Black and White. If I go the painting road, I'm going to have to scuff up the rest of the exterior. I know where I can hire a booth, and borrow quality gear.... It's hard not to lean that way. Anyways, Here is the grill, the paint on this was flaking, so ive sanded i back and primed it ready. Just coated the mesh in some matte I had lying round. http://i.imgur.com/oBTfxqE.jpg There was a huge crack in the boot lid plastic cover. I have repaired it, and its ready for some sanding / paint. Superglue tsk tsk... http://i.imgur.com/15j3xkY.jpg An example of the some of the small imperfections im working out, sorry if theyre heard to see. http://i.imgur.com/8mOSLFz.jpg http://i.imgur.com/34GXN9F.jpg Boot, Just about perfect, I'm doing guide coats, and then fixing issues, and the last one i did as near perfect. Need to sand back once more to confirm. http://i.imgur.com/WYR9GGB.jpg Bonnet, Coming along nice. http://i.imgur.com/3uZR0Q1.jpg Full car - I'm driving it round like this, Getting lots of weird looks. I'd leave it in my mate garage, but i Miss it too much... http://i.imgur.com/z5cQfD0.jpg More next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprezsing04 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 looking good! for the amount of effort you are putting, id say get a nice paint job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostedgrocerygetter Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 I agree it would be a shame to put in so much time and effort into the body work then get a shitty paint job. If you have all of the body work it self done. Mask off all you can on your own. Mask off all trim so all painter has to do is fill it in. You shouldn't be charged too much to get it painted. Most of a paint job cost is in the prep work. Hell you could also pre tape then show up to your painters lot early and finish cover all of the windows your self so all they have to do is roll it in the booth. Or trailer it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzrx Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 So.... You boys are on the right track I'm going to go even further, and do it myself haha. One of the boys at work has a mask, another a regulated gun, and ive got sandpaper and the ability If i fist it, I can always take it somewhere BUT !!! What color. How do I start a forum vote ? hehe, I keep coming back to "gloss black"... But i also want to go a color that leggys dont come in. But staying classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostedgrocerygetter Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 I know how you feel about choosing a color. Luckily I have about a year and a half to toss around a couple color choices. But from te looks of the patience you have with the body work. I'm sure you'll do fine painting. I would just find a scrap body panel at a junk yard and prep it and practice. That or just get a bunch of sheet metal squares. Prep and paint those. Paint them the colors your debating. So you'll know how they actually look painted and cured. Then pay them against your car and see what looks good. Be sure to post pics. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprezsing04 Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 So.... You boys are on the right track I'm going to go even further, and do it myself haha. One of the boys at work has a mask, another a regulated gun, and ive got sandpaper and the ability If i fist it, I can always take it somewhere BUT !!! What color. How do I start a forum vote ? hehe, I keep coming back to "gloss black"... But i also want to go a color that leggys dont come in. But staying classy. I think Pharon won it over in this thread... http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/official-custom-painted-legacy-thread-132412p8.html?highlight=custom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzrx Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 Couple of updates: I've been working on getting the body really straight - I have had only 2 problem areas, on the roof where its meets the rear window - a stubborn dent to fill, and a major one on the bonnet, where a seam fades into a flat surface as it gets higher, I have found it really hard to rebuild the seam to the right shape etc, I'll see if I can get some shots this weekend. The rear bumper has been off and primed, there was little damage to it, so it was a joy http://i.imgur.com/oHad6EB.jpg I've also de-badged it, there are 2 grommets in there that I may fill in - I havent decided. http://i.imgur.com/iKPR5jf.jpg I've taken off the side skirts and side protection thingys, ive filled and primed them ready. http://i.imgur.com/L6OOKNb.jpg Close up of the naked Panel: http://i.imgur.com/V5DrytW.jpg I think I may have decided on a color also, What do you guys think?? EDIT: Its a nice dark grey, with a hint of dark blue - very sexy, if not this then black. http://i.imgur.com/OXPIFWy.jpg I am almost ready for paint, after this weekend I should be ok... fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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