[BillLee]

Need a full m-tech painted and installed.

i got quotes from around $1200 - $1300.

[stimpy]

It's about 400 dollars per piece. That should give you a good paint job with several coats of base/clear and wetsanding.

[ianbiz]

can i have your hartge lip

[BillLee]

Originally Posted by stimpy

It's about 400 dollars per piece. That should give you a good paint job with several coats of base/clear and wetsanding.

thanks, so the prices i got quoted are pretty good?

Originally Posted by ianbiz

can i have your hartge lip

messaged you

[StAb...]

bill lemme know if u end up getting that m-tech im very interested in that hartge lip u got in ur sig


edit: rep or authentic?

[BillLee]

i already got the m-tech.

you should read this thread first: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=297067

[stimpy]

Originally Posted by BillLee

thanks, so the prices i got quoted are pretty good?



messaged you

It's a good price - but keep in mind, all painters are not created equal. You really should find out what is involved in that price. How many coats of base? How many of clear? What brand of paint? Will they wetsand/polish once done? What's the warranty on the paint?

Asking the right questions may save you a lot of money and heart ache in the near future.

[BillLee]

Originally Posted by stimpy

It's a good price - but keep in mind, all painters are not created equal. You really should find out what is involved in that price. How many coats of base? How many of clear? What brand of paint? Will they wetsand/polish once done? What's the warranty on the paint?

Asking the right questions may save you a lot of money and heart ache in the near future.

very true, all the questions you just mentioned slipped my mind. thanks once again!

[BillLee]

so i emailed a couple shops with the questions stimpy suggested. which shop sounds best? im thinking shop #1 just because of warranty. i still have a couple more shops to ask though

Shop #1:
"Can you send be pictures of the parts. I need to know the condition of the existing paint or I may need to even see the to evaluate the preparation time. If they are in very good shape it would be around $ 1,150.00. The base coat is applied for color and coverage only, probably 3 coats of base. The clear coat needs a certain amount of millage or thickness for durability, probably 21/2 coats of clear. We do wet sand and polish, the brand we spray is Standox. "

Shop #2
"$850 painted installed. 3 coats of base 3 coats of clear. Transtar paint and clear is used. Will wetsand and polish depending on if it is needed or not. Usually when we paint body kits we only need to polish the bumpers. Body kits are in areas of the car that are prone to damage so we would not warrenty any damages casued by hitting something in the road that would make the paint crack and such."

[BillLee]

a couple shops told me they used Standox paint but the other one uses transtar, whats the difference? does it matter?

[Misturrtinnie]

Not really familiar with those brands, but I usually get my parts painted with dupont or PPG paint. Which I think is the best.