Body shop paint job.

[John S-B]

I got a bid from a body shop for prepping and painting my deuce with Rapco paint. I'm supplying the paint, they're doing everything else. It's not in too bad of condition, and I told them I'm not looking for a museum quality job. They quoted me $3500, which I think is a really good deal. I'm going to do the stenciling myself. I just don't have the time to do the painting myself. It's going to be the 24087 olive drab. Anybody have a paint shop do it for you? What did they charge?

 

[glcaines]

I had an XM1061E1 trailer sandblasted and painted once, several years ago. $800.00 for the sandblasting and $1000.00 for the priming and painting and I supplied the primer and 383 paint. They sandblasted and painted everything, including the bottom and it looked like new when they finished. They also did all 5 wheels. There was a lot of rust when they started.

 

[HDN]

I haven't considered taking my truck anywhere to get painted. Any time my dad got his trucks painted he did it himself outside with a spray gun setup. I may do the same if I have the right environment on it, like no trees dropping junk on my new paint!

I had a body shop quote me for painting up my wife's 15-passenger GMC van, and they gave me the "we won't do it" price of $20000. They clearly weren't starving for work I'm not familiar with many shops in my area, but I think if they can paint tricked-out F-350s with jacked-up suspension, they can probably do a deuce too.

 

[Joe Bertram]

I've been painting my own for a few years, that paint works great..... If you were a little closer I'd shoot it for you

 

[John S-B]

I've been painting my own for a few years, that paint works great..... If you were a little closer I'd shoot it for you

Well maybe you need to move to Ohio... The interstates are a LOT better here...

 

[John S-B]

Hey while I'm at it, I'm lettering my deuce for my old unit, which was an Ohio NG infantry brigade. Other that the left rear bumperette, did the OHARNG designation appear anywhere else, like on the left front bumper?? I know the 73 BDE would go there, but is the Ohio Guard stencil just on the back? I don't have any pics of the trucks myself.