My 89 hatchback is currently the ugly dark grey color. after i purchase my 180 front vertex skirts and rear cf hood and trunk. and 180sx wing im looking at having it painted a nice black color. i know people have asked this before but how much will it run and anyone who has had thier 240 painted black how much did it run you. thanks!

 

how good of a job are you looking for.

 

not a million dollar paintjob but something that will last and not fade or rust. a quality job not just some jobber sprayin my car with model hobby paint :P

 

I am looking at a paint job from MAACO their Ambassador service is looking to run me between 3 and 500 bucks, it's not too bad, especially for a full body pant job. That doesn't include the price of stripping the old paint and priming the bare metal. I'm also going to have them realign my front end.





Take Care,
-Dave

 

If you know how to prep your car well(primer it, sand it blah blah blah) go to a MAACO place. If not then you will have to search around your town for a place. And they will probably charge 900-1700 dollars for a paint job.

 

If you want your paint to look good for more than a month, do not even consider going to macco. They do a horrible job, not even worth it.

Do yourself a favor and find a nice, small bodyshop in your area. They usually do a great job, and are cheaper. Do some research, call some people, ask around. Having a nice paint job is worth the grand or so you will pay. Reason macco is so bad, they dont prep the car for ****, and prepping is the most critical step in a great paint job.

 

Not all the time. My buddy Rudy got his car painted there, looks great. But he did do 100% of the prep.