cl-baller201

Hi guys, Ive been wondering what a factory finish paint job would cost for our first gen CL ?

I would prefer to keep my color of flamenco black pearl, any insights ?

purple3.0haze

Alot, i know many bodyshop owners/ workers. When you say factory finish that means to me everything, including inner door wells, engine bay & inside the trunk. About 7-8g's for that. If you just mean a really good spray on just the exterior of panels your looking at 2500-3500 depending on how quickly the guy can work. If your paint isn't too chipped and its just fading i'd personally recommend a full wet sand and just respray the clear coat, that'd be the cheapest way to go

cl-baller201

wow, really 7 to 8 g's ? ... I bet Macco would be out of the question.

purple3.0haze

yea i've almost never heard a story where MAACO left someone 100% happy. N honestly its a 12-14 year old car with minimal resale value. It's not really worth repainting. If you want to attempt some spot repairs. Paintscratch.com sells factory matching spray cans, check that out.

cl-baller201

Well I would do it not for money .. but because I love my 2.2 CL.

Althoug 8 g's for a paint job is way out of budget. Guess Im better off doing just the bumpers for that price. I'm thinkin' Meguiars fo the rest ! .. lol.

friesm2000

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and those prices is probably not even including any sort of body work either, and just a respray

hwdp420pl

at my shop it will run you 3000 paint and clear. no door jambs or body work

friesm2000

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and maybe only some things remove for trim?, but not everything???


and the more you probably want removed the $ it is going to be, for the best possible paint job

cl-baller201

would it be a factory finish tho ?

friesm2000

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on the outside, but not inside the door jambs and such

purple3.0haze

the only thing that will ever look like a factory finish, is a factory finish. Sorry

jwong77

Just throwing out a crazy idea, but would it be cheaper to attend an auto body class at a JC and paint it yourself?

purple3.0haze

or a BOCES thats what i did i took auto mech 1 and learned so much stuff about fixing cars by working on my car, I'm planning to take the auto body portion soon enough so i can fix all the horrible damages on my CL, they truly are an atrocity.

97BlackAckCL

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Macco and factory finish should never be in the same sentence

cl-baller201

You cant get a good finish at Macco I gather.

If I was to get a quote of 3000 or less I would do it. More than that, its just too much money.

cl-baller201

THat sounds like a gret idea ! .. This way you know what things cost and what it takes to get done.

hwdp420pl

correct just the outside. your whole car would be wetsanded on outside only. painted . double clear . wetsand again . full compound , poilsh , wax , wash for 3000 full paint pakage would be arround 7000 any color you choose with lifetime satisfaction on our work. no chips fades cracks.

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