Paint prices in your area?

[Joeyd]

Going one of 2 ways, my 0) passanger fender could use a new paint job. Debating either letting local guy pull it and repaint it or picking up a new fender at Jeep shop that was already painted for a customer that was never installed. The new fender is 300 and I haven’t heard from shops on estimate of painting mine.

 

[macleanflood]

Not concerned about blending in the new paint on to the hood, tub and doors?

-Mac

 

[Joeyd]

I’m going to go check it out. I’m hoping because my jeep is low mileage and previous owner garaged it over last 19 years it may not need blending

 

[GATORB8]

I swung by Maaco with my highlines (still raw aluminum) just to see, they quoted $200 each for primer/base/clear. Figured they’d be the cheapest around.

 

[Feralkid]

Why not just rattle can it? A can of Rustoleum stops rust is like $6. A couple cases and you could do the whole Jeep. Easy to touch up when it gets scratched too. You can't do that with a professional paint job.

 

[JMT]

Not concerned about blending in the new paint on to the hood, tub and doors?

-Mac

That wouldn’t be necessary with a good paint match. Just paint the panel of interest. When paint matching wasn’t so good the blending idea was popular solution.

 

[macleanflood]

You could just embrace the inevitable... nothing will completely match and spray paint for the win!

Actually I have a paint gun and am not bad at spraying houses. I need to paint the wife's front bumper and I was thinking about practicing on my TJ.

-Mac

 

[JMT]

Last Sunday. They don’t turn out perfect due to an imperfect environment, but the color match is dead on.

 

[AWayne]

Is it a "new" fender or NOS or a factory fender that's been repainted?

"New" body panels tend to be garbage. Most are thin Chinese metal.

If it's NOS or a factory fender in good shape, with good paint on it (regardless of it matching) that's not a bad deal anymore.

 

[oldjeepman]

Mac, Dont paint your Jeep. It just plain works as it is..

 

[TheBoogieman]

Last Sunday. They don’t turn out perfect due to an imperfect environment, but the color match is dead on.

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My red hood cowl is being shipped to you asap. Thanks for the $30 quote and free shipping.

 

[ColoJeep]

My red hood cowl is being shipped to you asap. Thanks for the $30 quote and free shipping.

Why are you trying to qouge him so hard on the deal ?

 

[kmas0n]

Is it a "new" fender or NOS or a factory fender that's been repainted?

"New" body panels tend to be garbage. Most are thin Chinese metal.

If it's NOS or a factory fender in good shape, with good paint on it (regardless of it matching) that's not a bad deal anymore.

wow, are we already calling factory TJ parts new old stock! I thought that term was for the old flatfenders

 

[JMT]

My red hood cowl is being shipped to you asap. Thanks for the $30 quote and free shipping.

Send it.

 

[BC Moto]

I sell all the materials to body shops and you can quoted around me for $800 easy for a pair of fenders. I can also put the paint in a can in either base coat or single stage. Single stage cans are about 30ea and you would need 4 cans and thats the cheapest route

 

[AWayne]

wow, are we already calling factory TJ parts new old stock! I thought that term was for the old flatfenders

The last year of a new TJ was 19 years ago, most stealerships stop stocking parts for models after they're around 8-10 years old.. we're well into the NOS range lol

 

[Joeyd]

Is it a "new" fender or NOS or a factory fender that's been repainted?

"New" body panels tend to be garbage. Most are thin Chinese metal.

If it's NOS or a factory fender in good shape, with good paint on it (regardless of it matching) that's not a bad deal anymore.

Oem factory

 

[03RubiPHX]

I literally just picked up my two doors from Maaco,$675.00 to change the paint color from some sort of gray blueish color ( which almost had me rethink my entire jeep color ) to the stock Patriot blue. No body work , remove door panels and weather strip & mirrors. Not a bad paint job by any means but I guess I'm stuck on 15 year ago prices. Could use a "cut and buff" I'm overall good with the results.

Also just picked up my Artec fenders form the powder coater- Also "Patriot blue " they look pretty darn close, $180.00 for the set to coat. I figure its close enough for my Jeep.