Suburban Estimate question
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I’m about to get a few estimates on painting this 91 Suburban. It has the original finish on it and no body work is needed, but from the two tone line up on to the roof it will need to be stripped. What kind of ballpark hours should I expect to be charged for this thing from start to finish? I know each shop will vary but I want to be somewhat informed when I take it in. Thanks guys. :rock
complete repaint on a suburban with stripping the upper portion. you could be paying up to $7500 for that one
Yea I was afraid of that. I actually prefer to do it myself, because I know what’s involved… I just can’t figure out a way to strip it and keep it out of the elements as I’m working on it when it’s 2′ too long for my garage. Not to mention the PILES of stuff that needs to come off of it that I would need to find room for.
I don’t understand why you want it stripped but you should look on Kijiji for painter’s ads. I’ve seen a few people doing paint jobs for under 700 dollars. I know there’s highschools and colleges that take in cars to paint for free or really cheap.
You really shouldn’t be investing more than 1000 dollars into a car from ’91, who knows what could happen to it.
[quote=”pierceg” post=25113]I don’t understand why you want it stripped but you should look on Kijiji for painter’s ads. I’ve seen a few people doing paint jobs for under 700 dollars. I know there’s highschools and colleges that take in cars to paint for free or really cheap.[/quote]
What??? :unsure: …trade school, may be a good idea. But trusting some unlicenced hick you don’t know to touch your property and “repair” it in his buddys shed is not cool at all.
[quote]You really shouldn’t be investing more than 1000 dollars into a car from ’91, who knows what could happen to it.[/quote]
That may be true, but if he likes it enough why not…
[quote=”Ben” post=25116][quote=”pierceg” post=25113]I don’t understand why you want it stripped but you should look on Kijiji for painter’s ads. I’ve seen a few people doing paint jobs for under 700 dollars. I know there’s highschools and colleges that take in cars to paint for free or really cheap.[/quote]
What??? :unsure: …trade school, may be a good idea. But trusting some unlicenced hick you don’t know to touch your property and “repair” it in his buddys shed is not cool at all.
[quote]You really shouldn’t be investing more than 1000 dollars into a car from ’91, who knows what could happen to it.[/quote]
That may be true, but if he likes it enough why not…[/quote]
Exactly my thoughts on both counts. By his logic, the entire classic vehicle industry should have never happened. Some people just don’t get it I guess.
A 3/4 ton Big Block powered square body Suburban is not something easy to find, especially with no rust and all the interior still there in pristine condition.
It needs to be stripped on the top down to the two tone line because that is the correct way to do an early 90s GM vehicle with this particular issue.
probably have to strip the top half because all the early 90’s gm’s delaminated :wak
Oh okay I didn’t realize we were calling ’91 classic, it feels weird to say that.
And I don’t know if those 700 dollar paint jobs are in some house garage but from the pictures on Kijiji it looks like a pretty big clean shop. I figured that they were charging a bunch for body work and there would be a bunch of other extras to be conned into. I think that that buisness model could work if you worked very very fast and advertised really well. At that price you can start convincing people that paint jobs are more of a car hygiene thing. (example: My car is 10 years old, I see a few scratches and I see a rust spec on the rocker panel, I think it’s time for my cars regular maintenance paint job.)
And what do you mean delaminated? I’ve heard of clear on early 90s GM cars coming off but on the top half, but not the bottom?
Thats what I said. On the top, down to the two tone line.
Considering the 91 is almost the same as a 1973, just updated, I would consider that a classic. a 92, however, is not… not yet, anyways.
what untill you take the door handles out!
Yeah I guess that works, I’m sure if you really pepped up the motor and waited 10 years that thing would be worth a lot of money. Pureply speculation but it could be like those old VW vans from Barrett Jacksons.
I think I understand what you’re saying. Right above the start of the top color you can see the clear coat turning white and flaking off? I recommend you chip all that white stuff off before you go and get a quote. But if you want to have a better base with no old paint or clear coat on it, there are places that will sand blast and epoxy your entire car for a reasonable price.
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There is absolutely NO possible way anyone can offer a quality paint job at $700. Maaco will paint a car for 3 or 4 hundred dollars but you get what you pay for. I personally wouldn’t touch that surburban for less than $7500. Hell, the materials alone to properly paint that thing is going to be a minimum of a thousand to fifteen hundred dollars (that is what it would cost the shop owner if it was his own surburban).
The reason the guy here on the forum is looking for a professional paint job is because he knows what’s involved and really doesn’t want to do it himself. What I read into that is if he knows what’s involved in painting the truck then he is going to be very picky on the finished truck. That needs to be taken into the equation if you’re the shop being payed to do the work.
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