What would be a rough estimate for painting an 04 acura tl from the ...

Posted on February 27, 2012 by admin

I am looking for a middle of the line job, not anything crappy but also not the most expensive thing in the world. but want it done right.

If you change the color from red to black you also have to get the title changed. The vin # has a color code in it. The paint has to be stripped, etc. I do not think it is worth it.

To do it right, start with $10,000.Go up from there.Friend of mine is a painter, and he won’t touch a black paintjob for less than $10,000 because it’s such a difficult color to paint.It shows EVERY imperfection, the surface has to be PERFECTLY smooth or you will see the dents, etc.This same person could do a good red paint job, for example, for less than $5,000, but for the same quality of black, it might cost 3-4 times that, or in other words, more than it would cost to buy a black TL.Plus, to do the color change correctly, the entire car has to be disassembled, so that all the interior, under the hood, the engine bay, inside the trunk, under the car, etc. can be painted to match, or else you will get laughed at when you pull up in a shiny black car, open the door and the door jambs are red, or the underside of the hood is red, or the firewall is red.

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