Paint Question..., so expensive...why? Options

[Raek]

ok, so i'm going around getting quotes from a bunch of diff places.

i'd like to get my whole car resprayed. i only have a couple of TINY areas that need bodywork, but the rest of the car is smooth and such...

my passenger side from the bumper to the end of the front door has really small cracks up the whoooole side. it loks like it's UNDER the paint...which sucks, cause the clear coat is still nice and shiny.

there's rust by the 3rd break light, so that MOS DEF needs repair...

and, that's the major stuff.

the other stuff is just wear and tear from 5 years of driving. the underside has plenty of rock chips. the front bumper, fenders and hood have more than plenty of rock chips...

now...places are quoting me 2500 - 3000 bucks to do the whole car. why?

i'm seeing some of you guys saying that it's only like 1000 - 1500 bucks to do it.

wtf?

[Pvc99gT]

well i guess i either know the right people, or you know crazy over-prices. problem with not strippin the car is that it will peel if its not stripped cuz it just isnt possible to get it taped down that well. the 3k quote was for my friends civic, not really friends with him anymore lol. and the guy quoting him was a friend of my family, he would do it way cheaper for me, prolly just cost of paint, maybe a lil more but nowhere near 3k. prolly not even 1k. but that guy works strictly quality, he wont do your job if you want it done shoddy cuz he has full lifetime warranty on all of his work. if its not perfect or if there are any problems ever, its covered. so i didnt really know about the coats, plus its the best paint and he knows what hes doing.i just figured multiple coats would be better, either way i know its perfect, so STFU and most places are crap!