Cost of a paint job.

[TX-ZACH]

I salute those who lay down that kind of coin on paint work like that and also those invested and brave enough to try it themselves.

 

[green61bug]

There's the old saying, you aren't paying me for my time, you're paying for my experience.

 

[Glass Pony]

Good, info Mark.
Now I feel like I robbed my local body shop 10 years ago. With me doing the assembly/disassembly, no painting on the interior floor (Herculiner), and a fiberglass body (which needed some work) my bill was a little over $3,000.
I would not call it show quality but it's no Maaco job neither.

 

[fluffybunny]

Took me and my brother-in-law 10 FULL weekends and 2 vacation days to do the bodywork and paint. Total cost right at $2k. It was a butt kicker. Not show quality but driver quality.

 

[fordfan]

The cost of a paint job is just as varied as the results that you see with something that is called a "Paint Job"! Many Broncos that I see with a "Paint Job", actually de-values the Bronco to me..... In other words, it's worth less with a paint job than without it!

Mark is correct. A correct or show quality paint job is by far the most important and expensive part of the build. The $5000 estimate of materials is on the light side, if you have bought any high performance finishes lately. In the past two of three years, paint materials have doubled or quadrupled!

Most individuals lack the resources (tools, space, and talent) to do their own paint.

I completely agree that a professional doing a professional quality "restoration type" paint job can cost 20k-50k depending on rust/metal repair.

A paint job is to the Bronco like the skin is to the human body......It's the part that everyone sees and it's the largest 'organ' (most expensive) of the body!

 

[Madgyver]

My son and I did this during 2020 when all the shutdowns and stay home orders were out.
Real work was slow and we did it in our garage. total in paint costs about 1K.
suspension lift, stretch, steering links, fullwidth axle swap front HP dana44 and FW 9" with modified 4 link. notch 23gal fuel tank. relocate inner fenders, 77 gas filler door. mad built cage tied into roof rack. safari hardtop. Engine swap 302 to 351W with explorer front dress, later to be swapped out for a 408W in 2021.
Build time with Taz = Priceless!