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lincpimp · 02.22.2009, 03:14 PM

As a full size car painter I definately feel your pain...

I am not an airbrush guy, but I do graphics, stripe and other designs like that. I am good at laying out stripes by hand/eye, and a full car can take 8+ hours just to do that. I know people just think it involes putting some making tape on and thats it, but I have to make sure that it looks god from all angles, and make all of the curves match etc, etc.

I usually charge an extra 500 bucks for stripes, and honestly I should charge double that. A regular car paint job usually runs about 5 grand, and once they start tacking on stuff it can easily beat 7 grand. I only do one at a time, as my shop is setup for collision repairs. I get plenty of them, as the "custom" shop down the street charges 10 grand min...

Anyways, I definately understand, people just have no idea what is involved to turn out good work. Attention to detail in mandatory if the finished product needs to look good. Keep up the good work man, your shells look great! I do not have the patience to paint r/c bodies. If I ever get a few display truck I will definately get some work do by you. I love the themed MT bodies, those are my favorite works by you.

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lincpimp Check out my huge box! Offline Posts: 11,935 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Slidell, LA	02.22.2009, 03:14 PM As a full size car painter I definately feel your pain... I am not an airbrush guy, but I do graphics, stripe and other designs like that. I am good at laying out stripes by hand/eye, and a full car can take 8+ hours just to do that. I know people just think it involes putting some making tape on and thats it, but I have to make sure that it looks god from all angles, and make all of the curves match etc, etc. I usually charge an extra 500 bucks for stripes, and honestly I should charge double that. A regular car paint job usually runs about 5 grand, and once they start tacking on stuff it can easily beat 7 grand. I only do one at a time, as my shop is setup for collision repairs. I get plenty of them, as the "custom" shop down the street charges 10 grand min... Anyways, I definately understand, people just have no idea what is involved to turn out good work. Attention to detail in mandatory if the finished product needs to look good. Keep up the good work man, your shells look great! I do not have the patience to paint r/c bodies. If I ever get a few display truck I will definately get some work do by you. I love the themed MT bodies, those are my favorite works by you. Alot of Savage parts for sale!!!