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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 02:57 PM
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Pigments are what matters in the price of paint.

Basically the color dictates how much in material it will cost. the rest is labor, shops charge whatever they want, ultimately a good shop will do the prep work properly, where others might not. As far as price for total it depends on the shop if you trust their workmanship. A more expensive paint job can still come out like crap if the painter doesnt care for it.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by IvoryGT
Pigments are what matters in the price of paint.

Basically the color dictates how much in material it will cost. the rest is labor, shops charge whatever they want, ultimately a good shop will do the prep work properly, where others might not. As far as price for total it depends on the shop if you trust their workmanship. A more expensive paint job can still come out like crap if the painter doesnt care for it.
Yeah when I was talking to Bob at Mad Mods, he told me the exact same thing. The Ivory Pearl for my G was roughly 1/3 the cost of Laser Red. I had no idea it varied by that much
 
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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Lol and what would that be, I did custom auto paint for close to 5 years and I am dying to hear this answer.
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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you dont get it. Lambo paint or Ferrari paint. It's just PAINT. the pigment inside dictates the price, it's no different than paint on a ford in terms of pricing

RED costs the most, then yellow then other bright colors. cheapest are black and silver. a ford RED will cost more than Lambo white in paint costs.
 
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