Cost to have hood painted

[Clubber_Lang]

Im looking into having my trucks hood painted. Right now its a mismatched color hood. The truck in question is a 96 F150, Far from being a show truck by any means. Just trying to get it out of the eyesore category.

I called up Macco and they quoted me $375! Again, Im not looking for a Ferrari paint job here, but something better than rattle can rustoleum would be nice. Does that price not sound a tad bit high?

 

[yvon_la]

Mm!on fast and loud they scotchbrited green padded the hood then covered the wood and washed it then coated it with clear!an easy diy job

 

[wirelessF]

Unless you know someone with spray painting equipment you're gonna have to bite the bullet at a shop, and that probably the cheap single stage paint they use.

 

[supton]

Hit up a junkyard? Or on CL and see if someone is parting out the same color truck? Could post a WTB ad on CL too.

 

[NHGUY]

Maaco's low line paint job is Nason FulCryl acrylic enamel.No clear coat.Its probably $20 a pint for the color,then you need reducer and activator.Less than $100 would buy the paint.Then all you need is the right equipment to shoot it,and the talented person to apply it..

 

[crgstvrs]

375.00 for Maaco paint on hood is a stretch, find a local owned bodyshop and check their price. Let them know you will be paying and it isn't an insurance job and you should find a lower price. you are going to be above 200.00 but probably a lot better job.

 

[bdcardinal]

Around here you would be looking at 700-1500 to paint a hood in my experience.

 

[yvon_la]

Or you can put cover up on it!the stuff is like shrink wrap but pretty much any look you want.you just need a hair dryer to smooth it over

 

[wag123]

Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
Around here you would be looking at 700-1500 to paint a hood in my experience.

+1
On newer vehicles, using the correct factory paint in the right steps, the cost of materials alone can be as high as $375!

 

[Oldmoparguy1]

Give it a rattle can paint job, satin black.

Wayne

 

[surfstar]

Dip It
dipyourcar.com

or rattle can

Save $300+ for something more critical

 

[Tzu]

Around me, my daughter was quoted $250.00 per body panel for paint. So on her Grand Am, it was a front fender and the two driver's side doors totaling $750.00 to paint/clear. It was that much also to put on one used door and a fender after she hit the deer. So painting was 1/2 the total price to repair her car. I would imagine a good shop should be around a $250-300 bill just to spray with no bodywork. I've done the rustoleum thing twice on hoods and the quality of a professional job would be worth it for me.

 

[kschachn]

When I painted a hood and radiator support myself using Sherwin Williams automotive paint, all the paint stuff (hardener, color coat, clear coat, etc.) was alone around $300. And that was with a discount through the company I worked for at the time.

Things get pricy in a hurry when you start folding in labor.

Originally Posted By: Tzu
Around me, my daughter was quoted $250.00 per body panel for paint. So on her Grand Am, it was a front fender and the two driver's side doors totaling $750.00 to paint/clear. It was that much also to put on one used door and a fender after she hit the deer. So painting was 1/2 the total price to repair her car. I would imagine a good shop should be around a $250-300 bill just to spray with no bodywork. I've done the rustoleum thing twice on hoods and the quality of a professional job would be worth it for me.

 

[artificialist]

I'm not sure of the price of painting an OEM hood. Many years ago, when I was an oil and tire tech, I shut the hood of a Toyota Matrix before I remembered to remove the hood rod. The hood couldn't be saved and had to be replaced.

1 new hood and 1 paint job cost the business $1000. If I knew the price of the hood, I would be able to determine the price of painting it.

 

[wag123]

Originally Posted By: artificialist
I'm not sure of the price of painting an OEM hood. Many years ago, when I was an oil and tire tech, I shut the hood of a Toyota Matrix before I remembered to remove the hood rod. The hood couldn't be saved and had to be replaced.

1 new hood and 1 paint job cost the business $1000. If I knew the price of the hood, I would be able to determine the price of painting it.

A genuine Toyota hood is about $300 retail, but an aftermarket replacement hood is under $140.

 

[wag123]

Originally Posted By: Tzu
Around me, my daughter was quoted $250.00 per body panel for paint.

You can't get a hood sprayed for anywhere close to $250, even using the cheapest of cheap paint. $250 per BODY panel is about right (fender, door, or bumper cover), but, if you would have asked the body shop about painting the hood, that quote would have been 2-3 times more because that is how much more in materials and labor are involved in doing a hood. It is the second most expensive body panel to paint (next to the roof).

 

[KitaCam]

Well....I've had several cars repainted, whole or in part, at one shop over the past 10 years and they have given me a quote of $500 to repaint my hood and roof...and they do good work....

 

[artificialist]

Originally Posted By: wag123
Originally Posted By: artificialist
I'm not sure of the price of painting an OEM hood. Many years ago, when I was an oil and tire tech, I shut the hood of a Toyota Matrix before I remembered to remove the hood rod. The hood couldn't be saved and had to be replaced.

1 new hood and 1 paint job cost the business $1000. If I knew the price of the hood, I would be able to determine the price of painting it.

A genuine Toyota hood is about $300 retail, but an aftermarket replacement hood is under $140.

They definitely got a 100% genuine Toyota hood.