71 911T Repaint Cost

[buddan]

Hi, Can someone tell me how much it would cost to paint my 71 911T from silver to light ivory? I would want the paint stripped down to the bare metal before repainting. Also, any suggestions on the east cost who paints Porsche's? I want to make sure someone with knowledge does the job so gaps are correct.

Thanks!

[pu911rsr]

Painting a car is not expensive but properly prepping one for paint can be very expensive- depends completely on how much work is required to get chassis straight and properly fix any issues.
Phil

[boxster03]

assuming no rust and no previous crash repairs to repair properly - complete color change and all that comes with it - $30K for a good job

[bdladd]

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[sebastianroher]

Painting a car is not expensive but properly prepping one for paint can be very expensive- depends completely on how much work is required to get chassis straight and properly fix any issues.
Phil

+1 It all depends on what is discovered upon stripping the car down to bare metal, they could find a bunch of bondo or they could find a clean shell...

30k is a ridiculous number to me.....

[Jrsully]

I had a local guy, who does work on old cars and not a Porsche specialist by any means, do my 71 Targa. I spent about $1600 to have the body and removable parts completely blasted to bare metal (done at a very reputable shop in CT). I then transported the car/parts back to the local guy. He did some rust repair (not much), primed it, did the body work and sprayed, 2 stage, it the original Bahia red. This guy was a craftsman and made sure the gaps were perfect and pre fitted everything a lot before color and final assembly. That cost me about $8500 (2.5 yrs ago)
Moral of the story (at least on my end), if you can find a local guy, that works on older stuff and doesn't have an attitude about it, check that option. A lot of the time you can get a very good deal and very good work vs the "specialty shops" who will charge top dollar. There is nothing wrong with specialty shops, In my case, I knew this guy's work was nice and his pricing was very reasonable. As mentioned above, $30 seems way out line. Good luck with your search

[gdj911]

i just finished a bare metal repaint of a 71 targa. some metal work and rust repair, $14,000. this price did not include new seals and gaskets.
good luck...it gets expensive

[Richardnew]

Repairing the rust is where it's going to get expensive. One you take the car apart it's going to get crazy.

I'm going to say $30,000 will get you into the game. It could go up from there depending on the rust you find. The shop I use tells me that $100,000 is not all that unusual by the time they're done with a car. That's for a perfect paint job with all new seals and bolts.

I know a shop up in Seattle that will spray paint for $17,000 if you bring them a fully prepared bare metal car.



Richard Newton
26 Years With a 911

[xpensivewino]

My car is in for paint as we speak. I brought it to them in bare metal. $25-30K should be expected for a reputable shop, and if you are painting it with original glasurit. I agree this number is way too high, but it is the going rate. The amount of correction to panels and prep work, even on a stripped car blew my mind. The best body guys are artists. Laying down the paint is the easy part. It's all that goes in to prepping each piece for paint that gets expensive. A good guy will reassemble the car several times to get everything fitting correctly. Do yourself a favor, stop by the shop often and unexpectedly, and shoot lots of pictures. These cars had a lot of design flaws that caused them to rust, and the best body shops know how to correct those issues, and prep them so it never happens again, and that is what you are really paying for.

[Jim Breazeale]

Painting a car is not expensive but properly prepping one for paint can be very expensive- depends completely on how much work is required to get chassis straight and properly fix any issues.
Phil

I think that post just about sums up the question.
$30,000.00 for a "paint job"? I don't think so. This would include extensive body repair and prep.
$17,000.00 for just paint? Ridiculous!
Those of us that attend our NorCal/RGruppe Coffee and Doughnutfest on the 1st Saturday of every month are regularly treated to a stunning, black 1965 356 Outlaw that stops you in your tracks when you walk by. The body is perfect and the paint is beyond perfect. Total cost of the "paint job"? $1,300.00. That is not a typo and it was done in a local Miracle Auto Painting shop. Yes, it did require a bunch of time by the owner and his buddies to color sand and buff, but it can be done.
By the way, this coming Saturday is the 1st Saturday of the Month.

Regards

Jim