Painting Costs

mobbinthesteez · 01-19-2023, 12:52 PM

Hi, I got a set of M sport side skirts for my sport line 440i. One shop quoted me 12 hours of labor to paint them. Seemed a bit excessive just wondering if anyone has had this done and what did it run?

Billfitz · 01-19-2023, 02:40 PM

12 hours might include drying time.

beefyman · 01-19-2023, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Billfitz

12 hours might include drying time.

And the time between closing the shop at night and reopening next morning!

mobbinthesteez · 01-19-2023, 05:44 PM

Yeah, I figured as much. I will not be scheduling with them any time soon!

Billfitz · 01-19-2023, 09:55 PM

I figure prep would take a half hour, painting an hour, rubbing out another hour. What would be time consuming is the cure time between painting and rubbing out, at least a day, but you shouldn't be paying for that. For what it seems that they want to charge you could buy your own paint rig, including a compressor and buffer.

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mobbinthesteez New Member 23 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 2020 BMW 440i Xdrive 6 speed Join Date: Nov 2022 Location: Alaska iTrader: (0)	Painting Costs Hi, I got a set of M sport side skirts for my sport line 440i. One shop quoted me 12 hours of labor to paint them. Seemed a bit excessive just wondering if anyone has had this done and what did it run?
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Billfitz Lieutenant General 8246 Rep 16,089 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	12 hours might include drying time.
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mobbinthesteez New Member 23 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 2020 BMW 440i Xdrive 6 speed Join Date: Nov 2022 Location: Alaska iTrader: (0)	Yeah, I figured as much. I will not be scheduling with them any time soon!
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Billfitz Lieutenant General 8246 Rep 16,089 Posts Drives: '15 328iX GT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New Hampshire iTrader: (0)	I figure prep would take a half hour, painting an hour, rubbing out another hour. What would be time consuming is the cure time between painting and rubbing out, at least a day, but you shouldn't be paying for that. For what it seems that they want to charge you could buy your own paint rig, including a compressor and buffer.
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