Spray Painter

You may struggle at that price to find a painter that is both good & reliable.
All the painters i know wouldn't take on a job at that price if they had to supply a booth & decent materials.
Have you tried going back to the place that did the parts for you & tell them you arent happy? Any reputable shop wouldn't like having an unhappy client.

My painter wouldn't bother answer the phone if he thought you were only offering $30 an hour. Not trying to talk him up or be a smart ass just the way it is these days. At the end of the day if you pay the extra it will go along way towards the person actually caring about his/her workmanship.

Try the local TAFE, the one in Dandenong did a great job painting one of my daughters cars after she pranged a few years ago for the cost of the paint only

From memory she had to wait a while but the price was as good as you can get

They even fixed my average panel repair job before they painted it

Chris

I wouldn't get out of bed for $30 an hour, lol

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Originally posted by LINCOLN

Sorted fellas.

Appreciate the thoughts.

$10,000 for an escort paintjob is about 200 hours work - not far off $30 (less tax) an hour IMO.

Didn't think i was being as tight an ass as you all made me feel.

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Plenty of people would do $30 an hour, just got to ask the right person, for a cage and interior paint job i dont think it's that tight. I know a couple of people who would do it in Newcastle.

Me trying to get things done for free is tight [:x)]

You just need to find an ex-painter or someone willing to do cashies.

My mate who did the top coats on my blue Escort quit the trade and never got that sort of cash but for the right job he'd help out and wouldn't ask stupid money. Obviously no help to you as Im in SA but they're about. You've just got to make it worth their time.

Rhys

PS. There is alot of people who would get out of bed for less than $30/hr

if im doing mechanical cashie work, i look to charge atleast $50 an hr. if you go to a licenced mechanic, they are going to charge you atleast $90 here in Perth. the people who charge less than this generally work slower so ends up costing you the same. the Holden dealership i was at, at the time i left, were charging $125+ per hour. when someone gets me to do a cashie, they're not paying me sick leave, they're not paying my tool allowance, they're not paying super annuation, and generally, they are taking part of my weekend/weeknights away.

some advice for you tho lincoln, spray painters, as an industry, seem very slow and unreliable. best bet is to get quote on doing the specific job, and a time frame. you pay them the amount they quoted if they get it done within the timeframe they set. otherwise price starts to drop. mates XY has been in primer for 4-5 months, from what was supposed to be a 6 week paint job.