Has anyone ever changed the color of the car?

[TexasBushwhacker]

I'm car shopping and it seems like 90% of the cars are white, black, gray or silver. I need COLOR. If the vest car I can find fir my money is a boring color, I'm thinking about painting it something fun. I know it isn't cheap, like around $1K, but you only live once, right?!

[Enter stage left]

1. 1 K...you might want to take a look at a REAL body shop...

it can easily surpass 10-12 K.

For 1 K you get watercolors.

[Mr.Bill]

2. Sure, I've had cars painted, back in the 70s when it was cheap.

You won't get much of a paint job for 1K. Think more like 5-10K to do it right with present-day quality materials and craftmanship.

[essaynnc]

3. take it to a place that wraps cars..

Almist unlimited options of color and finishes and designs.

[Bristlecone]

8. Agree with this . Get a wrap. Your color choices are endless

[rickford66]

4. A stripped down 65 Mustang body cost me $4,500 in 2012.

It twas a bare body I was restoring. No windows or interior or engine. No masking needed.

[Farmer-Rick]

5. A lot of car manufacturers charge extra for the nicer colors

There's a gold color that I would love to to get. I looked around and found different standards. I know a really good body shop that quoted my SUV paint job at $4,000. They said it was their mid-level quality.

There are usually 3 quality standards each costing more. There's basic, some sanding, interior trim not painted only a few coats. It's the cheapest at $300 to $1,000.

There's standard full sanding, more coats, interior trim painted. It can be as high as $4,500.

Then showroom quality which can be as high as $20,000.

It all depends on the quality you want.

[mitch96]

6. A respray to a different color is ok but what about the door jams and under the hood?

Changing the little bits is where the cost comes in.. The minute you open the door or lift the hood it will be quite obvious. Now a wrap in a color close to original, you might get away with it and save some money YMMV
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[Phoenix61]

7. Me and my dad painted my green car yellow.

It was a pain to mask but he did a great job. The best part was I never got run off the road again.

[KS Toronado]

9. Go car shopping and ignore all white, black, gray or silver.

You'll be happier in the long run, and save some $$$.

[bottomofthehill]

10. A long time ago. Earl Scheib 159.99

It was actually a decent paint job.

[Mopar151]

11. White and black are merely base coats.

The hot rod world has hundreds of "custom paint" tricks - many can be done in vinyl as well. Vinyl does not need to be a whole car wrap - cut vinyl graphics are everywhere - like cop cars!