Not to burst a bubble, but time will tell if it is a $2.5K paint job.  I don't see how the guy could do it.  He got $900 for seven days work, and of course, he had to buy materials, pay for his shop and equipment .............. .  How does he make a living?  If he is actually pocketing $500 above shop costs (such as insurance, rent, equipment) and materials, and takes no days off the entire year, with work continuous, he is making $25K per annum.  That won't support most folks these days.

David Mc

---- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> In a message dated 1/31/2010 9:23:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> bruiserbabie@YAHOO.COM writes:
>
> I found  a guy here in Portland Oregon who just painted my van for $900.00.
> He did a  base coat clear coat paint job, stripped it down to get rid of
> the old flaking  paint and rock chips. He did 3 different colors- White top,
> the factory yellow center and then black around the bottom. All for  $900.00
> and took him 7 days to complete. Looks  great........
>
>
>
> definatelty not the norm.   around here that's a 2500 paint  job