I've got about$ 3k in my body and paint work out here in Omaha but I traded
some labor for mechanical work on a few of his project motorcycles and
helped out a bunch too a buddy of mine did it and it took forever! !!

Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy

On Sep 29, 2011 6:53 PM, "Troy" <colorworks@gci.net> wrote:

I just got back from the body shop with an estimate of $6500 to repaint my
van. For this price, I was going to completely remove all the moldings,
poptop canvas, side windows and rear, bumpers, utility outlets, door
handles, etc. and also reinstall. The $6500 does not include any new rubber
seals. I'm guessing a good $1200 for a complete set of rubber seals to do
all the doors and windows, pop top, rear hatch, etc. I do have some rust
around the rear window, and side windows, and in one of the rain gutters,
and one dent on the passenger side.  I really wanted to change colors, but
that would add an easy $1500 to the price. So, I guess I was thinking in the
$4000-$5000 range with me doing part of the work, so was a little surprised.

I'd like to get some feedback from others who have their vans painted, and
what they spent, and was was done for the cost.

Troy