How much did you guys pay to have a shop to smooth and paint your mirrors, valences and other plastics parts?

I was just calling a few local shops to have my mirrors, tail gate bezel/handle and door handles smoothed and painted and I almost fell on the floor! For me to get that done, one shop said 600 if I brought them all the parts and another said 400...

I know that I can get painted door handles but I can get them in my color which is carbon black metallic. Im just looking to see what you guys have paid.

 

I got my chrome bumper painted colornatch mirror caps white, tailgate handle, tailgate lip, door handles for $250 that just bc I know the body shop guy.

They usually do charge about $400 its not that bad, bc they got to sand and prep make everything smooth.

Now I need to re-do my back bumper its chippin a little i should of gotten powdercoated.

 

I realize that there is a lot of work and they need to make it worth there time, but it seems like I just keep hearing stories like yours where they have a lot of items done for a fraction of the cost. Im not in a hurry to get these done so no big deal...

 

I just painted my tailgate handle and bezel and top of bumper for under a hundred myself.

Sanding was a bitch though
1 pint of urethane base - $30
Flexible Plastic Primer - $10
Reducer - $10
2 cans of urethane clear - $30

I took the texture off with a ortibal sander, then wet/dry to 400.
You do have a have a paint gun though. I put 3 coats of base on and I still have 1/2 a pint left. The clear I used had an injector to add hardener and after you did that, you had 24hrs to use it. Pretty cool for a spray can.

 

well yeah I mean if your going to do a colormatch might as well do everything at once, thats wat I thought when i was ready to do it. and the guy doing the work said the same. $250 plus some beers or lunch or a fatty

 

I forgot to mention. I left my gas door with my paint supplier so they could match the color perfectly. The color is dead-on.

 

Honestly I might just do some test runs with some of the parts off my 2000, Ill see how that goes and go from there. I forgot to mention that if I dropped off my truck to them and they had to remove the parts off the truck, I would cost me $800 bones

 

thats crazy the most i have heard down here in south texas is around 400 bucks. i kinda want to color match mine but dont want to deal with the chrome chipping or have a shop full of suckers remove my door panels.

 

for my handles, tail gate handle, mirror caps, bowtie, and bumper cap painted was $150.

 

I spent $120 for all the paint and supplies I need, now I'll just prep and spray in my garage