I was just curious what the going rate is shaved and painted.Thanks.

 

I'm looking into doing the same to my tailgate, I know the handle will cost around $50, and I was quoted about $150 for the welding, smoothing (dough) and paint.

 

That's alot less than I thought, maybe my broke *** can afford it. Thanks for the info.

 

I paid $500 total for mine and that included the cost and paint of the rollpan.
$300 should be doable for the gate itself.

 

Cost me 280 on my s-10

 

i would think that at a good body shop where when it is done it don't look like the ocean atleast 400- 500 bucks. Don't forget the holes at the top of the gate also. Me and my dad did mine so i never went to get a price.

 

just remember one thing. you get what you pay for. i would prob think about 3-400 for a good quality job. just do some research before you commit to a shop. i did my own and a couple more and its not that bad to do yourself.

 

i charge $350 for friends (most i do free though) and $400 for everybody else.