OHSIXX

How long typicially should it take to paint a car? I realize it depends on the condition of the car, but for the typical car how long?

stpman

A car once in the booth should be painted in 2 to 4 hours. it's the prep work to get it ready to go into the booth that takes the time.

Steve :steering:

sb69coupe

My painter had 15 hours of total labor in my car. I took it there totally stripped, primed, block sanded, and partially masked. All that he had to do was mask the rest of it, tack it off, shoot it, then wetsand and buff.

Shannon

Alwyn678

took two months to do my car but there were 7 layers to come off and lots of fiberglass work

OHSIXX

Okay! I don't need much body work, if any. The car was originally green and painted white in 1994.

Two paint shops that do vettes have told me three to four weeks. Just curious if this is about right for proper preparation and painting?

74-Roadster

Depending on the car and the results sought, prepwork can take anywhere from 200-1600 hours. Actual painting of the car should be done in 1-2 days.

VolVette

If they were to work on your car alone, I'd say 3-4 days (given minimal body work.) But because they're probably working on multiple cars, 3-4 weeks sounds more reasonable. I delivered my '75 to the painter with ALL of the body work complete and told them to leave it alone, just clean the surface, shoot the base and clear, and put the doors back on. It took them about a week to complete.

LFZ

Three months total which included sanding, block, priming, and actual base coat/clear on the body along with the doors, hood, rear latch, taken off the car and painted separately. The only way to do it.