370z Paint Cost

tkdnom · 03-25-2011, 11:44 PM

I have a 2010 370z Black Cherry.

I don't like the color and I want to paint to a different color either pearl white or the 40th anniversary color.

How much should I pay for it?

I read threads about how poor the OEM Paint job is and I wanted to know how much I should pay for for similar quality.

maybe 2000?

red6spd · 03-25-2011, 11:54 PM

Alot Alot Alot of money if you do it the right way. Remember the door jams, engine bay etc need to be painted, probably not worth it. Black Cherry is a rare color live with it and love it.

Splinter · 03-26-2011, 01:24 AM

i gotta agree, a complete repaint can be expensive and sometimes not worth the trouble, you dont wanna open the door or pop the hood of your pearl white car and see black cherry all over the place, 2000 bucks prolly get you that kind of paint job

check out maaco if you really serious about this i guess, they usually have lowest prices for paint jobs, specially for a big company like them

TreeSemdyZee · 03-26-2011, 01:25 AM

Dude. Don't change it. Black Cherry is gorgeous.

You probably won't touch a high quality job for anywhere near $2000.

m4a1mustang · 03-26-2011, 01:26 AM

Probably $4,000 minimum for a full paint job from a reputable shop.

TROOPER · 03-26-2011, 01:53 AM

Vinyl Wrap for $2000 or less

Pick any color you like, and it protects the original paint

Gunzero · 03-26-2011, 02:12 AM

black cherry is nice.. why buy a car you didnt like on the lot.
if youre gonna change it change it to something that's not OEM.

TROOPER · 03-26-2011, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TROOPER

Vinyl Wrap for $2000 or less

Pick any color you like, and it protects the original paint

UA Motorsports East Coast Vinyl Wrap Service!

which colour wrap?

tkdnom · 03-26-2011, 03:41 AM

Thanks a lot!

Mike · 03-26-2011, 08:16 AM

It cost me 7000 to repaint my corvette, and most of the interior panels, like under the hood and trunk area are unpainted plastic. I would think a great job on a Z would be more like 8000.

ZeeingAround · 03-26-2011, 10:20 AM

It would be a shame to repaint the BC. Maybe you could incorporate a BC stripe with a vinyl wrap.
or sell the car to someone who would love to have the BC and get a newer car in the color you like. Between the sales tax loss and the depreciation, you will be further ahead.

the wrap sounds best to me, because you might come around in a year or two and really accept the color.

Another option would be to dress it up with CF sides, lip and spoiler, sides, hood.

bflosabre91 · 03-28-2011, 04:23 PM

OP, i feel you man. I also have the BC and after buying it, I'm not the biggest fan of it. I was also wondering if it would be worth it to paint to take my 30k investment from me liking it a lot, to being absolutely in love with it. Realistically it would probably be cheaper to sell and find a different color and just take the loss. Unfortunately for me, there weren't many options near me which is y i picked the BC but after being up close to it, its a little more purple than i thought. I say just deal with it, and at the very least if you have to paint it, don't do an OEM color. Do something really unique and nice. You might as well if your going to paint it. Go big or go home.

everyone else, if anyone has any good ideas(pics would help) on something to kinda man up the purpley color, i would love to hear it. I also don't want to rice the **** out of it though and put sticker and all that crap on it :/

zmyride · 03-30-2011, 02:45 PM

this has got to be the most stupidiest thing to do unless you want to restore a classic car.

they have to take all the panels off to repaint. when done, you will have a lot of rattles coming from everywhere.

when you sell the car, how are you going to explain to the prospective buyer that you take the car with the best color and repaint into something else.?

MyZ4U2C · 03-30-2011, 02:54 PM

doesnt seem worthwhile, if anything, might as well trade with someone perhaps

wheee! · 03-30-2011, 03:07 PM

I know! Paint it Black Rose! Or Bordeaux.... much more manly than that sissy Black Cherry colour....

03-25-2011, 11:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
tkdnom Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 5 Drives: 10 370z BC AT Rep Power: 14	370z Paint Cost I have a 2010 370z Black Cherry. I don't like the color and I want to paint to a different color either pearl white or the 40th anniversary color. How much should I pay for it? I read threads about how poor the OEM Paint job is and I wanted to know how much I should pay for for similar quality. maybe 2000?

03-25-2011, 11:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
red6spd A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 3,277 Drives: 2010 Z Coupe M6 SPT Rep Power: 21	Alot Alot Alot of money if you do it the right way. Remember the door jams, engine bay etc need to be painted, probably not worth it. Black Cherry is a rare color live with it and love it. __________________ 2010 Base+Sport 6spd: Stillen G3, FI Non-Resonated CBE, FI Non-Resonated Test Pipes, UpRev Tuned, Custom 24R Oil Cooler, JDM Rear Fog-OEM Harness. ???Whp ???WTQ (Will find out come spring time)

03-26-2011, 01:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
Splinter Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: SATX & ATX Posts: 155 Drives: GM '11 370z Base+SP Rep Power: 14	i gotta agree, a complete repaint can be expensive and sometimes not worth the trouble, you dont wanna open the door or pop the hood of your pearl white car and see black cherry all over the place, 2000 bucks prolly get you that kind of paint job check out maaco if you really serious about this i guess, they usually have lowest prices for paint jobs, specially for a big company like them __________________ 2011 Gun Metallic 370Z Base w/ Sports Package 6MT Mods: HKS Hi-Power, Test Pipes, Black Z1 Stillen G3s, Swift Springs, 20mm spacers F&R, AuCar 13.6' Android Screen, Backup Camera, G35 Homelink, Rear fog Last edited by Splinter; 03-26-2011 at 01:28 AM.

03-26-2011, 01:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Probably $4,000 minimum for a full paint job from a reputable shop. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

03-26-2011, 01:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
TROOPER A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 1,297 Drives: Your Tax Dollars Rep Power: 17	Vinyl Wrap for $2000 or less Pick any color you like, and it protects the original paint __________________ Darren "Guv Motors Passion Wagon"

03-26-2011, 01:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
TreeSemdyZee Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Kentuck-IANA Age: 60 Posts: 4,885 Drives: '09 370 & ‘14 Juke Rep Power: 27409	Dude. Don't change it. Black Cherry is gorgeous. You probably won't touch a high quality job for anywhere near $2000.

03-26-2011, 02:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
Gunzero Track Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 889 Drives: Nissan 370z Rep Power: 259	black cherry is nice.. why buy a car you didnt like on the lot. if youre gonna change it change it to something that's not OEM. __________________

03-26-2011, 03:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
tkdnom Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 5 Drives: 10 370z BC AT Rep Power: 14	Thanks a lot!

03-26-2011, 08:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2186	It cost me 7000 to repaint my corvette, and most of the interior panels, like under the hood and trunk area are unpainted plastic. I would think a great job on a Z would be more like 8000. __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

03-26-2011, 10:20 AM	#11 (permalink)
ZeeingAround A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 6,365 Drives: 3500 NVP 370Z-sold! Rep Power: 86624	It would be a shame to repaint the BC. Maybe you could incorporate a BC stripe with a vinyl wrap. or sell the car to someone who would love to have the BC and get a newer car in the color you like. Between the sales tax loss and the depreciation, you will be further ahead. the wrap sounds best to me, because you might come around in a year or two and really accept the color. Another option would be to dress it up with CF sides, lip and spoiler, sides, hood. __________________ Get some roosters for eggs and Bulls for milk . Then you will see that gender matters. Especially at milking time.

03-28-2011, 04:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
bflosabre91 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: na Posts: 114 Drives: car Rep Power: 14	OP, i feel you man. I also have the BC and after buying it, I'm not the biggest fan of it. I was also wondering if it would be worth it to paint to take my 30k investment from me liking it a lot, to being absolutely in love with it. Realistically it would probably be cheaper to sell and find a different color and just take the loss. Unfortunately for me, there weren't many options near me which is y i picked the BC but after being up close to it, its a little more purple than i thought. I say just deal with it, and at the very least if you have to paint it, don't do an OEM color. Do something really unique and nice. You might as well if your going to paint it. Go big or go home. everyone else, if anyone has any good ideas(pics would help) on something to kinda man up the purpley color, i would love to hear it. I also don't want to rice the **** out of it though and put sticker and all that crap on it :/

03-30-2011, 02:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
zmyride Track Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 631 Drives: 10 Black Sports 7AT Rep Power: 17	this has got to be the most stupidiest thing to do unless you want to restore a classic car. they have to take all the panels off to repaint. when done, you will have a lot of rattles coming from everywhere. when you sell the car, how are you going to explain to the prospective buyer that you take the car with the best color and repaint into something else.?

03-30-2011, 02:54 PM	#14 (permalink)
MyZ4U2C Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 448 Drives: 40th Z #51, 15 FozXT Rep Power: 554	doesnt seem worthwhile, if anything, might as well trade with someone perhaps __________________ 40th Anniversary Fairlady Z - Tommy Kaira - FI CF CBE - Stillen Gen 3

03-30-2011, 03:07 PM	#15 (permalink)
wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 58 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40182	I know! Paint it Black Rose! Or Bordeaux.... much more manly than that sissy Black Cherry colour.... __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

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