Celica Forums General Discussion Exterior Painting console

How much would this cost to get painted by pro?
post pics and how much it cost you.

probably about $200
If you do it yourself you can get it done for about $50

you can do it yourself and it will come out just as good as a pro if you take your time and follow instructions.

i painted my own and it only cost me about $15 for the spray paints and a whole days work

i did mine myself too. it looks great. nwo you just gotta decide if you wanna paint over you control symbols or tape them off...

anyone have any pics?

check my profile...cost me exactly $200

was it just the center for 200 or the tweeters and the ac vents..?

Good question. I am considering painting mine, but better than stock and like a brand new car's paint. I could probably get the same results myself, but working 70+ hours now doesn't help for free time.
I haven't seen many self paint jobs that I would say to myself, that looks great. I figure get it sprayed professionally. It shouldn't cost that much either or go the distance with real carbon fibre.

$250 ( black & blue )

^^ did you get everything painted yourself? looks real nice

Thanks

I got it done at a local shop, it took about a week.

The A/C console part is really nice. Must have took them all day just to mask it.

i'm thinkin of doin almost the same thing to my interior...looks real sweet. gotta love the blue

i dont trust myself with paint

for those of you who paid someone to paint it for you.. you got ripped. Doesnt take a mad scientist to paint a console.

it does take a while ive been doing it myself and every other week i see something i did wrong but, i love the satisfaction level just doing it myself versus paying 200 dollars for painting. shit i could get a painter to do my whole living room for that much

i want i want i want how much did it cost u?>

is 250 for the price to paint the entire dash?

yes, $200 is verything paint in my profile. wow, Mr_celica your interiro is SUPER HOT!

IxkissablexI and andrews:
It was $250 for the entire dash + doors + etc..
My interior was entirely gray before, so I had to get everything painted.

RookieGTS & JSPITZ:
I wouldve paid even more if I had to, and I do see a diference between my interior and the ones you did by yourselves, plus this price includes paint made by Lotus ( for the Elise) and not cheap spray cans you can get anywhere.. so I dont think I got ripped.


Kevin:
thanks for the comments ... yours is pretty nice as well