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Charging for paint job....??

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IHMANKY

05-14-2008 15:06:12

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Thanks for all the help on what to do with the Ford's paint... now.. the burning question... how much do I charge this guy... I'm not in it to make money, enough to cover materials and maybe a little extra just so I don't do it for nothing.. .I hate to charge too much being my first job... but I hate for the guy to tell everyone I only charged X amount and then I have ten people wanting to paint a machine dirt cheap. Help me out here... just the labor side.. I can already figure materials based on previous costs for my machines.

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ors

05-15-2008 06:33:44

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Re: Charging for paint job....?? in reply to IHMANKY, 05-14-2008 15:06:12

We have been through this before. The problem is that I have never seen a job that you have done. Here is the question you have to ask yourself. What kind of a painter am I. Is the end result a professional job. Meaning that the tractor was properly prepared before painting. Does the paint have a mirror finish or does the finish have a dry to gloss to run finish.
Is the customer going to keep the tractor or sell it Once again if you do a flawless job and give your labor away you will find yourself being upset because you did not charge enough. If you charge to much the customer will not be happy.
The price should have been figured out before you started. I do about five tractor restorations a year. I do the jobs my way or no way and never had a complaint. You had mentioned that you have the materials end of the job figured out. Now you need to figure your labor. how many hours do you have in the job. I will use the example of a John Deere 4020 hood. I takes me a minimum of 12 hour labor to prep the hood before paint. This includes strip,seal,prime,and blocking. It then takes a minimum of two hours labor to shoot the base and clear. The hood is then color sanded (if needed) and buffed. The price 250-300 bucks. I can assure you that if the tractor was done properly you will have no less than 80 hours labor involved. Now again what kind of a painter are you? I realize that this is your first job, but if you only got ten bucks an hour for your time the math is very simple $800.00 anything less would be an insult considering that the owner could not do the job on his or her own. I will not touch a complete restoration for under $2500.00 nor will I paint a tractor for under 1200.00 in labor.
This is the way that I operate. Take the views of other post and come up with a price. I have found out that when a customer wants it done cheap its not worth doing. Good luck

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B-maniac

05-15-2008 14:02:58

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Re: Charging for paint job....?? in reply to ors, 05-15-2008 06:33:44

If this IS truely your first job and he knows it , you may as well just charge him for the materials and figure the labor was your education. Not many will PAY you to learn on THEIR tractor. If he offers some more for your labor, thank him and consider yourself blessed. Hopefully you learned MORE than just body and paint on this job! Also , unless you are a liscensed repair fascility , it is illegal for you to charge for your services to this customer. Hopefully he doesn't know that either. I have seen people turn 180 when things don't quite suite them on the finished job and go right to the STATE. Then you have a mess. It's a tricky bussiness , KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER!!! AND , COVER YOUR @SS!!!! Good luck.

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