Probably nobody wants to do it because of the prep involved and the
uncertain aspect of what your expectations might be. If you JUST want some
paint on the metal to delay the inevitable rust and don't mind overspray on
the wood deck and have no expectation of being able to shave in the mirror
finish, you would definitely need to tell them as much. If on the other hand
you DO want the deck sanded and stained and three coats of hand sanded and
rubbed paint....a grand would be cheap. ;-)
MJ
OBTW did you say you wanted the bottom to look as good as the top? ;-)))
----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Sirota" <josh@sirota.org>
To: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 15:39 PM
Subject: Painting my trailer
> I'm looking for a body shop who might be willing to paint my car
trailer --
> basic flatbed trailer with wood bed, with a steel box on the front. So
the
> only paintable parts are the perimeter frame, the box, and the fenders.
The
> wood bed doesn't need to be painted.
>
> Has anyone ever had their trailer painted by a body shop for a reasonable
> price? I talked to three body shops today, and none of them were very
excited
> about the prospect of painting a trailer. It's either too big for their
shop,
> or it's too far outside the norm for them to bother with. They thought it
> would be much more work than painting a car. Only two of them wanted the
job
> enough to give a quote, and both quoted over $1K.
>
> That's WAY too much for a trailer.
>
> Can anyone make any suggestions (other than, "Just go get some spray paint
> from Home Depot")? Preferably somewhere somewhere near my Mt. View
office?
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