I've been getting estimates to repaint the peeling paint on my hood and cab roof, mainly to stop the surface rust that has formed. So far, I have a $450 (plus materials) estimate to strip, prime and repaint the hood, windshield cowl and roof. I had another estimate for $350 but the kid's boss wouldn't let him use his Line-X shop after hours for the job. Anyone on the Kansas City area with a referral? This may turn into a DIY project if I can't get an resonable estimimate...

lost of work involved in fixing peeling paint... Ive done it on my truck... Id take the $450 offer.

450 is a deal. I paid a little more than that just for my hood.

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dang $450 just to paint hood and roof how much to paint the whole car?

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1993 Dodge Dakota V8 5.2/318 4x4
K&N Cold air intake, Super 40 flowmaster, Bored .020, Limited Slip, Forged Pistons, 31" tires, Flowtech headers
Future Mods: Roller rockers, Oil cooler, 3in exhaust, 4.00in crank

Whats the deal with the paint. My 90 peeled of on the hood and top of cab.

Dang that's high! How much do you think my whole truck would be?

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1996 Dodge Ram Ext. Cab 5.2L- gutted cats, otherwise stock
1988 Dodge W100 Flatbed- 318 w/727 Auto/NP241 T-case
Edelbrock Performer 600cfm carb, Edelbrock Performer Dual Plane Intake, Mopar Performance Cam .450/.455 @ 268/272,

I had an estimate from Maaco for $1300 to do the whole truck, but that is worth more than the truck. I thought about leaving it as is, but I don't want that surface rust on the roof to become a year-round sunroof.

how much to paint the truck yourself?

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1993 Dodge Dakota V8 5.2/318 4x4
K&N Cold air intake, Super 40 flowmaster, Bored .020, Limited Slip, Forged Pistons, 31" tires, Flowtech headers
Future Mods: Roller rockers, Oil cooler, 3in exhaust, 4.00in crank

I'm seriously looking into that....there are lots of web pages with info on painting with a cheapie Harbor Freight Tools HPLV sprayer. Maybe I can get by for under $200 if I bought a DA sander, a spray guy, paint, primer andother small items I need to fix the panels myself.

I got about $400 in mine, but that is with bondo, a few coats of primer, painted the whole truck in black, taped off the stripes then sprayed two coats of the maroon cuz it was kind of transparent, followed by three coats of clear and spray in bed liner in the back. it was all dupont and spies hecker paint so i was a little more expensive than the macco paint. How that helps, any more questions just ask...

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1996 Dakota Club Cab 2wd SLT
Spray in Bed Liner
Custom Racing Stripes
3.9 to 5.2 Conversion!!!
Mopar Performance computer, K&N, flowmaster, no cat.
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