It's a dumb question but I want to buy a silverstone oem front spoiler but I want to get it repainted new formula red. Does this cost extra for a paint shop? or would it be extra for removing the old paint and repainting it? Thanks!

 

Anything can be painted with $

 

The price to prep is usually in the quote when they give you the estimate.

It can be done and is done all the time.

 

Should be just a flat rate of about $200-300 to repaint it.

 

Why wouldn't you just buy the correct color to begin with? Silver is usually ok to be painted over especially by a darker color like red. Now if you wanted to go from black to white or black to silver it might take a bunch of coats or stripping off the original paint.

 

that doesnt make sense seeing as most urethane/abs plastic is black anyway. The answer to the OPs question is it is really down to your bodyshop. If you have a good shop, they can do it no problem - the quality is not in the paint job, but in the prep work they do. My bodyshop would charge in the region of $200 for a spoiler.

 

I'm pretty sure if that was an option he would

 

If your going for a massive color change you just prep and prime. No biggy. You might want to skim-coat/prime anyway just to remove imperfections.

 

Most the urethane i've seen is light blue or white and also urethane is different than paint. Also when you're painting a bare bumper/spoiler that's urethane or ABS plastic you always primer first.

 

anytime you paint anything that has no paint you must primer.

[/QUOTE]Why wouldn't you just buy the correct color to begin with? Silver is usually ok to be painted over especially by a darker color like red. Now if you wanted to go from black to white or black to silver it might take a bunch of coats or stripping off the original paint. [QUOTE]

Red is hard color to cover over silver. Black over white or vise versa is easy.

Anyways, your original quest.

Yes you can paint it, no problem.

Xavier