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buc1980

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Posted: 06/17/12 06:53am

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Anybody paint theirs FW full body paint?If yes how much did you pay?I think to do that on my FW.

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Posted: 06/17/12 06:57am

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Place by us gets about $20K.

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Posted: 06/17/12 07:00am

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When I looked into it they quoted me between $10 & $12K for a 32ft 5er. Previous to the 5er in my sig, I had a Forest River Blue Ridge (full body paint)POS, and I must tell you while I loved the paint job, I did notice the interior of the unit got hotter than other white finish units I've had.

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Posted: 06/17/12 07:01am

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Thought about it but decided the scraches would be to painfull. In and out of campgrounds with a large fiver its going to happen. I will check back to see if any have done it and how they like it.

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Posted: 06/17/12 07:02am

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I'll second that it get warmer with the full paint than white. It's ok for us because most of our travel is in the winter.

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Posted: 06/17/12 08:50am

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Have not done it ourselves, but have heard good things and seen outstanding work done by Phoenix Paint near Elkhart.

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Posted: 06/17/12 08:57am

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I had some minor body work done at North Texas RV Repair outside of Denton and they seem to be a real quality shop. I had asked them this question and at that time a few years ago they said $500/foot was typical for full body paint with 3 colors. That only included basic prep work, no repair.

I've heard of people getting lower prices, but I'd be leary unless I could talk to some people that have gotten the job done at that shop.

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kennethwooster

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Posted: 06/17/12 09:02am

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Our Cameo is full body paint. I thought the cost was unreal, but I guess the factory job is cheap compared to after market.

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gitane59

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Posted: 06/17/12 10:34am

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Check out our renovation picture library link for before, during and after photo's of our "OAK" paint job Michelle from Phoenix Paint did on our Newmar about a year and a half ago. Our cost was just about 14K for a 34footer including some minor bodywork and lost of caulking crap.
We chose not to go with a dark color palette for the heat loading factor as well. With new lights. awning, and wheels no one can tell the difference between our 12 year old unit and brand new units.
Signature picture still shows old wheel.

PM me if you would like to discuss in detail

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Posted: 06/17/12 10:38am

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before the recession, talking about getting rigs painted down in mehico was a pretty popular subject. I dont recall the name but it was typically the one shop that everyone made their plans for.