Back in the '80's, we paid $4,xxx for a paint job on a California Special Mustang. They notified us the paint job was complete, so we went to get it. The buffing was terrible, so we made them fix it. Weeks later, they said it was done. It was better, sure, but still needed work. They determined it was a prep issue, so stripped it down sgain, and re-painted. Most of the car looked good, except the hood, which had an orange-peel texture. When they called us, they offered to re-do the hood, or refund that money. This Mustang was due in a parade. We told them to fix the hood. We picked up the Mustang, drove it in the parade (sans hood), then took the Mustang back to get the hood. We neglected to state why there was no hood for that parade, which ended with a show. The Mustang won best of show--without its hood.
Pgackerman would probably have a big $ figure for $4K in 2020 dollars. My point is, paint jobs seem to take longer than expected, if you want them done right.
