DEPS_250 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 I have a K9 that desperately needs a new paint job. How much should I expect to pay someone for a custom paint job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 It ranges from $5-$10 per inch depending on how experience the painter is. If you want a trout pattern, then I highly recommend you go through Garretts customs. Both my lures turned out great. At the time he only charged $35 for any full paint job. Now he's charging by per inch. Chija and Doomlurker 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEPS_250 Posted April 1 Author Report Share Posted April 1 $5-$10 per inch is a little too much money for me. That would come out to $90 for a K9. I don't have that kind of money to spend on fixing up a bait that I might not even use anymore. I was expecting something like $20-$30 for a halfway decent paint job. I don't need a super detailed and realistic paint job. Just looking for halfway decent/good. I was thinking an amateur bait painter who is looking for some practice/experience for his portfolio might be able to come down to 20-30$ right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrierBob Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 On 4/1/2024 at 7:14 AM, DEPS_250 said: $5-$10 per inch is a little too much money for me. That would come out to $90 for a K9. I don't have that kind of money to spend on fixing up a bait that I might not even use anymore. I was expecting something like $20-$30 for a halfway decent paint job. I don't need a super detailed and realistic paint job. Just looking for halfway decent/good. I was thinking an amateur bait painter who is looking for some practice/experience for his portfolio might be able to come down to 20-30$ right? You will be out 22.00 just in shipping to a painter. 11.00 to get it to them and 11.00 to get it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEPS_250 Posted April 3 Author Report Share Posted April 3 31 minutes ago, BrierBob said: You will be out 22.00 just in shipping to a painter. 11.00 to get it to them and 11.00 to get it back. I see. Yea, I guess shipping prices would depend on how far they live from me. Therefore, I was hoping I could find a local bait painter/maker that lives really close to me so I could exchange the bait face to face. That way I don't have to deal with shipping charges. On the other hand, I think most bait makers/painters are probably not willing to meet clients face to face anyways, even if they lived really close and were able to meet face to face. I know that most bait makers do prefer to be very private and therefore is one reason why you never see a company address on their website/hosting site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurdaJ Posted April 6 Report Share Posted April 6 Minimum wage is $20/ hour in ca nowadays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJSwimbatslinger Posted April 7 Report Share Posted April 7 Silver/white spray paint Chija and manansalsa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.