Nick, just the cost for the painter's labor, the black paint, clear, and fine sanding on my last project 3 years ago was $3800. The big money, the bodywork including sandblasting, metal fab, welding and body prep for paint is the killer. Everybody always asks who painted the car but it's the bodyman who should get the credit because a good paint job won't hide poor metal work, especially black or dark color cars. Altogether, mine was over $20k.