Full repaint near you

Plan on one to three weeks. Body preparation and priming take the most time, spraying itself is a day or two, and then the paint has to cure before it is wet-sanded, polished and reassembled. A shop that promises a base coat and clear coat repaint in a few days is probably skipping preparation, and the shortcuts tend to show later as dull patches or peeling.

It can be, when the body is sound and you plan to keep the vehicle: fresh paint replaces the failing finish and seals the metal beneath. It rarely raises resale value by what it costs, though. On a low-value vehicle, repainting only the worst panels through paint repair is usually the more sensible spend, and rust must be repaired first or it will bubble through the new paint.

For a colour change, yes. Opening a door, the hood or the trunk shows the jamb, and the old colour looks odd against the new one. Painting jambs means extra masking or removing doors, so it is priced separately and is often what separates a cheap colour change from a thorough one. For a same-colour repaint, jambs are optional.

A repaint replaces the finish and lasts as long as the body does, and it can cover old paint damage, but it cannot be undone. A wrap is a vinyl film over the existing paint that comes off later and offers finishes such as matte or satin. A wrap will not hide peeling clear coat or rust, so failed paint needs repainting first.

Yes, and it is the cheaper route, because the jambs and the engine bay do not need repainting. The shop matches your paint code, so the result looks like the factory finish in fresh condition. Since every panel is refinished at once, there is no old paint left to match, and that is the main advantage over repairing panel by panel.