I don't keep track to closely of what I spend on the SDL. Next year if everything goes according to plan I will paint her, and I want a good job. I am willing to pay over $5k for body work. I want to be 6in away and not see any imperfections, I want the gloss to be deeper then any new car, in short perfection.
I found a decent sounding resto shop that I want to get an estimate from. I talked to someone who worked their and he was frank, $5k-$10k for a quality paint job done right.