We painted the wifes' 400E two years ago and that should take care of that for as long as we own it. If you are looking for a pro job plan on spending some bucks,,,,, 5 to 10 K depending on what it needs and who's doing it. A pro shop should not need to be told what to do and will take the car completely apart and take care of any rust and dings anywhere. Even owning the shop, I had substancial money in my wifes' E since I don't do the painting, but I'll put it up against any 124 on the planet today. You do get what you pay for.