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How much is red car paint?

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The price of the complete paint job also depends on the color used. For example, a gallon of white paint may cost $100, while red may cost $250, Kuehn says.


Similarly one may ask, is red car paint more expensive?

The reason red is more expensive is because the pigments used to make red are the most expensive. Paint is basically pigments suspended in liquid and those red pigments cost the most to manufacture. It's nothing to do with metallic or availability, it's simple the way the world works. Yellows are also very expensive.

Similarly, how much is it to paint a car red? According to Cost Helper, the cost for a single-coat synthetic enamel paint job ranges from $300 to $900, with an average of $566. A mid-level paint job with a higher-quality paint and additional prep work like removing rust and dents can range from $1,000 to $3,500 with an average of $1,316.

Likewise, what color car paint is cheapest?

Having consulted in the pigment industry, white is by far the cheapest color. It is simply titanium dioxide which is dirt cheap. Following white is blue. Black is medium expensive as far as modern auto paints.

How much is a can of car paint?

Paint – Typically either acrylic or base coat-clear coat paints, can range anywhere from $100 to $500.

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