A real Professional paint job that is the best of th best can run you up to 14k but usually at your local maco or a local paint shop if they do all the body work and sanding and all that is would usually cost 1500 to 2000. If you sand the car or truck and bang out any Small dints and all that good stuff then you will save a lot, like 600-900 bucks. When you do get it painted if it sounds like a deal that is to good to be true it usually is. I bought my 95 F-250 diesel for 1000 dollars and it had been rolled on the driver side and my brother ws having his 76 mach 1 painted there and it looked Pretty good in the early stages so i paid 7000 dollars for everything and he did a crap job. My pain is peeling and cracking every were and not to mention a 1/4 inch of BONDO On the rails of my bed tried to get my money back and sued him and tried to out a lean on the shop he had put it in a different name so i took a loss. Point is to ask for references and make sure you do your Research don't just go to one shop and have them do it or even 3 shops, find every shop you can and figure which ones you like and go and check them out, check out there references and get it done. don't TRUST them for there word. Good luck