what would u charge.

[rampage2587]

what would u guys charge for this. the guitar started out pink. i scuffed, primer sealed, sprayed it black, did the art, and the clear coats and polishing. what do u think. this was my first time using full size spray guns and clear coating and what not. i never realized how much sanding u have to do to get that perfect mirror finish.

[rampage2587]

heres a closeup. this pic was taken with a shitty camera after the first clear coat. before sanding so its still rippley at this point.

[koby]

First I would figure out how much I have spent or used in materials. Then figure out about how many hours I spent on it and multiply that by the set hourly rate you are comterble at then add your material cost into it and there you go.

Example.

Materials $200 (just and example)
12 hours @ $50 per hour = $600

thats $800. But at the same time you need to make sure your not way over the price of your competeing shops.

BTW. that looks really nice. I would have done the pickups to match the hat, but it still looks good.

[jmbkustoms]

First of all I think it looks killer! Second I agree with Koby. Use the formula and see what you come up with. It also depends on a couple of other factors such as, is it someone elses guitar that told you to go crazy or do you own it and you are gonna sell it. The first scenario is the best cuz someone asked you to paint it and you should get about 600 to 700. The second scenario depends on a few other factors such as the make of the guitar. Is it a real strat or a knock off? If it is a real strat you are in good shape with the 600 to 700 if it is an overseas version then there is a problem. Strat knock offs are cheap, cheap, cheap 150 to 200 dollars at Guitar Center or Musicians Friend. That is where the problem is because I dont think you will have much luck selling a 600 dollar paint job on a 200 dollar guitar. Also the cheap-eez are never adjusted properly from the factory (ie intonation, truss rod, pickups, action, decent strings etc.) so they sound like complete crap. If it is a knock off and you know someone who can "dial it in" for you so it at least sounds decent then you might get a little more. Again the artwork looks smokin'. Nice work.

[tkgraphics]

materials + 10%
Labor (figure out your fixed monthly expenses to get this rate)
Add up the above totals than divide by .6 to get your total.

For my shop labor rate I charge 65.00 per hour (airbrush work I charge 100 per hour or some times I feel money calling my name and go for the pockets)


So:

say 10 hours at 100.00 = 1000.00 for labor
250.00 for material
+10% materials = 25.00 (by the way...this takes care of wasted product)
total Cost: 1275.00
divide cost by .6 = 2125.00 <------this is total gross of job with your shop making 850.00 profit. (your shop has to live too!)


This is an example not a quote for your job per say but just a guideline to show how a shop can be profitable.

[rampage2587]

sweet. i appreciate the advice. and my buddy is a musician he's gonna help me out with the tunning. it's my guitar but i need to get an idea of what i can get for this kind of work on other guitars. my girlfriend and my friend know allloot of bands and i def see money potential for this. oh, and this was my first guitar so i didnt want to get in over my head with the pickups. i wanted to see how it would come out. i'll proabably be painting them from now on also.