I have a set of mango tango half doors that I am looking to trade for a set of full doors. The only problem is every offer I get is for full doors that are a different color. I know there have been people that have done this and repainted them to match their JK. How much did this cost everyone that has done it? Every shop I call about this tells me they need to see the doors before they will give me a quote...

 

The problem is that you have to disassemble the doors, (which you could do) but then paint them on the vehicle not off of it because the paint will not match. Depending upon where and how long your JK has been in the Sun and weather will have a huge impact on how the freshly painted color matches the color that has been exposed to the elements for an extended period of time. So to fix this They spray the rest of the vehicle to offset the difference, making it all even.

 

Thanks for the quick response! Never thought of that...

 

Anyone have any experience with this?

 

Yep. Most body shops have a color match camera. Does what the above poster says. I would go that route. Budget money to have the rest of the jeep buffed out when you get the doors done....

 

Yeah, the worst color to match is unfortunately what you have; a light colored pastel metallic. Plain colors are much easier to match, and depending on the condition of the paint and how it was applied at the factory you may be better off having the entire side resprayed (sometimes metallic paints have the metal particles suspended in them and are simply sprayed on over the base and then finished with a clear, while other processes involve layering plain or tinted clearcoat with the metallic particles in it over several different layers of plain basecoat in differing shades to achieve the final result; I'm unsure what process Chrysler uses for your particular color).

I had a small dent repaired on the rear quarter panel my light metallic blue car a while back & they resprayed the entire side and trunk-lid in order to get a matching result.

 

Any decent painter can blend it to match. There is no need to paint the entire side to match. A blend area will typically extend slightly into the panel next to it. They would likely prep and paint the doors off the vehicle, install and blend. No big deal. I would guess about $800-$1k.

 

I've been in the body shop business for over 10 years, managing a shop for 2 thus far, and this is 100% correct.

I've had to paint many panels on my jeep seperatly (rescue green) and everything matches perfectly, no blending necessary. (Painters at my shop painted them, not me)

 

Just to add, the guy a couple posts above is right on too. Even the way the metallic lays can effect the visual result (color), making a simple black or something along those lines very easy, and a lighter or pastel with metallic more difficult. Book times in my area though call for like 1.2 labor hours (at $42.00/hour) + paint/materials for blending one panel, roughly.....Or around 60 bucks per panel (so 240 or thereabouts to blend both fenders and both 1/4's, IF they even need to) You could save money by removing your fenders and crap so they don't have to.

 

Not sure what Dayton is like, but you would be hard pressed to get the doors painted for under $1,000 near me. Unless someone is posting from your area telling you to go to a certain shop who will do it for a certain rate, it is irrelevant what anybody says on here. You might get an idea, but you also might fill your head with unrealistic expectations. Like the difference between the cost of regearing here vs. out West. Why is it almost half the price in Washington state anyway, good luck with your project.