Sand and buff a complete repaint on a Skylark sized car, I charge $500-$600 on average, depending on the quality of the paint job. To spot sand(dirt nibs & runs, not texture) and polish, about half that; to cut something flat(no peel)add about 50%
I remember when they painted my black GS, the owner of the body shop told me it took 2 guys 9 hours to color sand and polish my car.
LOL, it's my customers that are cheap, I charge what the market will bare. After 30+ years of practice, I can blade the dirt/runs out, sand three times with 1000/1200, 1500,2000, buff three times with compound, polish and glaze on most cars in one day. Materials cost less than $50 to do a job, how much can I really charge for a days labor? p.s. I'd rather do 2 black cars than 1 butternut yellow
$500 doesn't seem too little...I could get one done in a weekend, and be happy with the $400 profito No: