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> I could've painted his entire SUV three times for that price! I have no opinion on how much car paint materials cost but your logic that the $1800 is unreaso
by gwright 6y ago
> I could've painted his entire SUV three times for that price!
I have no opinion on how much car paint materials cost but your logic that the $1800 is unreasonable because you can do the work three times for three times the bill of materials (~$600) illustrates a substancial misunderstanding of the cost structure of a business.
This idea that the selling price of a good or service should be some minimal amount above the bill of materials shows up quite a bit on HN and it is just wrong.
- thedrbrian 6y agoI’d like to know what sort of modern car you can paint for a mere 600 dollarydoos. With the modern paints being multiple layers of pigment/metallic flake/other layers of translucent colour I’d bet manufacturer correct paint is more than 600 dollarydoos just to buy for a small car. Soul Red is 2 layers of colour/metallic flakes with clear on top. According to the shop where I got my car fixed you do 2 shots of each layer. For the new Renault red it’s 9 layers in total. http://www.roadster.blog/2015/02/mx-5-roadster-nd-colours.html http://www.roadster.blog/2015/02/mx-5-roadster-nd-colours.ht...