[garyhgaryh]

Is it just me, or has paint cost gone through the roof? I just bought a gallon of PPG DBU nighthawk black with clear. With all the activator and hardeners, it ran me a tad under $700 (or a tad over $650)!

When I painted my Eclipse Turbo, I bought a gallon of paint with clear and it ran me about $350 or so. But it was Sherwin Williams, not PPG, and it was over 5 years ago.

I know petroleum products have doubled or tripled, but this is crazy!

Did I get ripped off?

So here is the breakdown if anyone is interested:
* $250.10 - 1 gallon of night hawk black PPG DBU paint
* $199.40 - 1 gallon LOW VOC Speed Clear (PPG DCU2042)
* $ 86.65 - DCX-61 high solids hardener
* $ 48.55 - DDR-1170 reactive reducer
* $ 17.05 - DT-870 Urethane reducer
* $ 31.83 - respirator ( i know, not a paint product )
* $ 53.87 - CA TAX
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* $687.45

[ADHD]

Well i remember repainting my dads boat about 2 years ago and we paid about 175$ a gallon and the clear was about 150$ Im sure the paint is still petrolem products so that is a significant jump in price comparing to what u just paid!
What are u painting by the way??

[garyhgaryh]

Originally Posted by ADHD

Well i remember repainting my dads boat about 2 years ago and we paid about 175$ a gallon and the clear was about 150$ Im sure the paint is still petrolem products so that is a significant jump in price comparing to what u just paid!
What are u painting by the way??

I'm painting an Acura TL-S.

I found out those are retail PPG prices. I should have gone with Sherwin Williams automotive paint.

What paint did you use on the boat and what type of gun? HVLP?