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Originally Posted by rmay635703
Paint is very expensive,
On small parts paint and finish can easily cost more than the “bare” part
Where I work we are converting a lot of small pieces to stainless because it is much cheaper than the coating+ standard steel
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That is not my experience. I talked to the guys in charge of quoting our metal parts and they sent me the quoting formula. The largest cost is raw material, followed by labor (direct and indirect combined) and then finishing. Our stainless and polished aluminum parts are much more expensive than our painted steel parts.
I also asked the manager in charge of all of our paint processes how much it costs to paint a vehicle. He said about $600