[Logan]

In my shop, a scuff and shoot starts at $4,000 with absolutely no guarantee of lifetime of paint because the paint job is onlh as good as what's underneath it. That's base/clear and a sealer if needed, and some MINOR body work or chip repair. My full metal up paint jobs usually end up in the $15-20k range for just paint. My knock down drag out paint jobs usually require 400+ hours and $2-3,000 in paint material. A scuff and shoot still usually takes me around 40 hours on a model a because of all the pieces. There is absolutely nothing fast about painting a model a even when you try to do it the quick and easy way. Hopefully this is a a simple enough answer to the original question from someone who is in industry.