Full Vehicle Refinish

A full refinish strips, prepares, and resprays the entire vehicle in a single continuous process. It is the correct answer when oxidation, clear coat failure, or accumulated repairs have left the finish inconsistent enough that panel work will never look right against it.

Symptoms

Signs you need this work

Clear coat peeling or flaking across multiple panels
Heavy oxidation that will not polish out
Multiple mismatched previous repairs
Fleet color change or rebranding

When a full refinish is the right call

There is a point where spot repair stops making financial sense. Once three or four panels have been refinished at different times against a surface that keeps oxidizing, every new repair looks newer than the last and the vehicle reads as patched.

A full refinish resets that. Every panel goes on at the same time with the same material, so the vehicle is uniform and stays uniform as it ages.

Full surface preparation and existing finish assessment
Repair of substrate defects before primer
Sealer and primer system matched to substrate
Single stage, base and clear, or multi stage systems
Full length booth so there is no sectional banding
Cut and polish to final finish

Preparation is most of the labor

Spray time on a full refinish is a small fraction of the hours. The labor is in stripping failed clear, correcting substrate defects, masking, and priming. A quote that looks unusually low almost always shortcuts preparation, and that shows up as adhesion failure within two years.

We assess the existing finish first and tell you honestly whether it needs stripping or whether it can be prepared and sprayed over, because the difference between those two is substantial.

Pricing

What this typically costs

Ballpark range

$5,000 to $30,000

40 to 200 labor hours

Commercial damage varies widely, so this is a range rather than a quote. The number for your vehicle comes from assessing the actual damage.

Collision estimates for insurance claim walk-ins carry no charge. Systems estimates are $150 and diagnostics are $285 per hour, both credited against an authorized repair.

See the full rate card for labor rates, materials, parts markup and deposit policy.

FAQ

Full Vehicle Refinish questions

Can you change our fleet color?

Yes. A color change is a full refinish plus attention to the areas that show when doors and hatches are open, since those will still be the old color unless they are included. We will scope that explicitly so there is no surprise.

Is a wrap cheaper than a repaint?

Usually yes on initial cost, and a wrap also protects the paint underneath. A repaint lasts longer and is the better answer when the existing finish has already failed, because a wrap over failing clear coat pulls the clear off when it is removed.

Do you refinish the roof and underbody areas?

Roof yes, as part of a full refinish. Underbody and chassis are a separate scope and are usually coated rather than painted.

Full Vehicle Refinish for Irvine fleets

Bring the vehicle to our Yorba Linda facility and we will assess it, document the damage, and give you a real number.

Request Service (714) 909-1844