The "deal" I made on my T/A's paint job back in 1997 was that I would just pay for the materials if they used my car to fill slack time in the shop. My car was there for 9 months and most of the real work was done around Thanksgiving and Christmas - their real down time.
I also told them I wanted the body prepped as though it was going to be painted black, even though I was going back with the factory Cameo White with blue decals. I told him I could not stand seeing nice paint on wavy bodies at car shows.
MAN, you could not find a ripple in that car from nose to tail. Final cost - $1800 and warrantied for life. About the only thing that was really good about that totally wimpy Turbo T/A.
2012 Mustang Boss 302 #1918, Competition Orange. FGF replacement 2006 Mustang V6 Pony, Vista Blue. Factory ordered. 2019 BMW X3 (Titled to the wife, but I'm always driving it for her. So I'm claiming it) Old projects, gone but not forgotten: 1967 FB 400, original CA car. After 22 years of work, trashed by the guy who was supposed to paint it. I had to sell it. 1980 Turbo Trans Am 1970 Mustang fastback, 351C 4Bbl, auto 1988 Mustang GT, 5 speed 1983 F-150 4x4, built 302 1994 Chevy K2500 HD 4x4, 454 TBI