Why are car paint jobs so expensive?

>zero similarities
What about that 12-pack of cheap beer?

All this. Plus add in matching and blending for the paint and all the after work. My dad owns a paint and body shop and paint work is a pain in the ass. Even experienced guys can end up spraying orange peel or getting little granules in the paint.

Takes a lotta work and prep with tons of attention to detail. It is an art which is why you should avoid taking your shit to maaco.

If this is a serious post then you are a dumb shit.

>I've buttered bread, how hard can plastering be?

i built a car with legos how hard could engineering be?

>I've painted houses. What makes automotive paint so hard?

Latex house paint doesn't need to be cured like automotive paint.

But here's the damning thing. Imagine if your house latex paint had to have a smooth mirrorlike shining finish like a car does. Can you imagine any car with the lumpy wavy surface of house paint? It would be incredibly ugly and horrible.

>Genuinely curious. I've painted houses.
Go take a look at the side of a house. Imagine that surface on your car.

>I've painted houses. What makes automotive paint so hard?

Picture shows comparison of house paint versus car paint.

You are obviously in way over your head here, but why is it then that house painters make more money?

>i built a car with legos how hard could engineering be?
It's basically the same thing desu
t. automotive engineer

I've seen Rustoleum applied to a car with a paint roller. After buffing and polishing it looks just as good as any other vehicle. If you want longevity add a couple clearcoats on top.