I have a mate whos job was spray paint/panel beating untill he was made redundant from the economy. He was going though all the how to paint and will help me do my vp.
yeah 10k I am not surprised with all the time consuming labor. Not to mention how much paint costs. I just wanted to redo the origanal VP vacationer blue and he told me its about 200-300 per 4l and you need 8l to do a proper job.
you need same amount of clear, cost a little less per L but not much less, then you need 4l of primer? and spay putty depending on how much/what areas have scratches/chips Then you need about 2L of plastic primer.
now chuck in sand paper, thinners, wax"n" grease remover(4l easy, though its cheap)drop sheets, tonnes of clean rags, masking tape, drop sheets. oh and dont forget one of the most important "putty"
Now do the maths.
Easy 1.5-2k in raw materials
now think about the labour every thing removed from your car including the hood, boot, panels, door trim, trim, bumpers, lights, decals, emblems, windows, handles etc.....!!!!!!!!!!!
Then think about perpetration and painting and the reverse of the above.
Yep 10k easy.