Hey everyone, my buddy wants me to french his headlights for him on his 48 chevy truck...he's going to trade me some work on my house and i want to know how many hours a shop would charge, or you, or whoever, so i don't get screwed on the deal...any advice will help...thanks.
If he's a "buddy" it shouldn't matter if ya spend a couple more hours or whatever. Bud's don't keep track of **** like that, ya just do it, period
If your doing a trade (for him doing some work on your house), why not just trade hour for hour? Sometimes you can just swap work even up, but when the other guy finishes in 4 hours and you spend a day, it can cause hard feelings. Stu
Hey, So what's your conseption of a "frenched headlamp"? An OEM headlamp door tacked in place and mudded over, a complete reshaped upper fender that will match the new shape of the door, when welded onto the fender, a complete handbuilt door, hammerwelded or leaded into place, together with the end of the fender that will require some reshaping to fit, well a GM AD truck of this era? A lot of ways to go, what will it require to please your client? S****ey Devils C.C. "Meanwhile, back aboard The Tainted Pork"
I gotta friend coming over in 10 minutes to look at quikee-painting an old truck. Just do the time swap thing. Make sure your skills are compatable with his. Write stuff down on 2 lists, agree, shake hands and get rollin. Both of you have fun!
Sheesh..I don't think there is such a thing as a "straight answer" on the HAMB anymore. Why is it that every time someone asks a question it turns into a debate or a question of judgement or ability, or something else. There are plenty of shop owners and freelancers on here that could answer this question. Wish I could help, but i've never had it done or done it myself so I don't know what is typically charged.
In my area ... shop time is around 45.00 to 65.00 a hour..... carpentry work is around 35.00 to 45.00 a hour.... What does it cost in your area ? I would figure it that way.............
Hey, This isn't a case of anyone's "judgement or ability", but one of clear and direct communaction! If his client expects to get "black-lacquer-perfect" metal and paint, because in his mind, that's the type of woodwork he does, and instead gets "quick-and-dirty" because the rest of the vehicle is pretty much a POS, and the guy doing the work sees it as such, there is gonna be a problem! Most/all barter jobs I've ever been involved with, that when south, did so because of miscommunacation, and differences of expectations. Make sure both parties know and understand what they can expect, and will be getting for their efforts. No value judgements on skills/ability implied, here! S****ey Devils C.C. "Meanwhile back aboard The Tainted Pork"
Yeah, I think i'll just have to clear up what exactly he's expecting, and let him know what im expecting...really. Thanks for all the advice guys.....
call a local shop that does this type of work. even at $50 per hour thats $350 a day! custom "metal work" done correctly is time consuming and time is $$$$. i used to think the metal fab guys i knew were slow until i viewed the end result done that would last the life of the car. "kustom done right costs!"
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