Why charge for 'metallic' paint?

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08-17-2006, 04:30 PM

Driveby

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Why charge for 'metallic' paint?

I have often wonder why certain manufacturers charge for metallic paint. Is it because of the market will bear it or is there a material or time/cost/labor reason?

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08-17-2006, 05:10 PM

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See here:

https://rennlist.com/forums/997-forum/246640-tell-me-about-the-factory-paint-proccess.html

And here:

https://rennlist.com/forums/showpost...8&postcount=16
https://rennlist.com/forums/showpost...9&postcount=18
https://rennlist.com/forums/showpost...1&postcount=31

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08-17-2006, 07:50 PM

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Porsche charges for everything! What is standard equiptment in a 100k car is an option with Porsche.

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08-18-2006, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by royalpar1

Porsche charges for everything! What is standard equiptment in a 100k car is an option with Porsche.

After looking through OCBen's links it comes down to 'because they can and do' versus a labor thing. I understand paint-to-sample is potential disruptive to the line; however, the rest is just pure profit.

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