How Much Does Semi Truck Painting Cost?

Freshly painted Peterbilt 389

When it comes to semi truck painting cost, there are a variety of factors that come into play. From the choice of paint to the size of the cab as well as additional labor required for parts removal and reinstallation, all of these elements can influence the total cost of your semi truck painting project. In general, day cab semi truck paint jobs start at around $5,500. Full size semi truck paint jobs including a cab, hood, and sleeper, start at around $8,000. However, this is just a starting point, as the cost can be driven up by many factors. Read on to learn more.

At Blucoat, we are experts when it comes to semi truck painting and refinishing. As a leading custom coatings shop located near Milbank, SD, we can provide high-end coating and painting services for customers throughout throughout the USA and Canada. Whether you need refinishing for just one semi truck or painting for an entire fleet of trucks and equipment, we offer superior painting and coatings. To find out exactly how much your project will cost and to get started, contact our industrial paint company to request a quote.

What Factors Affect the Price to Paint a Semi Truck?

Overall, reliable truck body shops will charge a lot of money to paint a semi truck. The main reason for this is that properly preparing a semi truck for painting requires a lot of time. Seemingly small tasks required for fleet refinishing, like parts removal, that may only take a few minutes when a truck is brand new, can take hours after many years and miles of exposure to salty roads.

There are many factors that should be considered when estimating semi truck painting cost. This includes things like:

  • Parts removal and reinstallation: Severely corroded and rusted fasteners require additional time and special tools to remove.
  • Excessive bodywork or repair work: If corroded or damaged parts need to be repaired, this can add to the time and cost of your project.
  • Extra parts that need to be painted: There are a lot of little parts that come together to make your semi truck. Each of these little parts will need to be painted individually, adding to the total cost.
  • Paint costs: The cost of paint is a large factor in overall cost of semi truck painting. Semi truck paint requires greater color matching and an ability to withstand extreme conditions over many years of service, because of this, the cost for high-quality paint is much higher than basic car paint.
  • Polyurea applications for high impact areas: Your truck is exposed to some extreme conditions, and the paint needs to be able to withstand this. Because of this, we usually recommend specialized polyurea applications for certain high traffic and high impact areas so that the paint can withstand years of abuse.
Cost to paint a semi truck

Repair and repaint finished on a 2000 Peterbilt 379 semi truck

Cost to paint a semi truck

Newly painted Peterbilt 389 semi truck by Blucoat

How Can I Lower the Cost of My Semi Truck Painting Project?

While the cost of semi truck painting is high when you choose to work with a top quality semi truck paint shop, like Blucoat, there are some things that you can do yourself to help lower the cost and make your paint job more affordable. The most notable thing that you can do to lower costs is to remove all of the accessories yourself before hauling the truck to the paint shop.

Accessories that need to removed before painting a semi truck includes:

  • Exhaust Stacks
  • Mirrors
  • Lights
  • Air Cleaners
  • Fenders
  • etc.

While we will happily remove all of these parts for you as part of your truck painting project, removing them first can save us time and you money.

Contact Us for Semi Truck Painting in the Upper Midwest

As a leading fleet painting company serving the Upper Midwest, including North and South Dakota and Minnesota, Blucoat has the specialized equipment and experience needed to deliver high quality fleet and equipment painting services for semi truck and large equipment. To find out exactly how much your semi truck painting project will cost, contact our industrial paint company today online or by phone to request a quote.