Ford Focus ST Bumper Repaint & Repair Service

Advice On Your Quote

1. Body Labor: $390.00

• Local labor rates are $105–$130/hr. At $390, that’s 3–4 hours of body labor.
• For small to moderate dent repair or similar work, this fits within expectations.
• If the work is truly “minor” (like fixing a single dent), 3–4 hours is possibly on the high side, but not outrageous—body work is detail-oriented and sometimes prep takes longer than folks expect. If the damage involves pulling, filling, and prepping a couple panels, this price is pretty normal.
• If you’re being quoted for something very small (e.g., a 30-minute ding repair), this would be high. If it’s a bit more than that, the price is in the right ballpark.

• Body labor is not usually a “canned” upsell. As long as you have real visual damage that needs fixing, this is chargeable work. If the shop is suggesting unnecessary body repairs, that’s an upsell, so be sure to clarify exactly what panels or areas are being worked on and why.

2. Paint Labor: $264.00

• At local labor rates, $264 is around 2–2.5 hours.
• Paint labor can add up quickly: masking, prepping, spraying, and curing all count. For touching up or painting 1–2 panels, this is about right, maybe even a hair low.
• If this covered more than a couple panels, it would seem cheap. If it’s a spot repair or two, the price is standard.

• Like body labor, paint labor is hard to "upsell" unless they're recommending painting panels you weren't planning to fix. Make sure you're not being talked into painting unnecessary areas (“blending” extra panels for color match is sometimes a legit cosmetic thing but can be skipped on older/daily-driver cars if you’re just after function, not show-room looks).

3. Paint Supplies: $176.00

• Your research says US averages for primer ($10–30), base coat ($20–50), clear coat ($15–40), masking and sandpaper ($10–30). Realistically, a shop is using partial quarts for small jobs, but charging for materials and shop supplies is standard.
• $176 is on the upper end, but not unreasonable if you factor in shop overhead, waste, and the reality that you can’t buy just “a few ounces” of each material as a retail customer. If the job requires a specialty color or more prep products, supplies cost more.

• “Paint supplies” is a sort of “shop supplies” surcharge that every shop includes. As long as it isn’t repeated for every panel or line item, this is expected. Upsell risk here is minimal unless you see separate “supplies” fees for each minor thing.