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Paint and Refinishing for Santa Ana Fleets
Paint and refinishing is the process of preparing a commercial vehicle surface, applying primer, color, and clear coat, then curing the film to a measured thickness. It covers single panel blends through complete unit resprays, and it is what keeps a Santa Ana fleet reading as one uniform color across mixed model years.
- Services
- 6
- Body and paint rate
- $210 per hour
- Location
- In shop, Yorba Linda
Paint on a commercial unit is a brand asset with a service life. A Santa Ana fleet that holds its color standard tight looks like an operation that maintains its equipment, and a fleet carrying four shades of white in one yard looks like an operation that does not. Customers read that before they read the lettering on the door.
The work splits two ways. Restoring what is already on the unit, which covers correction, clear coat repair, and spot work, and replacing what is on the unit, which covers panel refinishing, cab and chassis respray, and full repaints. The decision between them comes down to remaining film thickness, adhesion, and how many previous repairs the unit already carries.
Everything sprayed here goes through a downdraft booth with a bake cycle, on low VOC waterborne base and two component urethane clear that sit inside the air district limits that apply in this basin. Color is read off the unit itself with a spectrophotometer and verified on a sprayed letdown card before the gun touches a panel.
Fleet Services OCRV is at 23281 E La Palma Ave in Yorba Linda, about seventeen miles from Santa Ana. Most operators run SR-55 north to SR-91 east and reach the door in twenty two to thirty five minutes. All work is performed in shop. Scheduling and written estimates go through (714) 909-1844.
RATE Published pricing
Every paint and refinishing service, priced
Price bands, labor hours and turnaround for the whole category on one screen. Scroll the table sideways on a phone.
| Service | Price range | Labor | Turnaround | Billed to carrier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet Repaint | $5,000 to $30,000 | 40 to 200 hrs | 2 to 5 weeks | Fleet account |
| Color Matching and Blending | $500 to $5,000 | 4 to 22 hrs | 4 to 8 business days | Yes |
| Spot Refinish and Panel Blend | $350 to $3,200 | 2 to 16 hrs | 1 to 3 business days | Yes |
| Clear Coat and UV Protection | $600 to $6,500 | 4 to 28 hrs | 4 to 8 business days | Fleet account |
| Cab and Chassis Respray | $1,200 to $9,500 | 8 to 45 hrs | 2 to 5 weeks | Fleet account |
| Paint Correction and Refinishing | $400 to $3,500 | 3 to 16 hrs | 1 to 3 business days | Fleet account |
Bands assume the posted 2026 shop rates. Materials are calculated on every written estimate at $55 per paint hour and $5 per body hour, with 7.75 percent tax on parts and materials. Labor is not taxed. Full rate card.
IDX Service index
Open a paint and refinishing service
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Fleet Repaint
Complete strip, prep, and respray of an entire unit in one cycle so every panel ages together.
$5,000 to $30,000
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Color Matching and Blending
Spectrophotometer color reads, variant deck verification, and adjacent panel blending so a repair does not read as a repair.
$500 to $5,000
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Spot Refinish and Panel Blend
Localized repair and fade in of scuffs, scratches, and small dings without respraying an entire panel.
$350 to $3,200
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Clear Coat and UV Protection
Restoring or replacing the failed clear layer that carries gloss and shields color from ultraviolet damage.
$600 to $6,500
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Cab and Chassis Respray
Coordinated refinish of cab, sleeper, and frame rails on tractors and chassis cabs, including chassis coating.
$1,200 to $9,500
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Paint Correction and Refinishing
Machine compounding and polishing that levels defects and restores gloss on units whose clear coat is still sound.
$400 to $3,500
CAT Full catalog
Other paint and refinishing work performed in house
These items are handled as part of a larger scope rather than booked on their own, so they do not each carry a dedicated page.
- Single panel refinish on doors, fenders, and quarter panels
- Bumper and fascia refinish, including textured black restoration
- Mirror housing and mirror arm refinish
- Grille surround and grille shell refinish
- Hood refinish and hood leading edge sealing
- Roof and box top refinish
- Door jamb, hinge pillar, and striker area refinish
- Roll up door slat refinish
- Swing door inner face refinish on cargo bodies
- Rocker panel and step well refinish
- Wheel arch and fender flare refinish
- Fuel tank strap and bracket coating
- Steel and alloy wheel refinish in fleet color
- Ladder rack and roof rack refinish
- Headache rack and cab guard refinish
- Toolbox and compartment door refinish on service bodies
- Liftgate platform and frame coating
- Bulkhead and partition panel refinish
- Frame rail and crossmember chassis coating
- Underbody seam sealing prior to coating
- Bare metal etch and epoxy priming
- Urethane surfacer application and block sanding
- Plastic substrate preparation with adhesion promoter
- Fiberglass panel preparation and gel coat repair
- Aluminum panel preparation and self etching primer
- Galvanized and pre coated steel preparation
- Spectrophotometer color read and formula mixing
- Variant deck comparison and letdown card spray out
- Tri stage and pearl mid coat matching
- Single stage refinish on utility and chassis surfaces
- Base coat and clear coat refinish on visibility panels
- Two component urethane clear application and bake cycle
- Film thickness measurement and panel by panel reporting
- Dirt nib removal, cut, and buff
- Machine compounding and refining polish
- Clay bar and chemical iron decontamination
- Paint sealant application after correction
- Ceramic coating application on roofs, hoods, and box tops
- Overspray removal from adjacent panels and glass
- Water spot etching removal
- Graffiti and tag removal from body sides
- Anti graffiti clear application on high exposure panels
- Protective coating on interior cargo walls
- Non skid coating on steps, decks, and platforms
- Stencil and template masking for two tone schemes
- Two tone and accent stripe layout and spray
- Reflective paint accent application on service bodies
- Touch up kit preparation using the matched fleet formula
- Panel edge sealing before reassembly
- Fastener and seal replacement at reassembly
FAQ Questions
Paint and Refinishing questions from fleet managers
How far is the shop from Santa Ana?
About seventeen miles. Most Santa Ana yards take SR-55 north to SR-91 east and reach the shop in twenty two to thirty five minutes outside of peak hours. Fleets typically send a driver with a chase vehicle, or schedule two units at once so one driver can shuttle back. All work happens at the shop in Yorba Linda.
Do you paint a whole fleet or only one unit at a time?
Both. Booth capacity is the limit on full resprays, so a large program gets scheduled as a rolling schedule across several weeks rather than all at once. Smaller work like spot refinish and correction runs in batches, and most Santa Ana accounts send three or four units through at a time on a rotation that keeps the board full.
Is the paint you spray compliant with California air quality rules?
Yes. Everything sprayed here is a low VOC system, waterborne basecoat with two component urethane primers and clears, inside the limits that apply to this air basin. The performance question people used to ask about waterborne is settled. It hides in fewer coats and holds metallic orientation better than the solvent bases it replaced.
Can you bill our insurance carrier directly for paint work?
On collision related refinishing, yes. Color match, blend work, and spot refinishing after an incident are routinely billed direct to the carrier, and appraisers are welcome at the shop by appointment. Wear related work such as clear coat failure, oxidation, and planned repaints is not a claim item and is billed to the fleet.
How long before a repainted unit can go through a wash tunnel?
Give it thirty days before automated washing, hot wax, or close range pressure washing. The film is hard enough to drive and handle the day it leaves the booth, but it keeps cross linking for weeks after that. Hand washing with pH neutral soap during that window is fine and is what we recommend for the first month.
Can you match a corporate color from a brand standard document?
We can start from a specified color reference and we will spray a letdown card for approval before committing to a unit. The complication on an existing fleet is that the trucks already on the road have drifted from that standard, so a new unit sprayed exactly to the brand color will not match the yard. Most fleets pick one or the other and we lay out both.
Next step
Get paint and refinishing scheduled
Tell us the unit, the damage and the deadline. You get a written scope and a price band back, not a sales call.
All work is performed at our Yorba Linda facility. Estimates are scheduled, not walk up.