Mining Vehicle & Underground Equipment worked example

Paint and Coating Cost at 99% area at full spec: a worked example

What does the result look like when area at full spec reaches 99%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. A finishing supervisor costing the coating system for a dump-truck body and frame before final assembly.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Coated surface area: 180 m2 (unchanged)
  • Cost per square meter: 55 $/m2 (unchanged)
  • Area at full spec: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)
  • Booth and masking setup: 2,400 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Coating cost = surface area x cost per m2 x full-spec share % + booth setup) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12,201 $ for total paint and coating cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 67.78 $ / piece for paint and coating cost per unit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 9,801 $ for variable paint and coating cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 2,400 $ for fixed paint and coating cost adder.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where area at full spec sits at 90% and the headline result is 11,310 $, this scenario comes in 7.88% above the baseline at 12,201 $.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when area at full spec is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. One average cost per square meter assumes a uniform coating system; a job mixing a heavy abrasion-resistant liner with thin topcoat areas should be split into separate runs.

Results at a glance

  • Total paint and coating cost: 12,201 $ (headline result)
  • Paint and coating cost per unit: 67.78 $ / piece
  • Variable paint and coating cost: 9,801 $
  • Fixed paint and coating cost adder: 2,400 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Paint and Coating Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.