insane body shop quote

[musclcar]

went to a local body shop for a quote to finish sanding/blend my new grump lump scoop onto my L88 hood.now this quote is from the manager of the shop that knows my best friend.okay they want $900.00 to do all the prep work like sanding and filling in areas then paint it 3 coats flat black primer with color sanding in between coats.now since the manager is real good friend of our race team owner he'll drop the price to $500.00 is that quote still high or what ??.the body shop quoted 12-15 hours worth of sanding and blending. man i wish my shoulder was better i would continue to do this myself but unable to do so.