Last updated 2025-06-26
ICBC refinish times not in the database
A list of ICBC refinish times not in the Mitchell Cloud Estimating (MCE) database for cars, pick-up trucks, or vans.
Refinish times
The table presents the applications and refinish times applied to cars, pick-up trucks, or vans.
Note: When MCE does not list a refinish time for a specific application for a vehicle, it must be applied manually.
| Application | Refinish time |
|---|---|
| Clear coat 1st exterior panel | 0.7 |
| Clear coat additional exterior panels | 0.3 |
| Clear coat exterior maximum | 2.5 |
| Blend (Base Time) | 0.7 |
| Blend (Clear Coat) | 0.3 |
| Rock, chip, or gravel guard (first panel) | 0.5 |
| Three-stage refinishing |
35% of total refinish time. Important: See calculation in section
If three-stage not automatically generated in MCEbelow. |
| Rock, chip, or gravel guard (additional panels) | 0.3 |
| Rock, chip, or gravel guard (per side maximum) | 1.5 |
| Inner panel replacement | 0.7 |
| Inner panel replacement additional panels | 0.6 |
| Recycled doors and hatch lids | 1.5 |
| Major inner panels | 1.3 |
| Inner clear coat per panel (when required) | 0.3 |
| Overlap deductions adjacent panels only (excluding bumpers) | 0.7 |
| Pinch welds | 0.7 |
Painted pinstripes, burn-in, and bumper texture refinish times
The table presents the applications and refinish times for painted pinstripes, burn-in and bumper texture to cars, pick-up trucks, or vans.
| Application | Refinish times |
|---|---|
| Painted pinstripes first panel (per colour) | 0.7 |
| Painted pinstripes additional panels (per colour) | 0.3 |
| Painted pinstripes maximum per side (per colour) | 1.5 |
| Burn-in (per adjacent panel) | 0.7 |
| Burn-in clear coat (per adjacent panel) | 0.3 |
| Bumper texture | 0.7 |
Refinish times must be
- in accordance with the current paint agreement, or
- included in the applicable ICBC refinish times not in MCE.
The estimator must use manual entry judgement times, when refinish times are not
- listed in the paint agreement
- in MCE, or
- the applicable paint chart.
Two-tone labour times
The table presents the part and two-tone refinish times applied to cars, pick-up trucks, or vans.
| Part | Refinish times |
|---|---|
| First panel | 0.8 |
| Additional panels | 0.4 |
If three-stage not automatically generated in MCE
When three-stage is not in MCE database, the three-stage additional refinishing operation will not automatically calculate the times. The time must be manually calculated as follows:
- use the refinishing time
- add a 35% allowance to the refinishing time, and
- add the three-stage refinishing operation under the additional paint operations and enter the manually calculated time.