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Complete
07-13-2008, 10:00 PM
whats the closest place to winder? i want something around 200 to 300. where is the closest maaco? thanks

X-Runner
07-13-2008, 10:09 PM
Honestly its worth the drive to Conyers for a $300 job that will be much much better than any maaco job ever will be. Andys Auto Body... Ill post his number tomorrow.

SixSquared
07-13-2008, 10:14 PM
PM'd

Complete
07-13-2008, 10:14 PM
Honestly its worth the drive to Conyers for a $300 job that will be much much better than any maaco job ever will be. Andys Auto Body... Ill post his number tomorrow.


ok please do... b/c i go up to conyers all the time

X-Runner
07-13-2008, 10:17 PM
ok please do... b/c i go up to conyers all the time

Here you go, and I wouldnt recommend him if he wasnt good. My buddy that owns his own high end body shop sends customs to him all the time that want a cheaper paint job.

203 Camden Industrial Park
Conyers, Georgia, 30012
Phone: (770)388-9040

SixSquared
07-13-2008, 10:20 PM
^^And which "high end" bodyshop is that?

Like I told you in your PM... bad paint that you pay for will piss you off a LOT more than bad paint that came with the car. Just save up your pennies for a few weeks until you can afford a good paint job.

X-Runner
07-13-2008, 10:22 PM
^^And which "high end" bodyshop is that?

Like I told you in your PM... bad paint that you pay for will piss you off a LOT more than bad paint that came with the car. Just save up your pennies for a few weeks until you can afford a good paint job.

Go to Andys and look at all the cars parked along the curb with the front end facing the street. Those are all cars he has painted, you will see the quality of his work... it speaks for itself.

slostang
07-13-2008, 10:23 PM
^^And which "high end" bodyshop is that?

Like I told you in your PM... bad paint that you pay for will piss you off a LOT more than bad paint that came with the car. Just save up your pennies for a few weeks until you can afford a good paint job.

QFMFT. if your gonna do it, do it right.

SixSquared
07-13-2008, 10:26 PM
Go to Andys and look at all the cars parked along the curb with the front end facing the street. Those are all cars he has painted, you will see the quality of his work... it speaks for itself.

Sorry... too busy running my own shop to drive an hour to look at someone else's.

X-Runner
07-13-2008, 10:31 PM
Sorry... too busy running my own shop to drive an hour to look at someone else's.

Whatever. He asked where to get a paint job done at for around $300, I told him where to go. If he was looking for a more expensive paint job he would have asked for that.

SixSquared
07-13-2008, 10:34 PM
Show me a customer car invoice from ANY shop that comes to $300 for painting the entire car and I will personally don a pink tutu and sing "It's A Small World After All" in the middle of spaghetti junction during rush hour.

X-Runner
07-13-2008, 10:36 PM
Show me a customer car invoice from ANY shop that comes to $300 for painting the entire car and I will personally don a pink tutu and sing "It's A Small World After All" in the middle of spaghetti junction during rush hour.

Ill go take a pic of one AND the car he painted for that price and post it for you. Might take me a week or so because I now work in Gwinnett which means Im never on his side of town anymore.

speedminded
07-13-2008, 10:47 PM
whats the closest place to winder? i want something around 200 to 300. where is the closest maaco? thanksLOL, you have internet don't ya? It sure looks like it... so ever thought about Maaco.com? If you know you're zip code then I bet you can find the closest one ;)


Honestly its worth the drive to Conyers for a $300 job that will be much much better than any maaco job ever will be. Andys Auto Body... Ill post his number tomorrow.Maaco's are franchise's, their quality solely depends on the ability of the franchisee and their employee's...there is no standard or way to judge them equally.


Go to Andys and look at all the cars parked along the curb with the front end facing the street. Those are all cars he has painted, you will see the quality of his work... it speaks for itself.The quality of the paint depends on the quality of the bodywork underneath...there is no way someone can do body work, no matter how minor it is, and spray a car for $300 without losing money. If so lets see some pics!

X-Runner
07-13-2008, 10:49 PM
Maaco's are franchise's, their quality solely depends on the ability of the franchisee and their employee's...there is no standard or way to judge them equally.


I know that, but Ive yet to see a GOOD job roll out of any maaco

SixSquared
07-13-2008, 10:51 PM
The quality of the paint depends on the quality of the bodywork underneath...there is no way someone can do body work, no matter how minor it is, and spray a car for $300 without losing money. If so lets see some pics!

QFMFT

On the red mustang we just rolled out of the shop, paint alone was just over $220.

slostang
07-13-2008, 10:52 PM
Show me a customer car invoice from ANY shop that comes to $300 for painting the entire car and I will personally don a pink tutu and sing "It's A Small World After All" in the middle of spaghetti junction during rush hour.


does it matter if its standard pricing or friends and family pricing?

cuz... I will accept your challenge.

SixSquared
07-13-2008, 10:54 PM
does it matter if its standard pricing or friends and family pricing?

cuz... I will accept your challenge.

I inserted "customer car" into that to keep from actually having to dance in a tutu on 285 in the middle of spag. junction while singing lol. By customer car I mean walk into a bodyshop owned/operated by someone you have never interacted with before, tell them you want your whole car painted. :taun:

X-Runner
07-13-2008, 10:55 PM
QFMFT

On the red mustang we just rolled out of the shop, paint alone was just over $220.

When you get PPG paint/reducer/hardner for $60 you can do a decent $300 job...

X-Runner
07-13-2008, 10:58 PM
I inserted "customer car" into that to keep from actually having to dance in a tutu on 285 in the middle of spag. junction while singing lol. By customer car I mean walk into a bodyshop owned/operated by someone you have never interacted with before, tell them you want your whole car painted. :taun:

Oh your gonna be dancing in the middle of 285 by the time Im done with you :taun:

SixSquared
07-13-2008, 11:00 PM
When you get PPG paint/reducer/hardner for $60 you can do a decent $300 job...

Unless you're blowing the president of PPG and letting him stick it in your bum, it's not gonna happen.

speedminded
07-13-2008, 11:05 PM
QFMFT

On the red mustang we just rolled out of the shop, paint alone was just over $220.Exactly, may be a little excessive compared to other colors but i've seen paint cost more than that too...

slostang
07-13-2008, 11:05 PM
I inserted "customer car" into that to keep from actually having to dance in a tutu on 285 in the middle of spag. junction while singing lol. By customer car I mean walk into a bodyshop owned/operated by someone you have never interacted with before, tell them you want your whole car painted. :taun:


DAMMIT!!! I thought I was gonna have your ass playin frogger. lol :D

my buddy is painting my car free of labor so all I gotta buy is the $225 ppg high gloss paint kit.

redrumracer
07-13-2008, 11:07 PM
Show me a customer car invoice from ANY shop that comes to $300 for painting the entire car and I will personally don a pink tutu and sing "It's A Small World After All" in the middle of spaghetti junction during rush hour.
hmmmm he just said painting the car and at the price id take it literal of just spraying the car. as in you do all the body work, and buy the paint and he just sprays the car. you still have to wet sand and buff it but he actually just sprays the car.

speedminded
07-13-2008, 11:09 PM
I know that, but Ive yet to see a GOOD job roll out of any maacoI have and I guarantee you I'm as much if not more anal than anyone on this forum about paint and paint care. Granted the ones I've been suprised by weren't $300 paint jobs either.

X-Runner
07-13-2008, 11:10 PM
hmmmm he just said painting the car and at the price id take it literal of just spraying the car. as in you do all the body work, and buy the paint and he just sprays the car. you still have to wet sand and buff it but he actually just sprays the car.

That $300 includes: scuff, tape off, seal, paint.

SixSquared
07-13-2008, 11:11 PM
hmmmm he just said painting the car and at the price id take it literal of just spraying the car. as in you do all the body work, and buy the paint and he just sprays the car. you still have to wet sand and buff it but he actually just sprays the car.

Stefan I KNOW you are not referring to me as "he"

And please, stop spreading this ridiculous notion that it actually saves a shop ANY time when people bring their cars in "prepped" for paint.

It doesn't.

It makes it take longer, because we have to go back and fix everything you THOUGHT you knew what you were doing on, and then prep it correctly, and paint it, and listen to people say "Why is it $750? I prepped it myself!"

X-Runner
07-13-2008, 11:14 PM
And please, stop spreading this ridiculous notion that it actually saves a shop ANY time when people bring their cars in "prepped" for paint.

It doesn't.

It makes it take longer, because we have to go back and fix everything you THOUGHT you knew what you were doing on, and then prep it correctly, and paint it, and listen to people say "Why is it $750? I prepped it myself!"

QFT

redrumracer
07-13-2008, 11:15 PM
Stefan I KNOW you are not referring to me as "he"

And please, stop spreading this ridiculous notion that it actually saves a shop ANY time when people bring their cars in "prepped" for paint.

It doesn't.

It makes it take longer, because we have to go back and fix everything you THOUGHT you knew what you were doing on, and then prep it correctly, and paint it, and listen to people say "Why is it $750? I prepped it myself!"
no by he i meant x runner, and ok most people dont know how to prep a car, but if you know how to do it correctly(i do) it can save time.

redrumracer
07-13-2008, 11:17 PM
oh and i also think 750 is still cheap for a paint job. my friend charged 4500 for a basic paint job and then when up from there for custom stuff. but of course he wouldnt let the car leave without being absolutely perfect either.

speedminded
07-13-2008, 11:19 PM
no by he i meant x runner, and ok most people dont know how to prep a car, but if you know how to do it correctly(i do) it can save time.How do you know the products you use are compatible with the products the painter uses?

X-Runner
07-13-2008, 11:22 PM
How do you know the products you use are compatible with the products the painter uses?

Yep. When I painted my old Dodge I had prepped the left fender a year prior so I just scuffed it and sealed the rest of the truck before paint. The paint didnt even stick to that fender... had to go back and seal it and re-shot it.

The BUCKY
07-13-2008, 11:22 PM
wow this thread. i will have to comment tomorrow to tired to respond to all this nonsense

redrumracer
07-13-2008, 11:22 PM
How do you know the products you use are compatible with the products the painter uses?
you ask. dur da dur.

speedminded
07-13-2008, 11:25 PM
Yep. When I painted my old Dodge I had prepped the left fender a year prior so I just scuffed it and sealed the rest of the truck before paint. The paint didnt even stick to that fender... had to go back and seal it and re-shot it.Exactly, there's virtually no way a painter can guarantee his work if someone else does the prep work.

SixSquared
07-13-2008, 11:38 PM
oh and i also think 750 is still cheap for a paint job. my friend charged 4500 for a basic paint job and then when up from there for custom stuff. but of course he wouldnt let the car leave without being absolutely perfect either.

$750 is what we run for a basic "shoot the car with the same color it was" job.. no door jams/under hood/trunk, no color change.. that's our "scuff and spray" as it were. And that's for a basic paint.. pearls/metallics go up from there. :)

The BUCKY
07-14-2008, 09:24 AM
$750 is what we run for a basic "shoot the car with the same color it was" job.. no door jams/under hood/trunk, no color change.. that's our "scuff and spray" as it were. And that's for a basic paint.. pearls/metallics go up from there. :)


i dont even see how you can do that and keep your doors open. i guess its cheaper materials or something. the clear i use alone is 200- to 250

Elbow
07-14-2008, 09:37 AM
I've seen some very nice $300 paint jobs....Maaco does a good job if you do the prep work. My dad used to manage one, sure the paint fades after a couple years but it's only $300 :)

Elbow
07-14-2008, 09:38 AM
oh and i also think 750 is still cheap for a paint job. my friend charged 4500 for a basic paint job and then when up from there for custom stuff. but of course he wouldnt let the car leave without being absolutely perfect either.

**** that, i'd only pay 4500 for paint on a damn Ferrari or something exotic needing extreme detailed paint work lol.

SixSquared
07-14-2008, 10:04 AM
i dont even see how you can do that and keep your doors open. i guess its cheaper materials or something. the clear i use alone is 200- to 250

Our rent is cheap lol. We also get an extremely good price on paint from a place in Athens.

1439/2000
07-14-2008, 10:08 AM
Sorry... too busy running my own shop to drive an hour to look at someone else's.


OOOOOHHHH. Too bad you have nothing to show for it.

frostbyte
07-14-2008, 10:19 AM
slaps forehead agrees with bucky... paints gone upand so have rates. i guess if u can sand the car and seal it and tape and everything y not try painting it too... lol
anyways well good luck on the paint and enjoy...

SixSquared
07-14-2008, 10:37 AM
:thinking:

The BUCKY
07-14-2008, 11:53 AM
so is that your work?

SixSquared
07-14-2008, 12:08 PM
so is that your work?

Patrick painted it... I don't have enough experience to paint a whole car yet... I do small things lol. That car's coming back to us (by our request) because we weren't 100% happy with it... hence the reason we're not using single stage anymore... a week to fully cure = car has to go away and come back, which sucks.

--edit-- I'm realizing that those are pics from before it was buffed all the way. I have pics of how it looked afterwards on my camera.. I'll put them up tonight.

Complete
07-14-2008, 01:09 PM
wow this page went to 3 pages in 12 hours? hmmm ... thanks everyone i guess... haha well i went to the maaco in lawrenceville today and the guy bob told me it would be 300 to paint my car if i sanded it myself, he said it would be 450 if they sand it

redrumracer
07-14-2008, 01:44 PM
**** that, i'd only pay 4500 for paint on a damn Ferrari or something exotic needing extreme detailed paint work lol.
well he would do your Ferrari for that as well. keep in mind that is ALL the work, you just bring him the car, tell him the color, and he handles the rest.(all body work is included). this is some of his work http://a732.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/28/l_8c72a95557c1025fc23340e8a8b1f2b3.jpg
http://a230.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/113/l_21a04022f5da4b8fbf4bee5908c551ad.jpg
http://a724.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/67/l_8079e60b4333da1e07793aeb701c50eb.jpg
oh and he also free hands all of his stuff. not to mention he also can do a whole car inside and out.

speedminded
07-14-2008, 03:16 PM
Patrick painted it... I don't have enough experience to paint a whole car yet... I do small things lol. That car's coming back to us (by our request) because we weren't 100% happy with it... hence the reason we're not using single stage anymore... a week to fully cure = car has to go away and come back, which sucks.

--edit-- I'm realizing that those are pics from before it was buffed all the way. I have pics of how it looked afterwards on my camera.. I'll put them up tonight.Gotta have the equipment if you wanna play...my Integra is a single stage acrylic urethane but it was baked for a couple days ;)

I don't like the quick dry polyurethane high volume bodyshop paint that cures in literally a matter of hours. Sure it pays the bills for a shop but as a customer I'd rather pay more for a better more durable paint job.

Tech5
07-14-2008, 03:38 PM
AutoZONE FTW!

SixSquared
07-14-2008, 06:02 PM
Gotta have the equipment if you wanna play...my Integra is a single stage acrylic urethane but it was baked for a couple days ;)

I don't like the quick dry polyurethane high volume bodyshop paint that cures in literally a matter of hours. Sure it pays the bills for a shop but as a customer I'd rather pay more for a better more durable paint job.

word to that.. when we have an actual booth instead of using the whole building as a booth we're gonna revisit our options.. but for now, base/clear is where it's at.

The BUCKY
07-14-2008, 06:05 PM
build a booth

SixSquared
07-14-2008, 06:08 PM
build a booth

Welcome to priority 1 on our list lol.

B18c1Turboed
07-14-2008, 06:13 PM
Shoot i painted mine in my garage, it came out nice besides the fact of the car being 2 colors. When you buy the paint make sure you got enough to do the whole car at 1 time...... thats what ive learned!!!

We got a new machine that heats the paint as you paint, the machine is like 3k .. hopefully next car we paint will come out alot nicer!!!
http://www.drillspot.com/pimages/298/29888_300.jpg

SPOOLIN
07-14-2008, 06:44 PM
I've been painting my own cars in my own garage since i started this ****. You don't have to have a booth to have a slick paint job, even black. My blue car is the longest running color i've ever owned on a race or show car. I usually change the color after a maximum 2 year period mainly because race cars get all banged up.

I use dupont.

X-Runner
07-14-2008, 07:35 PM
I've been painting my own cars in my own garage since i started this ****. You don't have to have a booth to have a slick paint job, even black. My blue car is the longest running color i've ever owned on a race or show car. I usually change the color after a maximum 2 year period mainly because race cars get all banged up.

I use dupont.

Using race car to describe a honda :lmfao:

OTG Signs
07-14-2008, 07:41 PM
**** that, i'd only pay 4500 for paint on a damn Ferrari or something exotic needing extreme detailed paint work lol.

No Ferrari owner will let you spend $4500 to paint a chin spoiler on his car. If you can't afford the maintenance (paint included), you can't afford the car.

I've heard of (but not seen) a $100,000 paint job on an older Ferrari locally.

SPOOLIN
07-14-2008, 09:09 PM
Using race car to describe a honda :lmfao:

wow, your an idiot.


[edit]

whoops, forgot to show you how stupid you are.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJLUTKJ90Fo

X-Runner
07-14-2008, 09:23 PM
wow, your an idiot.


[edit]

whoops, forgot to show you how stupid you are.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJLUTKJ90Fo

Ive had hondas... I know what they are capable of.

SPOOLIN
07-14-2008, 09:29 PM
Apparently you don't. My sister owns one to? that doesn't mean anything so "STFU" and leave your ignorant comments out of this PAINTING thread.

X-Runner
07-14-2008, 09:34 PM
Oh go cry a river... it was sarcasm from the start. Stop trying to defend your honda so much.

SixSquared
07-14-2008, 11:55 PM
Using race car to describe a honda :lmfao:

lmao dude... do you have ANY idea who you are talking to? Seriously... take it back and STFU... Matt/Spoolin is a GENIUS, and a cool guy to boot. Quit trying to start shizz with him.

speedminded
07-15-2008, 12:29 AM
**** that, i'd only pay 4500 for paint on a damn Ferrari or something exotic needing extreme detailed paint work lol.Completely disassemble a car for the average shop rate of lets say $75p/hr, including removing all glass and trim, prep and paint it, then reassemble it at said rate and tell me what the total is...


Ive had hondas... I know what they are capable of.How many Honda's have you owned with over 500, 600, 700+WHP?

JessAlba452
07-15-2008, 12:49 AM
Agreed that cheap isn't always the best.

Spent nearly $200 in just supplies (dupont) to paint a full body lip kit. That's not even considering labor. As I've learned cheaping out means you do it twice (used cheap primer)...or in my instance more than twice.

I would think 1k for a car is still cheap.

Do it right the first time unless you want to pay more in the end. That's the best advice I can give.

Elbow
07-15-2008, 01:05 AM
No Ferrari owner will let you spend $4500 to paint a chin spoiler on his car. If you can't afford the maintenance (paint included), you can't afford the car.

I've heard of (but not seen) a $100,000 paint job on an older Ferrari locally.

Ya think, I work with them, but if it was MY car...different story.

X-Runner
07-15-2008, 06:33 AM
lmao dude... do you have ANY idea who you are talking to? Seriously... take it back and STFU... Matt/Spoolin is a GENIUS, and a cool guy to boot. Quit trying to start shizz with him.

IT WAS A GOD DAMN JOKE! STFU

SPOOLIN
07-15-2008, 07:21 AM
Agreed that cheap isn't always the best.

Spent nearly $200 in just supplies (dupont) to paint a full body lip kit. That's not even considering labor. As I've learned cheaping out means you do it twice (used cheap primer)...or in my instance more than twice.

I would think 1k for a car is still cheap.

Do it right the first time unless you want to pay more in the end. That's the best advice I can give.

Yeah i normally pay about 200 for my paint materials. The color changes the prices.

I know a couple of shops in the area that can do you an all over paint job that is very decent for 1000ish dollars. Ive seen a few and they were good, vinh's body shop in hapeville did my blackroof and hood on my blue car. came out really nice.

BLK JDM
07-15-2008, 07:38 AM
lmao dude... do you have ANY idea who you are talking to? Seriously... take it back and STFU... Matt/Spoolin is a GENIUS, and a cool guy to boot. Quit trying to start shizz with him.

Bwahahahaha-I almost fell out my seat. I didn't know building a 10 second Honda made you a genius. D1ck sucking at it's finest!!

redrumracer
07-15-2008, 09:10 AM
lmao dude... do you have ANY idea who you are talking to? Seriously... take it back and STFU... Matt/Spoolin is a GENIUS, and a cool guy to boot. Quit trying to start shizz with him.
oh im sorry Emily but who the hell still says TAKE IT BACK. :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao:

Infamous_1
07-15-2008, 04:27 PM
wow this page went to 3 pages in 12 hours? hmmm ... thanks everyone i guess... haha well i went to the maaco in lawrenceville today and the guy bob told me it would be 300 to paint my car if i sanded it myself, he said it would be 450 if they sand it


dont do it!!!!!

they dont even paint the inside of the door panels. lol! dont do it.! youre gonna have sanded inner door panels with painted outer. look at bill's gsr. maaco didnt even paint the rest.

SPOOLIN
07-15-2008, 05:38 PM
...............I didn't know building a 10 second Honda made you a genius. D1ck sucking at it's finest!!


Nah thats not her cup of tea. Shes just overly nice on her comments and knows that i am not an idiot.

JessAlba452
07-15-2008, 11:11 PM
emily doesn't suck it LOL but anyways if the op only has 300 to spend on a paintjob then macco might work. I would refer you to sprayglow first just call them and ask to see if you can get a good deal.

SixSquared
07-15-2008, 11:15 PM
Bwahahahaha-I almost fell out my seat. I didn't know building a 10 second Honda made you a genius. D1ck sucking at it's finest!!

ummm not even d1ck sucking. Matt's a good friend of mine, and I have seen quality work in his vehicles time and time again. One well built car can be chocked up to luck.. but when you consistently turn out cars that are beautifully done, then that's something beyond luck. And 10second hondas? Pshhh. Try again, this time with single digits involved.

BLK JDM
07-16-2008, 07:06 AM
ummm not even d1ck sucking. Matt's a good friend of mine, and I have seen quality work in his vehicles time and time again. One well built car can be chocked up to luck.. but when you consistently turn out cars that are beautifully done, then that's something beyond luck. And 10second hondas? Pshhh. Try again, this time with single digits involved.


When has Matt run a single digit? He and the car have POTENTIAL to run 9s but you can't say he's done it yet just off potential. SO FOR RIGHT NOW IT'S A 10 SECOND HONDA!! Sounds like some more d1ck sucking going on.

And I'll agree Stover has built some clean cars but I still won't call that genius. I'm not calling him stupid either but I haven't seen any Tony1 action or I'll even take it to a higher level and say Tim Lynch or even Boyd Coddington action-now that's GENIUS when it comes to cars.

josh green
07-16-2008, 07:31 AM
When has Matt run a single digit? He and the car have POTENTIAL to run 9s but you can't say he's done it yet just off potential. SO FOR RIGHT NOW IT'S A 10 SECOND HONDA!! Sounds like some more d1ck sucking going on.

And I'll agree Stover has built some clean cars but I still won't call that genius. I'm not calling him stupid either but I haven't seen any Tony1 action or I'll even take it to a higher level and say Tim Lynch or even Boyd Coddington action-now that's GENIUS when it comes to cars.
She isnt into guys, so I doubt there is any d1ck sucking going on. Was your OP really necessary though?

Back on topic. I got a color change from Vhin's body and I went on what I had seen from other peoples paint jobs and even Matts car. I was dissappointed, I need body work from where I was side swiped. They fixed the 1/4-door edge but the rear fender well was whiped and blocked flat. There were plenty of clear runs for me to sand and buff out as well and some paint runs. I paid $1500 and was willing to pay more but I was told that they would fix it all and paint it for that price. I didnt hastle them, I just dropped it off and told them to call me when it was done. I know I should have taken it back to them to fix it but its too far for me and I just did it myself. Then on the flip side they did a great job on matt's hood and roof.

SPOOLIN
07-16-2008, 07:33 AM
you can go on honda-tech and search maaco paint jobs, you'd be surprised at some of the paint jobs youll see, most of them were self prepped but can really surprise you on a budget.

BLK JDM
07-16-2008, 07:43 AM
She isnt into guys, so I doubt there is any d1ck sucking going on. Was your OP really necessary though?

Back on topic. I got a color change from Vhin's body and I went on what I had seen from other peoples paint jobs and even Matts car. I was dissappointed, I need body work from where I was side swiped. They fixed the 1/4-door edge but the rear fender well was whiped and blocked flat. There were plenty of clear runs for me to sand and buff out as well and some paint runs. I paid $1500 and was willing to pay more but I was told that they would fix it all and paint it for that price. Then on the flip side they did a great job on matt's hood and roof.

I didn't know xPhantomSilviax was even a female?? When I said d1ck sucking I didn't mean it in a literal sense. Just saying "they" were jocking Matt.

And I'm w/ you Josh-I've gotten paint jobs done at supposed reputable places that everyone else goes to and their sh1t turns out good. But when I get even a touch up job done-my paint will look like pure sh1t. I have no luck when it comes to bodyshops and paintwork.

SixSquared
07-16-2008, 08:59 AM
She isnt into guys, so I doubt there is any d1ck sucking going on. Was your OP really necessary though?

Back on topic. I got a color change from Vhin's body and I went on what I had seen from other peoples paint jobs and even Matts car. I was dissappointed, I need body work from where I was side swiped. They fixed the 1/4-door edge but the rear fender well was whiped and blocked flat. There were plenty of clear runs for me to sand and buff out as well and some paint runs. I paid $1500 and was willing to pay more but I was told that they would fix it all and paint it for that price. I didnt hastle them, I just dropped it off and told them to call me when it was done. I know I should have taken it back to them to fix it but its too far for me and I just did it myself. Then on the flip side they did a great job on matt's hood and roof.

I second being not impressed with Vinh's. I took my del Sol there, and I had MASSIVE paint runs in the clear coat, dull areas where they had tried to just "buff/sand out" paint runs, flaking paint the day I got the car home... to this day I don't know if they ACTUALLY replaced the quarter panel that they claimed to have replaced or if they just filled my old one back up with bondo... I saw the donor car, and the quarter panel was cut off on it, but when I asked them to show me my car's old quarter panel, no one could tell me where it was and then finally someone said it had already been hauled for scrap, but there was other scrap metal hanging out there. I had bugs dried into my clear coat, and an area of rust that I had asked them to patch was never patched. The engine bay looked like absolute ****, and I'm not even gonna go there on the fact that my rear bumper was held on by the incorrect screws so that it pulled itself loose on the highway driving back to Savannah. The trunk lid was only held on by two bolts when I brought it in with 4, which made for some interesting episodes of "hold down the trunk on the highway". I came and got the car on the Thursday before Nopi Nationals 2006 and literally spent the next 48 hours awake trying to fix all the things that were wrong with the car.

Li said he would "re-do" the car, but never made good on it. Never offered me any kind of partial refund or anything. I'm definitely NOT going there again.

RL...
07-16-2008, 11:45 AM
I just picked up my car from sprayglo in duluth. I got my maxima repainted black for $400. Keep in mind you get what you pay for, but it came out better than I expected. It is not a nice paint job by far, but my max looks a lot better than it ever did. I just wish I would've had another $300 to get the base/clear though....

B18c1Turboed
07-16-2008, 11:48 AM
I took mine to Spray glow 2 years ago. I paid like 1k and the paint job sucked! They where willing to repaint the car, but i didnt want too take it back.. I think you get 1 shot, if you cant do it the way it suppouse to be the 1st time, what says the 2nd time will be better!!!

josh green
07-16-2008, 09:36 PM
I didn't know xPhantomSilviax was even a female?? When I said d1ck sucking I didn't mean it in a literal sense. Just saying "they" were jocking Matt.

And I'm w/ you Josh-I've gotten paint jobs done at supposed reputable places that everyone else goes to and their sh1t turns out good. But when I get even a touch up job done-my paint will look like pure sh1t. I have no luck when it comes to bodyshops and paintwork.
I know you didnt mean it literally, I'm just trying to keep things civil. We dont say anything negative about anyone else, and cannot help what other people say.

Dude, I get the shaft on a lot of things like this. Honestly next time I will buy the stuff and do it myself. The only reason i took it was b/c of the body work that needed done and I couldnt do it myself.
I have the flaking paint from them, I was told that it was from a contaminant that they couldnt remove and the paint wound up wrinkling up. It was on a door handle and a mirror so its not hard to re-spray. I also had the trash and bugs in it. I got him to sand out a "stone" or so it looked while I was there. It wound up coming up and went beyond the base. This thread makes me want to paint it.