Good Paint shops??

[4G64T]

hey im trying to get my car painted/bodywork, got quoted 4,100.. Any other shops?

[Mrjaydeeone]

hey Ron, I dunno if you want to take a ride all the way to NYC, but I think the shop that did my car could beat that price

[4G64T]

^ thanks man, but tooo far haha..


Also anybody good with minor bodywork?? i got some side skirts which need to be sanded/bondo since they have scratches.

[Turbo_CitrusEs]

Not sure where you are located but Force One in catasauqua does amazing work. They painted my car and they are also painting a buddys evo at the moment. They are located right outside of allentown and are reasonably priced. If you are interested give a call to Roger(owner) 610-266-6721, tell him Damion sent you.

[97JZA80]

Rhineheimers is one of the best local places to go...sure I spelled that wrong. I have been using Newark Collision Center on Albe drive for basic stuff and they have been doing a decent job. Not perfect but not bad.

Where did your quote come from and waht did that entail? Door Jambs, body work etc..

[4G64T]

Maaco in Wilmington..I got little things done thier always come out great.
2-Tone Car
All Door Jams
Trunklid/Engine bay
All Dents pulled out About 6-8 of them
Sideskirts installed
fender flares installed
Rear bumper crack Fixed
3 clear Coats + some Dupont glaze which is $800 alone for shine

[97JZA80]

Doesn't sound that bad, but for the price def check some other high end places cause thats a decent chunk of change. I used that Maaco when I had a pickup painted a few years back. Really no complaints, they got red paint on my steering wheel and my truck was painted silver...never figured that one out. But it was a straight up spray, I prepped it and stripped everything before it went in.

[TurboGSR96]

I used Royal Bodyworks on Albe Dr. in Newark in the past, so have several of my friends. I had him shave the OEM mouldings, remove a huge dent in the quarter, several smaller dents, shave the antenna and emblems, rear wing holes and the rear squirter on the roof and 2 coats of primer for $1500, he would paint it for another grand. I think I am going to go elsewhere for paint though, its hard to find someone that can paint black well.

Some pics, he did a pretty good job except for some primer overspray I was not happy with,

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e363/TurboTeg96/birthday013.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e363/TurboTeg96/acuraburnout003-1.jpg

[TurboGSR96]

Maaco in Wilmington..I got little things done thier always come out great.
2-Tone Car
All Door Jams
Trunklid/Engine bay
All Dents pulled out About 6-8 of them
Sideskirts installed
fender flares installed
Rear bumper crack Fixed
3 clear Coats + some Dupont glaze which is $800 alone for shine

I would never use Maaco for anything but a spray, as long as I did 95% of the prep work. They can spray well but they dont give a **** about prepping.

[10-42Adam]

The Maaco in Newark is 10 times better than the one in Wilmington. I had my one of my old cars painted there years ago and it came out simply beautiful. People would always ask where I had it painted and they were surprised to hear the answer. The problem with Maaco is everybody goes there for their bottom of the line 200 dollar jobs so they get a bad rep. When people shell out the extra money for a better paint job, that's what they get...

[TurboGSR96]

The Maaco in Newark is 10 times better than the one in Wilmington. I had my one of my old cars painted there years ago and it came out simply beautiful. People would always ask where I had it painted and they were surprised to hear the answer. The problem with Maaco is everybody goes there for their bottom of the line 200 dollar jobs so they get a bad rep. When people shell out the extra money for a better paint job, that's what they get...

how much does a good maaco spray cost?

[10-42Adam]

how much does a good maaco spray cost?

Well I think it can vary depending on the other amount of work needed/wanted. They give free estimates so it doesn't hurt swinging over there and talking to them about price and everything.

[TurboGSR96]

Are you the "Adam" from DSR?

[10-42Adam]

What's DSR?

[Mercury]

I've had terrible experiences with a place called "Body Works" in newark. Not only have I but 3 of my friends had bad experiences. My friend even sued the owner, Harry for over charging him and giving him a terrible paint job.

[4G64T]

thanks ill stay away from that 1

[jsnm]

Mastertech always used to do a great job.

[muzzy350z]

I can do paint, we are doing $750 full car -openings. and its another $100 per opening. price includes any dupont paint with pearls and flakes included. we rather do body panels off the car. but we can do full cars, but you might have to weit b/c of scheduling conflicts.

hit me up on myspace

myspace.com/muzzy350z

[4G64T]

Well I went into three different shops today and got few more quotes. I decided not to do a color swap, frankly i dont want to spend too much since im trying to get into a new car next year. And i just want the car to be 1 color and look decent. So Factory color on bottom half, top half Same chrysler aspin black.

newark auto: $3500
Dents removed from hood,doors, quarter panels
JDM Bumper/Sides re finished from scratches
2 Tone, Black top factory color bottom
Fender Flares, Sides everything put on
lifetime warranty on paint
Turn around time 4-5 weeks

glasgo auto: 4,100K
Same as above in work
1 Month- Month and 2 weeks

bodyworkz: 2800$
Same as above in work
1 Week

im liking newark so far, body works harry makes it seem like its no issue, i seen the responses above so im kind of worried but the guy with the teggy said it was decent. i guess ill search other forums see if anybody used either of the two

[GC8 Love]

Subscribed.

I have a two-tone "issue," as well, and need to find someone.

[DJ919]

Subscribed.

I have a two-tone "issue," as well, and need to find someone.

Hey man, Check out MUZZY. He posted above and left his myspace info. Have you seen Muzz's 350z??? Its one of the hottest on the East-Coast...Trust me, If Muzzy is still offering his painting services...Check-Out-Muzzy! :)

[4G64T]

^ hey I talked to muzzy, his guy called me couple months ago but he never got back to me. I wanted to make sure wherever the car is going has insurance incase anything happens worse case. But im still on the hunt for a shop, alot of DE shops aren't doing 2 tone jobs for some reason, i might have to check out MD,NYC area which other members of my forum got their jobs from, but i was really hoping for a local place.

[DJ919]

^ hey I talked to muzzy, his guy called me couple months ago but he never got back to me. I wanted to make sure wherever the car is going has insurance incase anything happens worse case. But im still on the hunt for a shop, alot of DE shops aren't doing 2 tone jobs for some reason, i might have to check out MD,NYC area which other members of my forum got their jobs from, but i was really hoping for a local place.

Got ya bro,
Muzz does great work, but if you can't get him then yeah, its best to carry your ride out of state to get serious, quality, insured work done.

[GC8 Love]

Back on this again - I'm reconsidering two-tone. Also, my paint doesn't have to be perfect, just not total crap - it's going on a project car that's fated to get banged around and stuff. I might go Maaco or something, but I'll most likely do all the stripping and prepping no matter who I go to (unless they've a problem with it).

[KingpinCEO]

I have a friend that got his car painted in Maaco in dover,.. it came out nice, but i'm waiting for him to complain.
I'm also looking for someone to paint my car... someone told me about blurrdperformance.com , but their website doesnt even look too hot.

I have a good friend in Maryland that does amazing work... he's reluctant on giving me a quote though.. so i'm afraid he'll charge me too much.
If his price is too high, I might check out that Muzzy guy.

[KustomZ03]

Exotic Customs in west chester does AMAZING paint work. They repainted my whole front bumper and lip kit about 6 months ago...looks flawless:cool:. PM me if you want contact info...they sponsor my car now so I'm sure I'd be able to get ya a good deal :supz:

[KingpinCEO]

pm sent

[JasonKilpa]

The Best place in Delaware is East Coast Auto Body by far. They are the ones that did all the paint and bodywork on Wes's 350Z that just got featured in Import Tuner. They can be pricey but you are going to get a great paint job for sure. They are located in Dover right across from Kent General (now Bayhealth).

[KustomZ03]

PM sent KingPin

[4G64T]

maybe we can get a deal if we bring are cars together? Im down whenever just need a good shop with insurance incase internal theft or something goes down.

[muzzy350z]

I re-evaluated the whole paint aspect. Its not that I dont want to or love to help out my fellow tuners, but Now we have a new sponsored Shop located in Virginia that will raise the bar in all aspects. Watch out for us in 2009. but we only do high end work and that usually translates to higher cost. The weekend paint jobs was not working as efficient as it should have. And instead of doing 10 cars for A x 10 = B amount. We rather do 1 car that is worth "B" amount. We are not abandoning our local folks, we just grown and moved to better bigger things. We can still do parts here locally in Dover DE, with our drop of/ pick up program. if interested just hit me up on myspace.com/muzzy350z

[muzzy350z]

Just to clear up some mix up. A lot of ppl think That I own a shop...... total opposit. I own like 3 tools and rent a garage. The fact is that "Team Show Stoppers", has hands in many sponsores in the industry and our friendships have allowed us to be involved in many tuner shops. We are all a big family and work on each others cars. I'm not saying we are all just weekend wrench monkeys, we are experts in our field and we produce high quality work that we are vary proud of. We are just networking and building a better comunity by providing some of our work to none team members.

[4G64T]

^ yeah make sense. I wish i can find a shop who would barter for alcohol/beer/wine case's =)

[lyricalmind24]

so muzzy you still doing paint jobs and if so where are you located. im trying to gdt the tC done and debut it at OC.

I re-evaluated the whole paint aspect. Its not that I dont want to or love to help out my fellow tuners, but Now we have a new sponsored Shop located in Virginia that will raise the bar in all aspects. Watch out for us in 2009. but we only do high end work and that usually translates to higher cost. The weekend paint jobs was not working as efficient as it should have. And instead of doing 10 cars for A x 10 = B amount. We rather do 1 car that is worth "B" amount. We are not abandoning our local folks, we just grown and moved to better bigger things. We can still do parts here locally in Dover DE, with our drop of/ pick up program. if interested just hit me up on myspace.com/muzzy350z

[4G64T]

still looking for place's, might just get the body parts paint only now i just want this thing 1 color!

[shark7]

I'm telling you one of the best is East Coast Auto Body in Dover. They did my car twice. First time it published in import tuner, now I'm waiting on Superstreet publication. They do great work but like anything else you pay for quality....

still looking for place's, might just get the body parts paint only now i just want this thing 1 color!

[tallhamer88]

Im telling you go to

Everett Body and Paint Bro!

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tallhamer88/cars%204%20kids/cars4kids7.jpg


Hartly Delaware.

302-632-6921

Very Reliable, Great With Communication.

No really noticable flaws or anything no orange peel. guy did a BA job on my car.

[jordanretro1223]

I got my wingless trunk painted for my car by Master Tech in Bear, DE. My paint is a 3-stage pearl paint and they matched it perfectly. Didn't blend the quarters or anything. Might be a little higher than Maaco though...

743 Rue Madora Drive
Behind Fox Run Shopping Center
Bear, DE 19701
302-832-1660

[SlowcusSVT]

tallhamer88... how much they charge?? and what all did they do?

[3000gtvr4tt]

spray it yourself lol I did it cost me under $150 doesnt look too bad and if i took my time it would definitely look 10 times better

[SlowcusSVT]

i dont have a compressor or a gun

[4G64T]

I ended up going to ABS in wilmington, Did a GREAT JOB!!!!

[SlowcusSVT]

price??

[HaveBlue83]

Matty krack?!!

[SlowcusSVT]

thats me lol

[LIPCOLL320]

We're 30 mins north of Philly. Check out our website www.lipcollision.com.

[KustomZ03]

^Why would someone in Delaware take their car that far for paint?

[LIPCOLL320]

^Why would someone in Delaware take their car that far for paint?

Just throwin it out there.We have many customers from jersey, deleware and upstate pa. Why buy a bike from west coast choppers all the way in california? Because they're bada**! BTW someone on this thread suggested NYC.

[KustomZ03]

Just throwin it out there.We have many customers from jersey, deleware and upstate pa. Why buy a bike from west coast choppers all the way in california? Because they're bada**! BTW someone on this thread suggested NYC.

you spelled Delaware wrong :wink: I know what you mean though...that and the fact that DE has next to NOTHING when it comes to reputable shops. I just wanted to see what your reasoning was :mrgreen:

[LIPCOLL320]

Duh:confused:.... yeah spelling is definitly not my strong point. I have seen the work of that Exotic Customs shop you suggested and they do truly do very nice work. I have seen their work and heard their name at many a car show. I wish all the quality shops could get together and run out the hacks of the industry.

[KustomZ03]

Hell yeah! they should!

What type of paint work do you guys do? custom stuff or just basic paint jobs?

[LIPCOLL320]

We do mostly paint and collison work, and probaly average one custom job a month. We do imports as well as old school muscle cars. We've done our share of flame jobs and what not, but don't get into airbrushed murals or real intense artwork...yet. If someone wanted something like that, I would lay the basecoat and send it out for the artwork.

[shark7]

Delaware has a "reputable shop"! East Coast Auto Body in Dover..
You will see the paint job they did on my car soon enough....

you spelled Delaware wrong :wink: I know what you mean though...that and the fact that DE has next to NOTHING when it comes to reputable shops. I just wanted to see what your reasoning was :mrgreen:

[KustomZ03]

Delaware has a "reputable shop"! East Coast Auto Body in Dover..
You will see the paint job they did on my car soon enough....

I've already seen it :wink:

[98eclipsers]

check out my boi dominick tiberi got his own shop on alby dr. in newark hit him up if u need a paint job he does nice work 302-438-4963 does collision,painting and anything custom u want

[97JZA80]

I ended up going to ABS in wilmington, Did a GREAT JOB!!!!

Im using them now for all my carry in stuff. Post some pics man.

[4G64T]

oh yeah, switched from newark? yeah man their prices are very reasonable & provide great work! I'm going to take my subby in sometime next month to re-spray my front bumper.

Here some pics, still waiting on my new apexi ws exhaust, this fart can has to go!

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y151/IcedoutGalant/IMG_3215-1.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y151/IcedoutGalant/Finished%20Galant/Picture7.png
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y151/IcedoutGalant/Finished%20Galant/IMG_3225.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y151/IcedoutGalant/Finished%20Galant/IMG_3226.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y151/IcedoutGalant/Finished%20Galant/IMG_3249.jpg

[SlowcusSVT]

i like it!!

[Hok@J-Tune]

I ended up going to ABS in wilmington, Did a GREAT JOB!!!!

ohh.. thats cool!! like your new paint!!! im looking for a good shop in DE too...to repaint my car with the vertex aero kit... and i'm def. like to support the local shop... :mrgreen:
i got done talking to someone from ABS today, they seems cool!!

[4G64T]

^ yeah they are very nice shop, you will be very happy with their work & professionalism.

[TROLL]

4G64T... looks like it came out really nice, glad you found a shop you were happy with because there are so many out there who do crappy work.

edit: I can no longer recommend LIP Collision after recently having a very disappointing experience with them.