tristan

i'm gonna paint my 1990 240sx coupe and i was wondering if you guys could recommend a place to paint it...... a big name place (maaco, earl scheib (which has a pro2 plan that's now $270 instead of $470)) or privately owned place. to those who have had their cars repainted, please let me know where you had it painted and your experiences.
thanks,
any advice would be appreciated

tristan

oh.... i was looking to spend at most $500. let me know how much you guys paid for yours and the results....
thanks

-HyJynX-

i heard Earl and maaco isnt that great of a paint job. If u want a kick *** one go to a lil shop that has a good rep.

s14.5boy

k my friend had a 400 paint job from mayco, Gunmetal, but all they did was spray over the exzisting paint. Aftrer a year it started chipping, you could see the old red color undernieth, Also they didnt paint behind mudflaps and such. They got paint on his exauhst. they missed the bottom of his rear bumper and a lot of other little shiet. Just remember you pay for what you get!!

-HyJynX-

Exactly...a good paint job is AT LEAST a grand. When u go up to like 2 grand and 3...Thats a krazy paint job haha. Just throwing out numbers

s14.5boy

i agree, i also think a cheap *** paint job can be worth it if ur rolling around with a blue bumper red primer shell, white side skirts, and a yellow rear bumper. Any paint job is better than that!

-HyJynX-

True....Me and my friends are ganna get a group buy paint job. Roughly around 700 bucks and its a real nice paint job Ive seen there work

s14.5boy

wow group paint job? Cool maybe i need to try that, i'll just stand in front of the body shop and ask all the people to prtend we are friends!!

-HyJynX-

lmao, like 7 of us is ganna get a paint job. We are thinkin of all gettin the same color. Its ganna be kick ***

tristan

thanks for your replies. okay, if earl scheib and maaco aren't that good, then does anyone know a reputable place where i could get a good paint job for about $500 in orange county? (southern cali)
(i want to go from red to blue)

s14.5boy

i would jus recomend going to those places but sand ur paint urself and pay extra for door jams and primer

Sizzzoooo

there is gonna be no such thing as quality in a $500 paint job

this is one of those things that you definately should not cheap out on.

expect $1500+ for an OEM quality paint job, color change $2000+

TruDirtyPlaya

Macco lays good paint... they just dont sand well or just acid wash your car... which is a big no no for show quality car... if you have any skills lay the primer, sand it, and tape it off yourself... or if your near upstate SC, I'm in a shop... I'll paint it for 500 and cost of the paint

sonic16

i NEED A SHOP IN AZ

sonic16

i NEED A SHOP IN AZ