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May 2006
after years of wonderful service carrying little ones safely to
and fro, my volvo is looking a little worse for wear! does
anyone have any recommendations for a place to get her painted
that does quality work without charging an arm and a leg? i
don't need anything fancy, just a nice paint job and a re-do of
the stripes. thanks!
Try Panel Craft on San Pablo near Ashby in Berkely. David Habu,
the owner, is very honest and easy to work with.
anonymous with a great paint job
Sept 2003
I really want to paint my car. Its paid for and in good shape
otherwise for its age (1993 Corolla.) Any ideas on who would be
good and how much it will cost?
thank you in advance
I just got my even older (1990) car, a BMW, repainted at MAACO
AUTO PAINTING & BODYWORKS 250 San Leandro Blvd San Leandro CA
94577 (510) 562-3232. They fixed a deep dent in the rear door, a
group of dings on the hood, and then repainted the entire car,
including replacing the snazzy little pin stripe. Total cost
was about $1800, of which approx. $500 was for the bodywork. It
was ready before they said it would be and looked really good, I
thought, but they called me and said they weren't happy with the
color and wanted to put on another coat for free. They were very
nice and pleasant to deal with, and I think the car looks close
to brandnew. I think they have cheaper paint jobs I could have
chosen, but I went for the version that is supposed to be the
longest lasting, since I kept my last car for almost 20 years.
I'd gotten a quote for the same work from an authorized BMW
place for over $4000, so I was happy with the price.
Fran
MAACO has done inexpensive and quality work on my dads celica.
The trick for a better job was to ask for the better paint. The
basic paint that is sold for the discount jobs will oxidize much
faster than the paint that comes from the factory now. If you
ask for the range of better paints that are available and pick
one of the generic but higher grade paints formulations than the
basic paint it will last years longer.
mbarone
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