shut up i know.................

[hachibill]

ok, i know i'm never going to hear the end of this.. but i would like to know of someone who does good body work and paint???? i finally got a decent set of 17 inch wheels and i don't like the way my car has gotten overly dented from me kicking it constantly. so i need some dents removed and a new coat of paint. the hood will not be painted though it will remain intact!! or be replaced by carbon fiber.

[Chin]

:speachless:

First greddy pulley's now this...whats next!

Replace my fender to nigga

[hachibill]

hahahaahahaha i will.

[paul kersey]

http://uk-car-store.com/images/dent-puller.jpg
just get one of these. and some red spray paint.

[88supramkIII]

ya then when you ding your hand again and u go around and kick every body panel and put a dent in it the cant open the door cause u bent it so bad and then have to use a crow bar to pop it back out. ya that will be a huge waste of money. (sry complete huge run on sentence). bill we all know its a watse of money u just gunna ding it back up again. id say maco there cheap and you wont spend an arm and a leg getting it done.

[hachibill]

yeah, its what i'm thinkin. maco and GO!!!

[88supramkIII]

cheap and uve seen scotts car. it doesnt look that bad i think it actually looks preety damn good for that cheap. id say look at treys but ya thats kind of a bad example haha. just messin with ya trey.

[REY]

bottom line good body work/paint and the word CHEAP is NOT in the same category.

generic bodywork and "scuff and shoot" - might as well and go to Econo Bake or some shit joint like that.

i have several friends that are in the body work industry. I myself, used to manage a bodyshop. for "decent" bodywork with minimal "bondo" and a decent 2 stage paintjob, be prepared to drop at least 1500 bux MINIMUM and that would be a steal.

I cant wait to finish my s13 with everything done out of metal for the widebody and p/u truck conversion, it will be the straightest bodywork for sure. That's why it's taking months to do it right and when it's all done, the Value of the paint and bodywork will exceed 10K. But that's me, I alwasy try to do everything right the 1st time that way everytime i walk by it, I dont regret it.

Jim's Body shop in seminole, wrexx n effects(or whatever their name is now), XS customs(or whatever) - all of these places SUCK when it comes to quality. But if all you want it for the car to " appear " straight and match, then go to one of these places or Econo BAKE style places. But, remember, watered down generic paint materials and a skimpy clear coat with orange peel or warpy doors and panels is what awaits you, and still it would be over a G.

my 2 cents since I'me been in the industry and know many people currently in it.

[_Charles_]

Samuals Auto body in Orlando gets my thumbs-up...just look at my car. Not sure about cost though.

Charles

[Chin]

Nice paint jobs are fricken great if you like to stand there and look at it, but if you go out there and slide within a couple of inches of walls it will all seem like a waste if you tap the wall, and are less likey to push yourself to the limit in order to "save the paint" IMO I raither just prep correctly myself and have someone shoot a cheap paint job if its not a show car so what. atleast we go out there and use them.

[mranlet]

Are you going to do a color change?

I would think that the 17" are enough bling, why fix the body at all?

[88supramkIII]

because bill has to be a princess now
he suddenly cares how it looks now haha a

[hachibill]

if you must know i'm painting it so i can put it on ebay. time for something different.

[Crazy Eyez]

have fun destickering that thing,well atleast the body anyways

[Animosity]

fix it, and take my s14+some cash. :P

[SlinkWays]

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=6321313&uid=2540593&members=1

theres some pics of my old s13 that i got painted from maaco. i did the prep work sanding and such myself and just had them spray it and it only cost 250. came out pretty nice too. i was expecting worst from maaco.

[Animosity]

yea that doesnt look bad at all i think.

[marksaccord95]

bottom line good body work/paint and the word CHEAP is NOT in the same category.




i dont know.... i (with some help from steve) did all the body work on my corolla and had macco brandon spray it for like $250 and it looked pretty damn good....

[paul kersey]

was that car originally black/?

[SlinkWays]

no it was originally white, then but it had been painted like 4 different colors before i bought it. i bought it it was some mexican ride mucus green. that is y i painted it black.

[paul kersey]

nice.
looked good.

[Laurentz]

Kevin Dittmar of Riverview, Fl. If you've seen my Z you know he does absolutely ridiculous work. You can reach him at (813) 671-2071. Tell him Laurentz referred you.

[REY]

i dont know.... i (with some help from steve) did all the body work on my corolla and had macco brandon spray it for like $250 and it looked pretty damn good....


well, you saved money by doing your body work yourself and a buddy.
I have YET to see a MACCO paint job that is even close to decent. especially for 250.00. I know what type of paint Macco uses and it's deff the worst in the market.. white always looks good right out of the booth. I guarantee you that your corolla would fade in less than a year and have a grey/yellow hue to it in no time. The paint sucks so bad that it'll change color in the florida sun.

But, I'm not saying that YOUR car is crappy since i havent seen it, just that I have YET to see a macco paint job worth looking at.

[LongFellow]

You could always paint it yourself? thats my plan, i didnt go all out on paint. but i have enough to do two coats factory red paint and two clearcoats, flex agent for the bumpers and a gallon of bondo for the dents for 250$. the cost of a cheap spray gun is like 150$ and you can make a booth and paint it in a weekend.

when ever i get mine finished ill post pics of it.

[2Valve]

Aber AutoBody off of Forsyth and Colonial Dr. Orlando. Go there and talk ta Bob, yea talk ta Bob, best paint and autobody guy ever, painted my Celica, your Supra, Mom's vette and god knows what else.... talk ta Bob

[asia989]

well, you saved money by doing your body work yourself and a buddy.
I have YET to see a MACCO paint job that is even close to decent. especially for 250.00. I know what type of paint Macco uses and it's deff the worst in the market.. white always looks good right out of the booth. I guarantee you that your corolla would fade in less than a year and have a grey/yellow hue to it in no time. The paint sucks so bad that it'll change color in the florida sun.

But, I'm not saying that YOUR car is crappy since i havent seen it, just that I have YET to see a macco paint job worth looking at.


i got my car painted there, its better than what i had...its jus hard to find good painters that wont dick u over...

[pulsar]

I had my S13 painted 2001 Prowler copper orange at the Econo Paint on Dale Mabrey only cause I didn't know of any good painters around Tampa. I had everything done for $1400 and there was still waves down the body and a run on the trunk!!! I will never ever take it to a crap hole place like that again unless Im gonna pay 300 for a reshoot to resell...

[Matt Vassallo]

the collision station in port orange florida gets my vote for knowing what they are doing, especially with S chassis..

[JDMjunkie]

L&L Body Shop is also a good place he charges for good work guaranteed happiness

[jriggs]

tampa bay auto body does amazing work for a not redic price

[ANTHONY S]

lol can got wrong with maaco!