Need a Custom Painter

[Celigirl]

I am looking at a facelift for my girl- I have a 94 Toyota Celica with a custom paint job now. The job was done crappy and besides that some guy in south tampa copied my look, so nevertheless I am changing it up- Need a painter that can mold the bodykit on, and completely repaint my car a different color-I want as much of the engine bay as possible - and the door jams as well as some issues I want to discuss- I have no dents or scratches so get back with me if you or someone you know is a straight up type person that does good business. Thx

[oldschool98]

Custom AND crappy!?!? Guess my work must be freakin' awesome then! You are are looking at a lot of money from what you are saying you want done.

[pure_kustoms]

^ i agree, mainly them damn body kits are a pain in the ass to get right, i know this because i put one on my car, i will never put one on my vehicle again, and there are a couple of types of kits that will change the price very much.
you have fiberglass and poly kits, fiberglass is the one i got for my car because the price was right, but it was the biggest pain in the ass to get it to mold right. looked great when we were done but the poly kits are almost triple the price but dont take nearly as long to install, they still take a really long time to get right though, the poly kits will stand up to abuse alot better then the glass ones, i hit a cat with mine and it cracked the hell out of it, as you can see in my sig below, the poly kits are pretty much the same as you later model car bumpers, the will hold up alot better, they flex more. shared_pm me for pics of kits we have done if you want, or for any more info, i will be glad to help,.
main thing i will say is that i would suggest you do not put a kit on, but that is all up to you, i am just talking from personal experience of one on my daily driver.
my name is john, feel free to contact me.

[Celigirl]

so what u guys are saying is that you recommend me getting a lip kit ? cuz i dont like the ride height i am at now- either i raise it up and put a bodykit or i lower it more and add the lip kit- let me know- im plannin on doin this in less than a month.. i have had a couple of laughs getting prices for bodykits put on- 813 customs told me he usually charges 1500 to put on a bodykit--wtf? he was willing to work a deal for me tho-(not going to happen) but still- im only goin to a solid color with metallic flakes in it- so its time for a change- so again you guys say no body kit...do u suggest a full lipkit?

[pure_kustoms]

yeah maybe a lip kit and side skirts

[TampaBayCustoms]

We can mold a body kit on for you no problem...fiberglass or poly. We could also strengthen any fg kit to withstand abuse so it doesnt crack easily. A lip kit will more than likely hang as low if not lower than a full body kit...but they can also be molded in and hung so that it will not scrape or crack...

[pure_kustoms]

We can mold a body kit on for you no problem...fiberglass or poly. We could also strengthen any fg kit to withstand abuse so it doesnt crack easily. A lip kit will more than likely hang as low if not lower than a full body kit...but they can also be molded in and hung so that it will not scrape or crack...

yeah for a fg kit it really needs to be reinforced where the it bolts to the car, on mine we used like 16 gauge steel brackets that way the bolts holes would never tear thru. cant reinforce the whole thing if you lets say hit a damn cat:lol:

[Celigirl]

We can mold a body kit on for you no problem...fiberglass or poly. We could also strengthen any fg kit to withstand abuse so it doesnt crack easily. A lip kit will more than likely hang as low if not lower than a full body kit...but they can also be molded in and hung so that it will not scrape or crack...

what are you charging for something like what i described????

[junpower]

Too bad I am in California!
Fly me out there and entertain me i will bring my tools and do it for a good deal and if you have a garage I can paint it for you too =)

[BlindSniper]

Custom AND crappy!?!? Guess my work must be freakin' awesome then! You are are looking at a lot of money from what you are saying you want done.

i see this guys work all the time. great stuff.

[oldschool98]

i see this guys work all the time. great stuff.

Thanks man! Do you know Vance?? Your sig says Lakeland.

[BlindSniper]

lives up the street.

[Celigirl]

bumps this ^- i know u guys know ppl that do paint jobs- i got a couple of answers but imma keep shoppin till i get a str8 up reasonable/affordable job done and done right-

besides i would rather help someone grab the loot instead of taking it to a big- business. so get at me -thx

[oldschool98]

Again,you are wanting a good job without paying much. This just does NOT happen unless you know someone in the business or you get very lucky.

[Celigirl]

lol im not broke money isnt an issue when it comes down to it- but im not stupid and i know what costs what- my thing is this- if my job gets done well and im priced fair- i have several in the market for their own rides, its just a pain in the ass to hope someone will be great -no matter how much it costs- and honestly the last person i was going to use just screwed my homegirl out of more than half her money kept the car for 3 weeks, drove it around till the gas was on E, then proceeded to leave the car near busch gardens completely unlocked in the middle of the road with the keys in it- r u kidding me. teach me how to paint my shit-lol

[importguy1208]

You called me a few weeks back and I answered your questions and asked some of my own. You said you would email me pictures but I never got anything from you.

Not to put OldSchool down because he does great work, but if you are looking for someone that works out of a shop, sprays in a booth, and runs a legal licensed business then I meet that criteria.

Let me know!

[SuburbanNoize]

Shes gotta be looking at close to 3 grand correct? For a full color change, and molding in the kit?

[Celigirl]

well i have gotten several quotes for 2500 the lowest was 1200- but honestly i am weary of him- - i want to go over my options- my car is two-tone now so regardless im going to have to change the color.


and i honestly forgot to send the pics- im going to jump on that- i have no problem dropping my car off with you- its just getting there-lol with a way back-lol. but i will send them to you

[SuburbanNoize]

Celigirl, remember, you get what you pay for, we recently had a car painted, came out beautiful, well worth the money we spent.

[chicacivic1217]

^+1 the crx looks awesome!!

and i wouldnt suggest putting a body kit on it, just put a lip kit on your car, it will make it looks so much nicer, but you do what you think would make your car look better. Just a suggestion, because, if you do have a body kit, molded in and everything, with these HORRID tampa rds you will eventually break something, and that will cost a lot of money

[Celigirl]

yeah i have reviewing my options and i believe i am leaning more towards the lipkit- plus if i smash it up its only half as much to replace-lol

[chicacivic1217]

lol exactly, my friend has a TC, he just put on a wide body kit and had it painted. The thing is that h doesnt have the best reputation as a good driver lol, so if he crashes it, hes out like 15k!!! but if he only got a lip kit he would be out like 1k the most ..if that

[Celigirl]

ok so lets say i do get the lipkit you guys gunna drop the estimated price you threw at me? who was the guy that was in drew park? i was tryin to get over there today but had things come up- anyone know anything about him - sry i forgot his name.