Any good paint shops in St. Petersburg? Or tampa?

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Mar 24, 2005 | 01:40 PM

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focheezy

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Any good paint shops in St. Petersburg? Or tampa?

Please let me know! I got a quote for $225 to paint the front bumper and rear valance on my 99 mustang...but it was at Electro Bake paint shop which is kinda like a Midas or Econo paint....I was wondering if this is a good deal? Some say these places make cheap paint that will fade in a few months...others say for the price that it is worth it. They are going to put on 2 coats primer, 3 coats base and 3 coats clear. Any input would be great! Thanks

Mar 24, 2005 | 04:27 PM

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the best body and paint man i found is in tampa he does many show cars and some of the best paint ive ever seen and for resonable prices i painted my crx molded all bumpers and side skirts molded all door molding and did not use bondo only fiberglass with 3 coats blue 4 coats of clear for only 1000 dollars it was alot of work and i could not see any flaws excelent work for cheap his name is doug (813)598 0824 try him you wont be disappointed

Mar 27, 2005 | 04:47 PM

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My body guy is good. Just did a customers S2000 bumper on Saturday and it turned out nice! Email me JDMTodd@2nrwerks.net

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Mar 27, 2005 | 05:10 PM

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i have yet to find a shop here that molds kits in like we do at the shop in ohio. all of our body kits are welded in to the body.

but if you feel like taking a trip to ohio, i would be more than glad to give you the number.

if i see a good shop around here, i'll let ya know. i'm still a newbie to the area.

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Mar 28, 2005 | 07:05 PM

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South Mac Dill Auto Repair recently opened in Tampa and has a great painter/body man. their number is 813 835 9071. ask for Tommy.

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Apr 1, 2005 | 01:08 AM

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superior autobody did my work on my cl and it looked like new after i got it back.

heres a few pics.
before: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wilp99...f2.jpg&.src=ph
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wilp99...19.jpg&.src=ph
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wilp99...9d.jpg&.src=ph
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wilp99...d6.jpg&.src=ph

after: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wilp99.../ph//my_photos

thier in st pete. they do mostly high end cars. not sayin my car is high end but...u know what i mean.

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Apr 5, 2005 | 02:02 PM

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electro bake is crap i have seen alot of **** that comes from them. if you got money i sugjest jims body shop in seminole very good but pricey

Apr 8, 2005 | 08:33 AM

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My body guy is good. Just did a customers S2000 bumper on Saturday and it turned out nice! Email me JDMTodd@2nrwerks.net

It was my bumper and he also painted my rims and both turned out awesome IMHO. Silverstone is a hard color to match and he was able to get it closer (if not perfect) than any repaints I have seen for this color. E-mail Todd and see what he can do with you because his guy goes the extra mile to make sure it is as good as it can be.

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Apr 8, 2005 | 03:40 PM

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keep'n it real in clearwater #727 443 6940. good work good price ask for rob

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Apr 9, 2005 | 02:01 PM

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For what it's worth, Mirek's European Auto in Oldsmar does fantastic work. There's always a few widebody Porsches there, modded BMWs, etc. A friend of mine had them do a bodykit and paintwork on his NSX, so I know he'll do those. He's done some work on his 360CS and my 355 as well. Don't think I'll be taking my cars anywhere else...

http://www.mirekseuropeanauto.com/

Pretty sure he did this Jetta too: http://www.europeancarweb.com/tuned/..._jettacoupe02/

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