Good Paint Shop in The East Valley?

[Guido]

Hi, Do any of you guys have a recomendation for a paint shop in the East S. F. Valley, and or anyplace north of Wilshire? I've got a Slate Gray 68 that needs to have a face lift. The paint is good in general, just has the usual dings.
Thanks

[LeeH]

Have you considered paintless dent removal instead of a complete respray?

[Guido]

No, have you had good luck with that?

[LeeH]

Check out these threads:

Amazing...

Paintless dent removal on "old" 1981 paint.

Paintless dent removal - 911 doors

[Guido]

Sound good but I have scratches too. Thanks, I'll look around.

[LeeH]

Visit a high end (Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, etc) and ask who they use for paintless dent removal, detailing, and airbrushing. You might end up with different people fixing different problems on your car, but the guys that do this stuff for a living are magicians.

I bought a used BMW that was in good shape except that the previous owner had tried to wet sand a few scratches on the front fender. Instead of fixing the problem he created a nickel size spot where the primer was visible. This was on a metalic burgandy car. One of the local BMW dealers put me in touch with their airbrush guy. To make a long story short, he fixed this spot for $150. I'm picky about this sort of thing and was amazed at the quality of the work. I knew what was done and just couldn't tell the repair from the factory paint (remember - metalics are very hard to match).

A decent respray will cost you several thousand dollars minimum. Depending on your situation a few hundred could significantly improve your car's appearance.

[Guido]

Thanks Lee,
I'll call around. I hadn't thought about airbrushing.