Anyone have any luck asking a body shop to spray a small part?

[drcoastline]

Not a body shop. But, a guy that works out of his van doing minor repairs. The guy I found was doing work at Toyota dealership. I took my Sequoia to see if they would paint a new fender. The Color was called thunder grey. A silver purple color that changes in the light. The dealership had their own body shop but did production/insurance work. The dealership said no. By luck this guy was there the day I stopped. He does all their minor jobs. Mostly touching up dings, scratches and bumpers on their used car lot. He works with several of dealership and small used car lots in our area. He generally goes to the dealerships once a week and does a batch of cars at a time. He took the Sequoias info and said bring it by next week. He had it a few hours. I think I paid him $250.00. He used RM paint two pack and clear coated.

EDIT: Almost forgot. When I dropped the Sequoia off. That day a wheel restorer was there repairing the curb rash, chips, dings in various car wheels. So there is that also. If needed.

Another time I rented a car in Florida. I stopped a Super Market. Came out and someone had backed into the rear bumper. Scratching the paint and slightly creasing the plastic bumper. My insurance would cover it but I have a $500.00 deductible and I would then have a mark on my insurance. I found a guy on Craigslist that did mobile bodywork. He came to the hotel where I was staying and repaired the bumper in the parking lot. I was a little nervous when he pulled a map gas torch out of his trunk to heat the bumper to pop the crease but all went well. He used Duplicolor matched to the GM color and Duplicolor clear. $150.00 cash. I took the car back to Enterprise the next day no problem. The only sign of a repair was the back up sensors had a black line around them. The sensor near the repair was all white.

Lastly, my local jobber will color match and put the paint in an aerosol can.

[asphaltgambler]

I have a guy, he's young talented and has his own small shop. I tell him what I want, always pay cash and discuss time frame. Very small stuff, I do it myself. The key is building a good good relationship with a good, dependable shop, or guy that works there.

[sugarwood]

I know a local professional who will do this.
He's down county. PM me if interested.

There is an auto paint supply store on Rt 6 up your way.

[onewhippedpuppy]

All the time, find a new shop. The shop I’ve dealt with for years does everything from insurance work to restorations to detailing so they are pretty flexible.

[RKDinOKC]

No problem with local body shop taking care spraying a front clip.
Have also had them spray only a couple of replacement parking sensors. That's a very small job.

[froggert]

Yep. Had a local shop paint a bumper and mirror covers in single stage black. Work was completed in a few days at what seems like a very reasonable price.

[flatbutt]

Seems that most local shops will do small jobs. My local guy is PANAS auto body. They did the Monsters seat cowl as the Italian flag. It was a bit high at 2 bills but it's a pita to set up such a small job.