Local Paint Shops.
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Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 145
From: Northridge, CA
RE: Local Paint Shops.
ORIGINAL: cxr
SO.. lets bump this back to the top.
im in the 818.. but will drive for a good shop and will drive even further for a good price!!!
SO.. lets bump this back to the top.
im in the 818.. but will drive for a good shop and will drive even further for a good price!!!
Arnold's Auto Body Shop
(818) 349-6550
8746 Baird Ave, Northridge, CA
5th Gear Member
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 2,287
From: North Fulton, GA
RE: Local Paint Shops.
ORIGINAL: JPaikos
Arnolds Auto Body in Northridge. He did a friend of mines truck about ten years ago and it still looks good. He specializes in Insurance work, not just customs. You have to be certified to do work for insurance companies so any shop that does it's majority of business with insurance claims is a safe bet to be good. If people start complaining about there insured repair, they will stop sending business their way.
Arnold's Auto Body Shop
(818) 349-6550
8746 Baird Ave, Northridge, CA
Arnolds Auto Body in Northridge. He did a friend of mines truck about ten years ago and it still looks good. He specializes in Insurance work, not just customs. You have to be certified to do work for insurance companies so any shop that does it's majority of business with insurance claims is a safe bet to be good. If people start complaining about there insured repair, they will stop sending business their way.
Arnold's Auto Body Shop
(818) 349-6550
8746 Baird Ave, Northridge, CA
]The place that is doing my car initially told me no. They specialize in collision repair for the local Toyota dealership but a lack of rainfall and a lack of collisions got them to reconsider. The guy's biggest concern is that he would quote for a paint job and then I'd nitpick it and scrutinize it like a showcar to an effort beyond what they bid. After assuring him that it is not a show car and that I was just looking for a good quality, nice looking paint job, they took it. Oh yeah, the fact that it was blasted next door and had no rust also had something to do with it.
Anyway, it looks like I have lucked out. Every panel was disassembled so that every nook and cranny could be properly painted (there are sure a bunch of pieces when you see them all lined up). For what I'm getting I think I did pretty well on price. That said, it is still a fair amount of money.
Good luck!
Jeff
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Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 2,623
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RE: Local Paint Shops.
ORIGINAL: gothand
That is the problem in L.A., everybody wants to do insurance work and doesn't like to deal with restos unless it is for the really big money. If you want to spend the big $$$$, Timeclockmind mentioned that Mustangs Etc. in Van Nuys will do it for $8K minimum, but to plan on spending $12K and three months. []
The place that is doing my car initially told me no. They specialize in collision repair for the local Toyota dealership but a lack of rainfall and a lack of collisions got them to reconsider. The guy's biggest concern is that he would quote for a paint job and then I'd nitpick it and scrutinize it like a showcar to an effort beyond what they bid. After assuring him that it is not a show car and that I was just looking for a good quality, nice looking paint job, they took it. Oh yeah, the fact that it was blasted next door and had no rust also had something to do with it.
Anyway, it looks like I have lucked out. Every panel was disassembled so that every nook and cranny could be properly painted (there are sure a bunch of pieces when you see them all lined up). For what I'm getting I think I did pretty well on price. That said, it is still a fair amount of money.
Good luck!
Jeff
ORIGINAL: JPaikos
Arnolds Auto Body in Northridge. He did a friend of mines truck about ten years ago and it still looks good. He specializes in Insurance work, not just customs. You have to be certified to do work for insurance companies so any shop that does it's majority of business with insurance claims is a safe bet to be good. If people start complaining about there insured repair, they will stop sending business their way.
Arnold's Auto Body Shop
(818) 349-6550
8746 Baird Ave, Northridge, CA
Arnolds Auto Body in Northridge. He did a friend of mines truck about ten years ago and it still looks good. He specializes in Insurance work, not just customs. You have to be certified to do work for insurance companies so any shop that does it's majority of business with insurance claims is a safe bet to be good. If people start complaining about there insured repair, they will stop sending business their way.
Arnold's Auto Body Shop
(818) 349-6550
8746 Baird Ave, Northridge, CA
]The place that is doing my car initially told me no. They specialize in collision repair for the local Toyota dealership but a lack of rainfall and a lack of collisions got them to reconsider. The guy's biggest concern is that he would quote for a paint job and then I'd nitpick it and scrutinize it like a showcar to an effort beyond what they bid. After assuring him that it is not a show car and that I was just looking for a good quality, nice looking paint job, they took it. Oh yeah, the fact that it was blasted next door and had no rust also had something to do with it.
Anyway, it looks like I have lucked out. Every panel was disassembled so that every nook and cranny could be properly painted (there are sure a bunch of pieces when you see them all lined up). For what I'm getting I think I did pretty well on price. That said, it is still a fair amount of money.
Good luck!
Jeff
Jim
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Joined: Jul 2007
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RE: Local Paint Shops.
best shop in whittier.
http://www.daplus.us/ShowPhoto.aspx?...Partner=400240
my brother got his car painted there for 2,800. he got a block sanding or something like that. damn his car was straight none of those waves. it was in there for about a month and when it came out i couldnt believe it was his car. oh btw it was red with white stripes. you should go check that place out. im getting my car painted there in about 2 months.
http://www.daplus.us/ShowPhoto.aspx?...Partner=400240
my brother got his car painted there for 2,800. he got a block sanding or something like that. damn his car was straight none of those waves. it was in there for about a month and when it came out i couldnt believe it was his car. oh btw it was red with white stripes. you should go check that place out. im getting my car painted there in about 2 months.
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Joined: May 2006
Posts: 179
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RE: Local Paint Shops.
I've been trying to find someone that would work with me- I mean- I'm completely willing to take everything off (doors, fenders, hood, trunk, extensions front and rear, valances rear and front, shield between the bumper and grill, all mouldings, trim, take out windows) and reinstall it after the paint has been done. I'm quite interested in the paint and body process as my car seems like a good candidate (no rust or major repairs necessary- that I know of) and I know a lot of body guys are just like mechanics- they want to do it all themselves and can't stand teaching. Soooo, I guess that I'm also in search of a body man in about 3 months in the south land- but I don't want my car getting stolen from a shop in south LA!
5th Gear Member
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 2,287
From: North Fulton, GA
RE: Local Paint Shops.
After I pick up my car (hopefully this week, crossing fingers), I'll let you know if I can recommend the place that is doing mine. From what I've seen thus far, my expectations are far exceeded. The one problem is that they don't really like working on classics, preferring to stick to their collision work for Toyota. It won't hurt to ask anyway.
BTW, I did it pretty much as you describe. I stripped everything out and off, had it blasted next door and then had this shop do the epoxy prime, ding repair, block sanding, prime and paint.
BTW, I did it pretty much as you describe. I stripped everything out and off, had it blasted next door and then had this shop do the epoxy prime, ding repair, block sanding, prime and paint.
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Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 2,990
From: San Diego, CA
RE: Local Paint Shops.
I'm in the 562 area, Long Beach. Check out McMillens Garage in Bellflower I believe. Its where my car is at, grade A quality (not a joke), but it can get expensive if you need a lot of metal work and welding. But they can do a beautiful job for 5K to 7,500 bucks if the body is really straight with minimal rust.
Great shop though, they are really busy though so it takes longer for my project
One custum truck they did one on of the 12 awards for best cars at the show at Hot August Nights. There was something like 3000 entries, so I'm impresssed my body shop won 1 of the 12 awards 
Great shop though, they are really busy though so it takes longer for my project
One custum truck they did one on of the 12 awards for best cars at the show at Hot August Nights. There was something like 3000 entries, so I'm impresssed my body shop won 1 of the 12 awards