Finally ready to spray my car, i've been out of the loop for a while....so i need recomendations, i have a 91 vert red, adding ground kit and removing moldings, very minor body work....i do want to change the color which means more $$$ (i understand that)

>>>>> where to go ????????????? <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

 

Highly recomendable

Corner Auto Collision
108 Varick Ave.
Brooklyn NY

715-599-2186
ask for George !

 

cool,, thanks a alot, that's right up my alley......who should i say sent me???.....also there was a guy named bernie who used to be on starr st in bushwick, he moved and i lost contact, um trying to get a hold of him, ....does that ring a bell???

 

Hit up 13beest in brooklyn...I have yet to use him...but BK has some great body shops!

 

Good luck and really take your time when choosing a place. I've had my car painted twice and both times was not happy at all. One place was a very very recommended place owned by another RX-7 owner and it was still horrible. I also had the bumper resprayed by a highly recommended place and that experience was also horrible.

You might want to look into vinyl wrapping, thats what I'll be doing next since it seems nobody actually knows how to paint in the NYC area.

 

this place is closed or moved, you got any updated info, i tried google and nothing............

 

i'm definitely taking my time as i want a good job, some ***** wanted to charge 6k right after telling me to go to maaco, he probably thought i was waisting his time .....his address is 127 jericho tpke, floral park, ny ..Nassau collision<<< DO NOT GO THERE,....i guess this caveman doesn't know a referral goes a long way, what a dick!....k now that i vented, thanks a lot for the advice, i hear ya

 

thanks , i just sent him a pm

 

you want to shave the moldings, add ground effects, and change color- $6k sounds about right if not on the cheap side

 

i've quoted at a few places with good reputation, i've seen their work and it's quality work around $3k to 3500.......6k is waaaaaay too much, i have the ground kit already all they gotta do is spray it, no to mention is a vert (no roof)....

 

so then go with the $3k guy if their work is so good?

 

Standalone Customs Inc. 148-08 94th Ave Jamaica, NY 11435. Ph: 718.262. 8700. Fax: 718.874.9825 ... let them know jason with the rx7 refered you . My cars currenty getin worked on there so u can go see the type of work that's bein done

 

4500-6k is what mos shops with good quality pain jobs would charge.
This is a paint job where you will get your car back on the scheduled date, remove & paint bumpers, moldings , trim and pain the door jams.


If you opt for the cheap paint jobs lookout for over-spray, orange-peal , waves etc.
But hey you get what you pay for.

 

I have to agree. I mean sometimes you catch a guy at the right time and hit a home run, but I know 4 guys who own body shops and they dont want to paint whole cars let alone color changes. No money in restorations this is why custom shops usually go out of business.

No one I know would paint a whole car for $3k let alone change the color, no roof or not.

Ill tell you what the difference usually is: a established shop KNOWS how long these things take to put out a good job. They know what to charge. You might think its high but you dont really know all that is involved to put out a top notch job. Priming the car, block sanding, priming again, sanding again versus spraying wet on wet sealer. Scuff pads instead of sanding the whole car, etc.

So you go to another shop and they give a price and end up regretting the job or they are out of business in a few years from not being able to sustain themselves.

Good luck with your choice but I got to be honest I would be hesitant of a $3k color change paint job, roof or no roof. Especially considering you have ground effects and you want moldings shaved.

 

Best bodyshop I know is Gibraltar Collision in Floral Park, NY BUT they charge a lot. Unfortunately when it comes to bodyshop repair and/or painting you do get what you pay for.