"inexpensive" autobody / paint shop

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"inexpensive" autobody / paint shop

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I'm looking for an inexpensive autobody / paint shop in the socal area.

to be more specific, inexpensive = cheap bastard }:)

even more specific, i'm looking to repaint my '87 toyota pickup. being that it's a pickup, and used for the intended purpose, I don't really want to pay for a great paint job. I know that with car paint:

you pretty much get what you pay for.

so with that said, I kinda consider this task a perfect candidate for Earl Scheib, except they closed shop in July.. :(

anyone got any leads on something that fits my description?
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Jeff Shyu wrote:I'm looking for an inexpensive autobody / paint shop in the socal area.

to be more specific, inexpensive = cheap bastard }:)

even more specific, i'm looking to repaint my '87 toyota pickup. being that it's a pickup, and used for the intended purpose, I don't really want to pay for a great paint job. I know that with car paint:

you pretty much get what you pay for.

so with that said, I kinda consider this task a perfect candidate for Earl Scheib, except they closed shop in July.. :(

anyone got any leads on something that fits my description?
There are still Scheib shops, but no parent company.
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Took the BMW here last year http://orangenorthbatavia.maaco.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; paid less than $900.00 IIRC. Done in a few days, good people too.
I paid a little extra for colorchange/doorjambs too.
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One Day Paint & Body was a Scheib competitor. Same deal: cheap, not great pain jobs.

http://www.onedaypaint.com/
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Post by George Schilling »

Jeff, pick up a couple of six packs of these........

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... arketID=48" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

and a case of these........

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt ... CEwQ9QEwDQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

We can do it right here in my driveway. You don't even have to wash the car. Just bring it over. :P

Or you can try my buddy Jaime........323-434-5124, and he can paint it in his driveway. He's painted several cars for me and does a real nice job inexpensively. JK about the driveway.
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