OT - Anybody ever have a car/truck painted?

[FQDawg]

The paint on my car is starting to flake, which has resulted in a rust spot or two. Going to get an estimate next week but was curious if anyone has gone down this road before.

If it matters, it's a mid-size SUV.

 

[JesterB]

Most any body shop will do an ok job. Ask for a wax pen when you go to pick it up. Look under the wheel wells for overspray. Check all of the trim for poor masking. Look inside the gas cap for roughness and look at every body panel at different angles for orange peel and paint runs. Circle any imperfections you find with that pen and make a note of them. Don't pick it up when it's raining or wet as the water beads will hide imperfections. Don't leave the shop until you are satisfied with their work and don't let the service writer try to force anything on you. Good luck.

 

[DAWGS1.sixpack]

in '86 after I left it at The Club--("200 yards on the right past the old river bridge in Columbus") and went home with this girl Imet there. A friend took me back the next day to pick it up and I had a funny feeling when we turned onto the dirt path leading into the parking lot that something bad had happened to my car. At least I was able to drive it back to campus and with a couple of old rags, a little bit of gas and a water hose, and two hours later, looked like nothing ever happened unless you looked real close. The day I sold it in 1991, I could still see traces of green in the side mirror compartments.

 

[DawgBalls2]

taping sucks and will leave lines. Look for orange peel and "sand" in the paint before you leave with it. I run a fleet of 11000 cars and have to paint a ton of them throughout the year, and these are the things we look for. Don't let a "backyard" body shop touch your car. They are pitiful. And criminals.