Looking to get some paint & body work done in the near future, just want a shop that can perform quality work at a competitive price (doesn't need to be the cheapest). Would prefer somewhere in the east/south bay but willing to go elsewhere if its worth it. Previously Creative Kustoms in San Jose was my go to shop for out of pocket paint work and TGIF in Fremont for insurance claim work. I'll still get a quote from TGIF since I was very pleased with their work.

Did a search but didn't come up with anything current for shops in the area.

What I'm looking to get done...

Fix very small bend in back left corner of hood
Repair 2-3 very tiny dents in back left corner of hood
Paint hood, scoop, vents, fog covers, bumper vents (not pictured) factory RBP
Repaint grille and bumper cover factory RBP
Repaint fenders factory RBP if necessary to match (I'd rather avoid if possible)

Where would you guys recommend and why? Any pics of before / after would help too.

 

https://www.i-club.com/forums/bay-ar...1/#post3518112

 

I get my body work done at Yeaman in Palo Alto. Call and talk to Jeff.

Yeaman Auto Body | Auto Body Shop Palo Alto CA | Collision Repair 94303 | Auto Paint Shop Palo Alto CA | Windshield Replacement 94303 | dent removal Palo Alto CA

 

Right on, forgot about them... my buddy had a hood painted there, came out flawless.

 

If you could, let me know what kind of price quotes you're getting. I too have a JDM aluminum hood that has a couple small dents, and needs fresh coat of paint. I've heard that fixing dents on the aluminum hood is hard/costly so I haven't had the urge to get it sorted out yet.

 

Yea I'll see what they come back with and let you know. I should at least have a window of time on Thursday to stop by TGIF in person for an estimate.

 

I had some work done here before.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/minhs-auto-b...paint-san-jose

Cheap and good enough.

 

+1 for Minh's

 

we use michael j's body shop off almaden expressway for our subaru dealership. They do some pretty good work

 

What kind of work did you have done there?

 

Some douche keyed my wife's Lexus, had them full in the scratch and blend the paint in

 

Thx, good to know they're good at blending since I might need that done on my fenders.

I'm gonna try and go get 3 quotes on Thursday and report back.

 

Ok got 3 estimates today:

TGIF - $1600 (w/out blending the fenders & lifetime warranty)
Minh's - $1200 (including blending on the fenders & 5yr. warranty)
Yeaman - $2387 (including blending on the fenders & lifetime warranty)

Pretty easy decision if you ask me lol.

 

Who are you going with? I work down the street from TGIF so I might get a quote from them too since you said they offer lifetime warranty.

 

Minh's, I think I would have gone with TGIF if their price included blending.

Plus I still have other mechanical repairs I need to do on the car in the near future and could use the cash saved toward those.