Body Shops and painting

Mark Hughes · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:06 am

I'm looking for a body shop or someone to paint an old car I have. I am not looking for concours or a $6000 job but something a bit better than Macco.
Any body have any experiences in the area?
Thanks
Mark

Frank Catena · **Joined:** Wed Aug 27, 2003 1:08 pm **Posts:** 418

Hey Mark,

I used Peach Autobody on Capital Blvd (just south of 440) a number of years ago. At least at that time, they offered a number of options (i.e. separate color and clear shots) that Maaco didn't have. They did a good job for the price.

Frank

Ryan Storzbach · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:19 pm

Dont knock Maaco, the one in Cary did my car and for 366 bucks it turned out incredible, it gets compliments wherever I take it.

clinehall · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:39 am

Ryan,

That does look good, did you have to do the prep work yourself? Last time I looked a Maaco, about 100 years ago, they had different options. One for just shooting the paint, one for if they sanded, etc.

Ryan Storzbach · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:12 pm

I did do some wetsanding before I took it up to them, however I did a terrible job and they ended up going over the entire car again :wink:

They do have quite a few different options etc available, mine was the cheapest paint, and cheapest prep

BretLuter · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:34 pm

Ryan's car does look great!

Maaco paint jobs vary a great deal from shop to shop. Based on Ryan's experience- I would think you can't really go wrong using the shop he used. Don't expect a concours paint job, but for the price it's impossible to beat it- you could not even buy the materials to do it yourself for that much.

It's said over and over again, but prep means the difference in a paint job looking like a$$ or looking really good. It doesn't take a huge amount of talent to spray a car without any major runs- but it takes a huge amount of patience to properly prep a car for painting.

Bret

Matthew Fortner · **Joined:** Sun Mar 21, 2004 12:21 am **Posts:** 384

Mark Hughes makes a cameo! Mark I'd check with Tunstall Williams in Raleigh. Several folks here have recommended them. I've used them and would do so again. I think Marvin McBride has used them too.

Tunstall Williams - Auto Painting & Body Repair :: Tel. 919.833.4051
1044 South Saunders St. • Raleigh, NC 27603

Hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday
7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friday

Telephone: 919-833-4051 or 919-832-2657
Fax: 919-833-7781

George Bright · **Posted:** Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:28 pm

Tunstall Williams has done several cars for my former boss at the glass place. The paint job on his Lincoln town car is 10 years old and still looks good.

I have seen sevaral Macco jobs that looked good new but lost their shine after a couple of years. Quality paint is not cheap.

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