My red 87 Iroc-Z28 has lost the majority of its clear coat and the color has started to chip and fade. Anyone know what shop does good paint and body work on a budget?

 

Maaco, thats about it. Or shoot it yourself lol. IM shooting it myself in a tent bc Paint and materials cost me $300 prob and just a butt load of time.

Im in Essex county NJ btw.

 

I dont want a shitty maaco paint job haha. And I tried to paint a GNX in my autoshop last year, needless to say I'm good with a wrench, bad with a spray gun.

 

Not all MACCO'S are bad shops,you get what you pay for!!!I didn't have mine done at Maccos,but I've seen some real beauty's that they had done,really nice.

 

 

I have a good shop in Passaic that I use they have done my 67 and my 95 Camaros and my daughter's rsx

 

IN body work/paint… cheap and good do not mix. As stated you pay for what you get…

Paints now a days are super easy to work with and cheap. Just got some TA donor doors, body worked them, and shot them with summits brand single stage paint. I did it in a tent, harbor freight HVLP gun and compressor and then yesterday shot it with 2 coats of clear. Ive only painted my car once before and it was a quick job. Sure its got some orange peel and some small crap blew into the paint when drying but my paint job will only cost me $300 including sealer/primer, base+ clear, and clear. Turned out like this… before clear (this was the base/clear only).


I did all the body work myself the original time the car was painted and paid $600 for a friend of a friend to shoot the car only and it was a base and 2 clear coats. Turned out pretty good but a guy bumped into my front bumper and paint was chipping off for a few years (no adhesion promoter). Thats when I started shooting my cars myself… they won't be perfect but will shine and look pretty darn good.