jclanin

Hi all,

I'm looking for a good auto body/paint shop in Atlanta. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated.

thanks!

Jim

fastdiablo

Sorry if OT, but what does a high-end respray cost normally? Been looking at all condition 3.2s and a beater w respray might be a good option.

Aspen Autosports

I'm just guessing here because its not my forte however I would think about 30k for a bare metal respray, but I have heard of 60-100k resprays depending on who does it.

fastdiablo

sorry, i meant for the respray itself, not for the whole car. was thinking of buying a 3.2 with rough paint, getting it resprayed and doing a bit of an outlaw version.

Aspen Autosports

Yes I am talking about the respray itself.

I am sure that varies based on area but in the North East that is about what it is going for. I very roughly priced out a color change and it was about 30k. That was to do a correct color change where the engine compartment, door jams, and front trunk would have been sprayed as well.

1stgear

$30k just seems nuts to me. That's crazy money. And please don't think I'm doubting you, that price just kills me. How much would it cost to pay someone to drop the windows and remove the sunroof? I'm sure I could do the rest (sand, prime, paint) no problem.

And back to the OP's question - what's a good paint shop in the ATL area for a respray?

Aspen Autosports

I know you aren't doubting me. North East has a ridiculous cost of living. I know the current owner of the original RUF Yellow bird and he had a complete chassis respray/restoration done by an incredible shop, 100k later it looks good as new.

fastdiablo

Sweet Jesus, I was afraid you were going to say that. Good thing I live here in San Francisco where we have a low cost of living and everything is priced fairly. I'm sure the same respray would only be 45k. Lol

Aspen Autosports

Gotta love America! lol

cairo94507

I could be totally out of touch....but 30K for a respray is crazy. If the OP was talking about a no miles, concours condition car needing a respray, then OK. I think he wants a "normal" 911 resprayed. I am going to say $15K should get you a nice paint job. I would try to avoid a shop charging $125 per hour for that work. Look for a shop that knows these cars so they are not learning how to disassemble a Porsche on your car and has a knowledgable man to disassemble and an apprentice who can do the rough prep work and then let the journeyman painter (expert) take it from there. Of course, anything you can remove yourself to make their job easier, the better it will be for you.

jclanin

Ok fellas... let's get back to my original post please:

I'm looking for a good auto body/paint shop in Atlanta. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated.

Jim

Detailed Designs

I wish you the best. I can't seem to find one to refer work to.

Thought we had someone to refer it to any then I saw the last bumper they did...

Honkity Hank

Just a suggestion, as I have not had any body work done in very long time, but give a couple of the specialty Porsche shops a call and see if they have a recommendation.

jclanin

Ok, thanks all!