i was wondering if it was possible to take my car to a body shop and have them paint my car exactly to match my factory aegean sea blue pearl color? i've had this car for 3 months now and there are so many chips and stuff that its pissing me off i wanna new paint job....but i wanna stick with this exact color..i dont wanan ask acura for a new paintjob since i heard so many complaints about this paint quality...any thoughts? thanks

 

find a good body shop, its hard to match "exact" (unless its 040 black) but as long as they blend you'll be fine

 

I had my car rear-ended after only havin her for 5 weeks!!! I took it to the best body shop in the East Bay (IMO) and they had to replace the bumper. I was soooo worried that the paint wouldn't match. They did an AWESOME job!!!! You can not tell the difference at all!!!! My advice is ask around and go to a BUNCH of different body shops and see their work. Don't expect to pay $1000 for a paint job either. Quality work takes time and money. Hope this helps.

 

aztecrol...what body shop did you go to? i live in southern cali but i'd be willing to go some distance if the paint job was good.....thanks for the info

 

my friend has his own shop in san bruno. this isn't a cheap plug for him because i barely know the guy. but either way, he does a great job. his name is rich and the shop is called eurodesign. he has done custom paint jobs too. i'm bringing him my bike fairings as soon as the racing season begins.

 

bro, consider doing your whole car and doing a color that nobody has. That would be awsome. This photo is from another thread, but I love it , and it is exclusive...

 

WILMA'S in Hayward CA, the addy is:

25571 Dollar Street
Hayward, CA 94544
(510) 881-0106

 

it may look good, but a color change is a big pain in the ass, jambs, and stuff have to get colored,

 

So what, if he has the money it would def. be worth it...

 

CASH TALKS and BULL SHIT WALKS ! Money can do ANYTHING you want if you got it !

 

well just tellin u that if u go back to acuca... they'll have a assigned body shop for the car... which wont be the factory paint anymore neither.... so no point for u 2 go back acura and let them make money off u... u might have to find a place that gives u LIFE TIME warrenty on ur paint job long as ur own the car

 

GOSH i finally read ur profile... ur from SANGABRIEL? man u want good paint job give me a message.... i got a paint job place in elmonte .... i gave them like almost 10thousand insurance money business & sure they do good job and wit life time warrenty.... or else u can try MARCO autoboy on lastunas and sangabriel blvd... good luck but marco cost a GRIP... thats the place Sierra acura brings thier car in....

 

first off: speak english.
I work at an Acura Dealer, we do our own body work (we don't send it out) and every paint repair has a lifetime warranty

 

wow, no acura dealers in our area will touch that kind of work. hell, they don't even do the window trim, or interior leather work. you can forget about paint or body work.

 

Yea..the Acura dealer I went to put a 3 foot scratch on my hood when I brought it in for Service. They sent it out and gave me a loaner. This wasn't Park Ave.

 

ur from Pennsylvania and i dont know how the acura service run over there.... but all the dealers in s.cali that i know doest NOT touch any bodywork not even DENTs... so u should find out the dealers situation over SANGABRIEL AREA first before u talk shit... and not ALL the paint repair has lifetime warrenty... most of them only gives u 3-5years so dont be telling peoples EVERY PAINT REPAIR HAS LIFETIME WARRANTY

 

This is funny on so many levels...

Incidentally, I went to get an estimate to have my car painted today. The shop said that they can match the paint close enough so that nobody would notice. The estimate I got was for $787, which is with a five year warranty. I know one of my idiot neighbors is gonna dent/scratch my car in the next five years anyway, so that's what I am going to go with. For your newer (and more expensive) cars, you might want to go with something a bit more expensive. The shop I went to is working on a 2000 dollar Honda silver (looks like Satin Silver) paint job on a Legend Coupe. The car was originially black, so a lot of the car was disassembled, and trim was removed. The (almost) finished product looks fantastic.

 

i meant that every paint repair we do has a lifetime warranty
you still should learn to speak/type english

 

Not that I disagree with the color, but if you do that, you can't trade it in. You'll get the sandpaper condom from a dealer if you do.