Trusted body shops in the Bay Area (East bay (Tri valley) area. how to pick one?

[cactuss4]

If something were to happen to my car, I would start at Gilbert's body & paint in Hayward
I have seen their work and I trust them.

Thank you sir, guess I would have to call since it appears to be a normal bodyshop/paint vs one that does restorations (I'm so new to this idea of restoration that it seems kind of specialized, replacing a floor, vs replacing a fender type of thing).

[BBBluey]

Here's who I recommend.

http://www.meanstreetsperformance.com/about.html

Doesn't hurt to give them a call...ask for Vince.

[cactuss4]

Here's who I recommend.

http://www.meanstreetsperformance.com/about.html

Doesn't hurt to give them a call...ask for Vince.

Thanks will do..

[mikes70]

Vince doesn't paint though.

Locally your hard pressed to find an affordable/reliable paint shop as all the good ones around the tri-valley are almost all collision shops. This is an expensive area to do business, i run a small shop (not body, but glass) in Dublin and the clientele (being non realistic on how much things cost) and employees pay/expenses make it non-affordable for most (hence the collision shops, people bring em in, repair, back out=cash flow).

My car was painted here in Livermore, it only took 8 years for a mediocre paint job (7 on a 10), but it was a friend and i value the friendship more than the paint job and i wasn't in a hurry. I wish i got a better job though...