Budget paint jobs in SoCal...Maaco, Earl Scheib???

[chickentendah]

Okay, so I'm one of those guys who'd rather spend a good $1500 on performance parts than a really nice paint job.

But, my car is simply unpresentable in its current state. Try explaining to a girl that you'd rather make your car go faster than having it look decent. I'm sure you'd get a :rolleyez response.

So sooner or later, I need to paint my POS-looking fastback. I'm looking to spend only around 500$ for something decent----it doesn't have to be show-quality. Do any of you guys in Southern California have any success (or horror) stories with budget paint jobs e.g. Maaco and Earl Scheib?

Let's hear it!

[PGBrian]

okthere is an earl schieb in Long Beach/Bellflower.it is on the 91 and lakewood.

my buddy got his car painted there.it looks BAD ***.it was the stage 3 job which is like 500 or something, but they have deals all the time, like 350 for it.

i MIGHT get my car done there if i dont get a super deal somewhere else with a group of friends.

i highly recommend it.