A conventional body shop will charge thousands of dollars for repainting an entire vehicle. Whether you want to economically restore your older vehicle's original appearance, touch up your leased vehicle's finish or return your damaged newer car to showroom condition, we have the perfect repair and pricing options at Repair-Options.com. Remember that old renounce about being "Young enough to repaint, but old enough to sell"? If your vehicle falls into the former category—or even the latter—applying a fresh coat of paint can truly transform that faded finish into a good-as-new look. The decision isn't so much if you should paint, but how. Before you start comparison-shopping for a paint-and-body job, though, see if you can avoid a repaint entirely. For a few bucks, it's worth a try. In other cases, you may be able to get by with a do-it-yourself spot repair. All you need is some sandpaper and some spray cans of primer, color and clear coat from your local auto parts store, and a couple hours of your time. We don't recommend this approach on a late-model luxury car, but it might suffice for an older car with a low resale value.

What if a total repaint is needed, though? Again, the value and age of the car are important factors. It obviously doesn't make sense to spend thousands of dollars repainting an old beater, nor should you apply production paint to a luxury vehicle. It's not so much the quality of the paint used as the fact that custom painters remove every emblem and piece of trim, while production shops usually just mask off those areas. Custom painters also clear-coat, color-sand and buff the paint for a much smoother surface. Some production paint shops now offer a two-stage, clear-coat system, but for an upcharge. For more information we are present at Repair-Option.com to help you.