I have a Cousin that was proud as a peacock about their $495 repaint of their car..
Yeah, it did look sort of shiny and it did have some color, but the orange peal and overspray was everywhere.. Even the engine had changed colors..
Paint jobs are only as good as the prep work done before painting..
Prepwork like sanding out imperfections and masking/taping takes considerable amount of time to do properly.. If you want a "Earl Shibe/Maaco" type paint job that is a 50 footer that is up to you..
Since you are in CA, most likely could get a better price in any other State if you shopped around a bit.. But I would insist on seeing some of the shops customer work before committing..
