Micropaint / Chippy Auto Appearance

Toyota quoted me over $ 5000 to fix my Prius. Although the work order specifically called for a quote on the scuffs on the left rear quarter, the quote included repainting every tiny kick and scrape they could find anywhere on the body. I took it to Micropaint and the first thing the guy did was come out with a rag and solvent, and just wiped most of the scuff off. Turns out it was mostly just paint transfer. There was still some residual scratching so they did a wet sand and polish while I waited. $ 94 and it looked like new.
I took my daughter’s vehicle in next (yes, I backed out too close to her vehicle…) and I wasn’t quite as lucky — they could have done a wet sand and polish but they warned me that it wouldn’t come out like new as mine has. Since her vehicle is brand new and I was the one who messed it up, I said go ahead. I ended up paying a little more than $ 700 for a repaint, but it really does look like new. They definitely try their best to give you the lowest price they can, and they leave it up to you whether you want to pay more for perfection or be content with 90% perfection. Certainly beats what Toyota was trying to charge.

My paint chip repair experience began when I ordered colour-​matched paint online to touch up two rusty spots on the hood of my car. The company sent me a paint bottle instead of an aerosol, so there was no way to apply the paint evenly and I had many problems with polishing the retouched parts. When I finally gave up on the finishing after three tries, I turned to Detailz who quoted me a ridiculous $ 650 for the job. All Makes Collision Centre quoted me a similarly unreasonable $ 450. Only Micropaint gave me the fair price of $ 370. Not only that, but the work was completed the very next day, in just about four hours (I dropped off the car at 8:30am and they called me just before 1pm). The cherry on top of the seamless painting and finishing was the fact that Micropaint has a guy who drives customers to and from the nearby C-​Train station and – and this is very important to me – they did not mess with my power seat or touch my mirrors while working on the car. Top marks!

Took my car here after I nicked the corner of my right rear wheel well and scuffed the leading edge of the bumper while backing into my garage. Staff were friendly and explained that they might not be able to match the metallic silver colour perfectly. I scheduled an appointment. Dropped the car off at 845am, they drove me to the nearest LRT station, I got a call around 1145AM saying my car was ready to pick up. The colour match was spot-​on with no visible transition to factory paint. Auto paint repair is a service you hope you never have to use, so finding a place that does a good job at a fair price is key. Two thumbs up.