Choice Auto Paint & Body

12800 Nacogdoches Rd, San Antonio, TX 78217, USA

Address:	12800 Nacogdoches Rd, San Antonio, TX 78217, USA
Phone:	+1 210-655-5581
Site:	choiceautopaint.com
Rating:	4
Working:	7:30AM–6PM 7:30AM–6PM 7:30AM–6PM 7:30AM–6PM 7:30AM–6PM Closed Closed

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sally miller

Excellent overall experience. This was the second paint job for my 2003 Toyota Celica GT, which was silver from the factory (in 2007, I painted it to a metallic baby blue color at MAACO). I originally went in to fix up only the areas where the paint had faded, but Bill, the manager very honestly told me that the price difference would be minimal between this and a completely new paint job. He told me that the paint on the rest of my car was faded (true), so the new paint would not be a perfect match on the rest of the car. So I went with the entirely new paint job, and could not be happier. I dropped my vehicle off on Tuesday at 10 am, it is now Friday and they were done at 3 pm as promised. I have not seen such fast service in San Antonio. I received a single stage paint job, with an integrated clear coat - $699 (a very basic job as opposed to separate clear coats which add extra gloss). I was worried that my car would not appear as glossy or metallic as it originally had, but its perfect. Of course, the true test will be how it lasts with time, but CHOICE gave me a three year warranty included. I had heard that "cheap" paint jobs were just not worth it, and Im very glad I gave CHOICE a shot. Every person I dealt with was absolutely professional, very polite, and knowledgeable.

Dustin Tatem

I went here to have a spoiler painted. The quote and time frame were reasonable. They called earlier than expected saying it was done, on a Fri. But when I was looking it over I saw a multitude of defects. All over my spoiler were dirt/sand in the paint. Clear evidence of improper prep and quality. The was also a small crack that wasnt even addressed, they painted over it leaving a clear "valley" in the paint. It looked terrible. They said theyd redo it over the weekend so they could take their time, itd be ready Mon morning. Mon comes, it wasnt even touched. Wasnt done till the following Fri. They barely touched up the crack and the same defects were all over my spoiler, looks like sand is trapped in the paint/clear coat. Plus "orange peel" all over as well. The managers only response was "they dont have a 150k paint booth so that will happen, they cant paint anything perfect, it will always have that." Then he points to a sign that says "This is a production paint facility, defects will show through. " sand in the paint is not a defect of the part. Its a product of poor workmanship. I will never go back to this shop. I am very unhappy.

Bryan R

The employees were nice, helpful and overall i had a great experience with them. the price was pretty cheap compared to the other shops that i looked around. i had a bumper and side skirts painted here for $400.00, not that bad. the reason why Im giving 3 stars is because at first glance the paint job looked great but at closer inspection the front bumper was riddled with signs of a bad paint job. there was dust in the paint which creates small bumps in the paint (not that noticeable and probably could be buffed out), rough patches (probably could be buffed out too), and there were runs. fortunately the biggest run was on the lower part of the bumper which made it harder to see. the side skirts were done pretty well and i couldnt notice anything wrong with paint job on those. on the bright side 2 weeks later i got into an accident and i had to get a new bumper, i had it painted by a different company and they did a great job with the paint, a lot better then these guys. still i would probably come back here for a paint job on small parts, larger body parts as well as whole body paint jobs i would recommend someone else.

Gil Soto

I went in to this establishment with high hopes that my vehicle would get treated With choice treatment. To start things off they took a long time to give us a time estimate, and when they did they qouted us 2 weeks. They did give us a rental car, but when the 2 weeks came the hadnt even started on our vehicle! Then they took an extra week to get the vehicle repaired even though we brought in the parts they had no reason to take that long as the lot did not have that many vehicles. When I finally went to pick up my vehicle there were numerous dents alongside the driver-side of the vehicle. I had taken pictures of my vehicle prior to drop it off and none of those dents were there before. The owner was extremely rude used profane language and straight up called me a liar. When I informed them that I would alert the Better Business Bureau and other agencies he backpedaled. I would never go here again and I do not recommend anyone going here pay the extra money and go elsewhere. Even if the owner read this review in contacted me with incentives or coupons I would probly flush them down the toilet .

Joseph Bentley

The old paint on my truck was peeling and fading badly after years in the Texas sun. I knew I needed to get it repainted but I was worried about finding a good quality place to do it without ripping me off. After lots of research, I determined that Choice Auto was my best bet. I sent them a picture of the truck and they quickly came back with a good estimate. I took the truck in during Thanksgiving week knowing I wouldnt need it as much. They told me exactly how much it would cost and when it would be ready. I appreciate that they clearly let me know what to expect up front. I hate it when businesses tell you they can do something in 3 days just to draw you in when they know it will actually take 5. Not the case with Choice Auto, everything was ready just when they said it would be. Now my 12+ year-old truck looks shiny and new and I am very happy.

Dale Owens

Do not take your vehicle here. I took my truck to get the hood and roof painted, they broke my bug guard and just threw it in the back of the truck and did not tell me about it. Then they left a tube of epoxy under the hood and it fell into the locking mechanism and jammed the hood where I could not open it. Plus they hit something with the front my truck and again did not tell me about it. When I confronted the manger he assured me none of that had happened there. But asked the guy who worked on it who did admit to leaving the epoxy tube under the hood, he was using the epoxy because he had broken the attachment fittings for my grill which he did not mention until confronted about it. I was pretty much told what I got is what I got. I will never let these guys paint anything of mine again.

Anonymous User

I took my Classic 1987 Ford Ranger to Econo on Nacogdoches Rd to have some minor dents removed and to be repainted. I should have paid more attention to the sign out front that read "Body Man Wanted." I opted for the top of the line paint job. That, along with the body work came to $1,000. The paint job turned out nice but the body work was lousy. Some small dents that were marked to be removed were still there. Two larger ones had been worked on but were still visible. I returned the vehicle and it was kept another four days. Although I was told they had reworked and repainted the area I could see no difference. I do not recommend this shop for body work.