Spray booth, Council ID
Vehicle Painting
High-quality refinishing with durable coatings and exact color match, from panel resprays to full repaints.
Chapter 01
One panel, a blend, or the whole vehicle
The first question on a paint job is how much of the vehicle actually needs it. If the damage is local and the rest of the finish is sound, a single panel respray, blended into its neighbors, is the honest repair. If the clear coat is failing across the roof and hood, or the finish has been baked pale by years of sun, a panel at a time will only make the old paint look older next to the new.
A full repaint is the right call when the condition of the finish is uneven everywhere, or when the vehicle is changing color. It is also more work, and the quote follows that work, so Brad looks at the vehicle in person before anyone talks about scope. Two trucks that seem to need the same job can need very different ones.
Customers come from Council and as far as New Meadows, and every job starts the same way: Brad looks at the vehicle in person before anything is quoted.
Truck masked and being refinished in the paint booth
Most of the job happens before any color goes on
The booth is where a paint job is finished, but it is not where it is won. Trim and hardware come off or get masked. The old finish is sanded so the new layers have something to grip. Dents are leveled, bare spots are primed and sealed, and every surface that should stay clean gets covered. The truck in the photo is at that stage, wrapped in masking paper and film with the booth around it.
Then the basecoat goes on in coats, each one laid down evenly and left to settle before the next. Clear coat goes over the color for depth and protection, and the finish is left to cure undisturbed. Rushing any one of those steps shows up later as orange peel, runs or a haze in the clear.
Two people run this shop, so the same hands that masked the panel lay down the paint. That keeps the standard consistent from the first strip of tape to the last pass of clear.
Chapter 03
Living with fresh paint on gravel and highway
A new finish is at its most delicate while it cures. Ask Brad when it is safe to wash, and when to wax, instead of working from a rule of thumb. Wash by hand at first, with plenty of water, and keep pressure washer wands well back from the edges of the repainted panels.
Gravel roads around Council and the shoulder of US-95 will find the front of any vehicle, and fresh paint is no exception. Once it is fully cured, a regular wax gives it something to take the wear instead of the clear coat. One customer's car came back repaired and cleaned inside and out, which is the kind of detail that tells you someone was proud of the finished job, not just the spray.
From a Google review: “He even cleaned it inside and out”
Nearby jobs, depending on what the paint is covering
Paint and Scratch Repair
A chip or a scratch does not need a respray. Spot repair with a blended match is often the honest answer.
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Collision Repair
When the paint job follows a hit, the structure and panels come first and the booth comes last.
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Exterior Auto Customization
Custom paint, wraps, trim and lighting, where the prep underneath matters more than the finish on top.
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Every job starts at the services page. To know who is behind the booth door, read about the shop or the blog, then use the contact page to describe the vehicle. Open Mon-Fri 8:30am-6pm.