Looking for Glen Machado

I lost his phone number and cannot find it. If anyone knows him, could you please PM me?
Thank you.

Mike

 

He's the guy who does the touch up work for Ferrari of Silicon Valley, if this helps.

 

Got it. He also owns "Finish line painting" here in the bay area. I found this out by searching for his name on linkedin. Subsequently, searching for his name AND his business name on Google results in his business address and phone number.

 

I do. And I did. Everything that can be touched up, IS touched up, and the car is perfect. Except for the fact that there are hundreds and hundreds of touched up rock chips on the front bumper. The front bumper is the only thing that does not look factory new. Now, I know that a body shop can easily strip and repaint the front bumper. But I was just wondering if Greg would be able to redo the bumper if I handed it to him. In fact, when I spoke with him on the phone last year, he said he didn't do small stuff like rock chips, he only did "substantial" touchup work. So I called him and asked him today. He said he would not do something that big, to take it to a body shop.
Having said all that, I'm now trying to figure out where I should take it. I know that Premier in L.A. is tops, but they take FOR-EVER from what I am hearing. My second choice is Brian Hoyt at Perfect Reflections in Hayward. I have seen his work and he is phenomenal. It's just that he's so busy. He won't even be back in town until mid next week. And I have a car show coming up March 10th. Trouble is, every bay area body shop I have ever dealt with in my life has not been worth going to again in my opinion.

Anyone else have a different opinion? Anyone have some really good experiences at bay area body shops?

 

After I was finally able to make a color match by mixing touch up paints, I was able to get those two fingernail sized chips to absolutely vanish under my exhaust tips using the Langka system. I went back over a couple of rock chips near the front that I had previously done, and they too have completely vanished [using the right color, and not the base coat].
Not to sound like I'm reiterating, but the problem with rock chips on the front bumper is that you do not only have paint missing; you have a "crater" effect on the ridges of the chip itself. So, multiply this by maybe 400+ and you'll realize why all the Langka in the world is not going to make the front bumper look like it came from the factory. Remember that I bought the car after someone had already owned and drove it for six years without any protection on the front bumper. So do not worry. I did not secretly smash the front bumper. I just want it to look new, like the rest of the car.

 

I went down there this morning and liked what I saw and heard. So I'll be dropping my bumper off to them next Monday morning and picking it up on Friday. Just in time for Santana Row!

 

Skid plates arrived.
F355 horn arrived.
Dropped bumper off at the body shop this morning.
Front challenge grills, frames, gaskets and screws scheduled to arrive on Wednesday.
Bumper should be done Friday.