Hey all, I went to this amazing car painting workshop and decided to share it here. The workmanship was excellent and price for a full car repaint was below RM2000 only. The old uncle even touch up my black rims for free.

Uncle Soon is the owner of this tiny workshop that has been around for 40+ years. Like many businesses, his business suffered as well during this constant covid lockdown.

It’s in Segambut - Eu Soon Motor Workshop. Can’t find the shop in Google but it’s opposite Zender Motor Works. You can give him a call.

+60 16 248 2899

This post has been edited by Dealus: Jan 29 2023, 10:24 PM

Thanks for sharing.
Nice ride.
RM2K for full exterior and clear coat?

2k full car is cheap.. do you know or spotted what brand of paint he is using?

Thanks man. Yea below 2K for full exterior paint and coating. He sands the car first and then applies a base coat (primer I think?) before putting on the coloured paint and clear coating.

I think he could use the business now so the price should be negotiable

This post has been edited by Dealus: Aug 20 2021, 04:40 PM

It’s really cheap, below 2k eh. Plus the workmanship is great.

I saw the paint brand is Aoto. Searched online and I think it’s a Malaysian brand. Had my doubts at first but when I saw the end result, it’s similar to the original Porsche grey colour. Really satisfied with it.

How long did it take for your car?

got ask him use what type clear coat and how many layer bo

because i know some........don't even bother to cerita...but pudar within 2 years.

This post has been edited by TRAZE99: Aug 20 2021, 05:41 PM

5 days. Quite fast since I was the only customer.

Was worried the paint wouldn’t dry well but it looks alright.

Dint ask about the clear coat brand but don’t expect anything fancy lor. I think he said around 3 to 4 coats. Can’t confirm.

This dude been in business for 40+ years and probably using some old school stuffs. He’s not up to date with his methods, no fancy oven dry process just a basic shop tucked in an alley

Yeah I can’t comment on how long the shine will last and the quality of the coat. It looks good at least for now.

I was contemplating to paint the car with Glasurit for RM6k with 5 year warranty at first but I would need to apply PPF and other forms of coating. That will add up to be so much. Since I don’t intend to keep this colour long so I’ve decided to go with this shop instead

Am searching too to paint my kid's car exterior only, will look him up

thanks for the info TS

Welcome. Give the uncle a call first ya. I think his shop only has capacity for one car. He can’t speak English so please use Canto / Chinese / BM

Thanks alot, if he can do the special 4 layer Mazda car paint and toyota now white pearl will be fantastic

Thanks TS. Even with Porsche also went to regular uncle shop. Will plan send my 7 years old Sedan car for repaint after all stone chip accumulated in front of the car plus here & there scratch.

Went ask one famous workshop in IG, quoted rm4.5k for normal repaint.

This post has been edited by ayamxxx: Aug 22 2021, 10:31 AM

You can try asking him lor. Just bear in mind he’s old and more likely to apply traditional ways of painting

Welcome. I was honestly sceptical at first. Worried that they may ruin my car but I went with it after seeing how my friend’s car was painted. Really “peng leng zeng” - cheap and good.

He’s willing to nego on the price. He quoted me lower than 2k but I gave him a tip after the job is done

Thanks for sharing, bro.

My workshop of 10years is just down the road from this uncle, I have 2 cars done painted by him already. Here is my opinion.

Workmanship is good and fast. Not to mention cheap as they hv been operating there for umpteen years so their ops fee is lower. However, if ur looking for super work that lasts for a million years or High quality premium grade paint pls look elsewhere. His core work is doing refurbishment for used car dealers. So it's good for first 1-2 years unless maybe u bring ur own paint but still no oven bake or modern tech.

Don't get me wrong. He is a nice and honest person but It took me few years before he actually wants to do my car (cos he knows i'm picky about detail)... i had to assure him i wasn't looking for super quality and it was bcos i wanted to sell my car only he was willing. LoL.

Pls go support him if ur looking for good workmanship with fast speed. But pls dont give him a hard time if ur looking for AAA lasting quality.

Oh yeah.... if ur worried about his capabilities, I hv seen a Ferrari there before. A merc SL500 coupe. And many times u can glimpse classic JDMs there too. So yeah, he is pretty capable in handling nice cars.

This post has been edited by mojo1ne: Aug 23 2021, 06:45 AM

Good, support local business and honest uncles.

If you just need minor paint repair, can consider this Ah Soon too. I am sure he can do retouching work and so on.

When you say full car repaint it means paint back the same colour as the original colour or paint to a different colour?

Full car repaint includes outside, inside, engine area?

I repainted the same colour but I’m pretty sure a different colour would cost the same. He sands the car first before painting

For me I’ve repainted exterior only

Best if you just call him and ask about the details

hurm....based on recommendation i might drop by.

the problem is, is it possible to request him to have high quality paint instead?

having good workmanship but not good paint is kinda....hurm...missing smth

Try asking him lor. He had to order the paint for my car so I’m guessing he can take in request if you know what you want.

Anyway I went for the cheapest quote. End up with a local paint brand and happy with the results.

Nice sharing.. Just curious what is good paint and good clear coat?

Do you paint your house ? that is what i meant.

Just sharing what I hv been thru. You don't really need to care much about the basecoat aka paint that much. Any OK brand will be more than fine, unless you're going for special paint process like pearl colour.

What you should aim for instead is the workmanship. This is easier said than find, much like hitting a jackpot. The processes that went thru behind the scene, right b4 the paint and clear coat spraying is the most important part that one should have eagle-eye on. This is where the sanding/stripping, puttying/filling (panel knocking is normally done by panel beaters elsewhere), cleaning/washing etc. are performed.

The other important aspect you should pay something attention to is the clear coat selection. Price varies wildly from less known to renown brands. You will find big variance in price even within the same brand, between the general purpose and the higher range. Try aim for mid-range high solid clear coat of any brand(s) that your selected paint shop carry.

Also take note that plastic part that is meant to be painted should have plastic primer as the primer. Some wonder why factory paint on bumpaer doesn't crack after small/minor accident. Aftermarket works may skip plastic primer and instead, use filler to smoothen plastic surfaces. Then just spray on sligthly thicker basecoat and clear coat.

My 2sen.

Thanks for sharing! Learnt a few things.

Any decent high solid clear coat brand that you would recommend?

Do you think an oven drying process is needed if you’re using a good quality clear coat like Glasurit?

Thanks for the in-depth info.. If can share more details like brands, price will be nice~

mind to share the shop name? Plan to send my car for repaint.

Personally using Glasurit 923-255 on Nippon Paint grey basecoat for my wira, and Cromax CC6400 on Cromax normal basecoat for my Elantra.

I have nothing but praises for 923 . Exactly 10yrs old now, gloss and wetness is still top notch. Bear in mind this car is kept outdoor since respray. Also super duper lazy to wash car, with maybe 1 wash a year (b4 cny). I am really impressed with this performance. Cost was 2.3k for exterior only with some minor panel beating and minor rear bumper readjustment back in 2011.

Cromax job was quite recent, early Q4 2019. I would rate CC6400 gloss and wetness to on par with 923. But difference is CC6400 is on black basecoat. Had some issue with the Cromax basecoat; specifically basecoat adhesion problem. Had to rework certain panels due to basecoat peeling after 1 month. Cost was 3.5k for exterior only with both bumpers adjustment (accident) and 1 panel repair/beating.

On both cars, I applied same instruction to the paintshops; Do not G3 the surfaces excessively; I can live with orange peel effect. Coz I want the clear coat to be as thick as possible. If I want, I can decide later to send to pro detailing centre for some correction works.

As for oven for paint process, my opinion is you DON"T need it. What you should aim for is a well maintained paint booth. Paint booth is there to reduce contaminants (dust and/or lint particles) from surrounding, which is very important before the spraying processes start and while waiting for the coatings to dry. It will also reduce overspray if everything is working well due to airflow.

Seen b4 at some shops (obviously I dropped them out of my shortlist) that appear to be in bad shape. I would not send a car to be resprayed there. So remember go recce the paint shops you have shortlisted to gauge their worth.

p.s. I normally would avoid going to those insurance co panel repair shops. They have a very big volume of cars to be repaired, so don't set your expectation high.

This post has been edited by speedy3210: Sep 13 2021, 03:47 PM

Thanks for sharing man.

The Glasurit 923-255 paint job you got was so cheap weh. I was recently quoted by CSK Car Paintshop for RM6k. They have a really good reputation based on online reviews. Very tempted to use this for my next paint job after hearing from you.

If you’re ok to see more customers in your favourite paint shops, please share them here haha. May be useful for others

Any idea how many litres is used for base coat and clear coat on c segment car?

Am thinking to buy this for my car to be exterior paintwork to be done soon instead of using the workshop clear coat

https://www.aikka.com.my/2k-clear-coat/ak-1...ear-hardener-21


This post has been edited by GuyM: Sep 16 2021, 11:12 PM

Is he still in business? cant seem to find him on google

Couldn't find his business workshop online. Anyone has the workshop phone number to share? I am looking to repaint my car to another color. Thanks.

Yeah seems like not on Google anymore.

If anyone manage to call him using the contact below, do share with the rest here



This post has been edited by Dealus: Dec 8 2022, 11:21 PM

Do you have any before and after pics?

up sikit, i will definitely book mark this post..

I’m visiting him soon to get some touch ups done on the front bumper. Been driving too aggressively so there are stone chips on the paint. Will share some pictures.

Do update ya.

Just had my car’s front bumper touch up but the workmanship has gone down. Although the owner offered to fix one of the issue which is a palm mark on the clear coat of the bumper but there are also visible spots not painted around the black plastic pieces.

Going back to sort out the palm mark but will be the last time visiting.

It’s definitely affordable but seems like workmanship can be inconsistent.

Tq for the update. Any pics before and after ?