Based on the good reviews and them being near me, I decided to reach out to Alvarado to see how much it would cost to repaint my Sprinter van. I bought it used, and the body had visible decal shadows from one previous owner. And the paint was beginning to dull anyway. I saw that someone else had gotten their sprinter van painted here as well, so I knew they could do it. (A shop has to have a big enough spray booth.)
Arturo is very friendly and gave me a rough estimate over the phone, which was right around what I was expecting. So I stopped in to confirm. He went over everything in detail and answered all of my questions, and said they could paint the plastic trim and grill, etc. as well, since it was also a little faded. I was hesitant about that, but man, it looks so good! My van also had several holes in the body from a ladder and shoddy roof rack install that I removed before bringing it in. Arturo was able to weld shut all of the holes before the painting. Additionally, they got out most all of the scratches and dents! The whole process took a week. They did an amazing job, matching the color to the Toyota "cement," and it looks great.
My van was also missing a bumper when I bought it. I had forgotten to deal with that before dropping it off to be painted, and Shane they said they could order the bumper and paint it as well. I was happy about that and relieved. Well, finding the right bumper (there are several versions apparently) turned into a huge hassle, but they totally went the extra mile and researched and ordered the correct one!
Last thing is that after I picked it up, my engine light came on. I reached out and they said to bring it back and they would hook up the computer to see what was wrong. I did exactly that, and despite some computer issues, they stayed with it until we figured out it was just a sensor cable clip that had come undone. Found it, plugged it in and voila, problem solved.
I am really happy with the result and highly recommend them.
They are great communicators... text, call or email.