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September 2023 by Theo Harris
Tim does great work at very reasonable prices. He painted my 2013 road glide. Fairing and side bag got messed up during construction on I-57. Took a new fairing to him and he painted it exactly the same. People could not tell it wasn’t the original. He also painted my Suzuki C50 in 2010. People were telling me to put it in shows. They’re now telling me to put this one in shows. Need a paint job, call Tim. Plan on having him paint my ‘67 Lincoln Continental over the winter or next spring.Service: Painting
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August 2023 by John Hirth
I had Tim paint a set of lowers for my '09 Road Glide. The color match was excellent and they still looked great after 11 years and 50,000 miles. Thanks Tim!
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July 2023 by Chris E.
Tim provided me an estimate sometime in the winter of 2022. I explained to Tim that my 1956 Corvette. Has been in my family for over 40 years. I told Tim that I wanted everything painted on the car. Which we agreed included the dash and everything that was orange. Tim agreed and told me the dash and all stainless and chrome trim would be removed in preparation for paint. I told him multiple times through out the painting process. That I just wanted the job done right. Tim never asked if I had a budget in mind. Nor did I have one. Because again I wanted the job done right. I made the mistake of trusting Tim and never got a written contract from Tim. Only a verbal . . . Tim called me once the project began to tell me that " everything came off of the car easily". And that nothing broke. I came in to pick up the trim. Tim told me that he was going to knock $700 off the price. When I got to the shop. I was surprised to see only about half of the cars trim removed. Tim's plan was to tape off the trim and to paint the car with the trim still on it. I was also surprised to see the dash still in the vehicle. Tim's plan was to also tape off the instrument cluster and then to paint it. When asked about verbal agreement. Tim basically through a temper tantrum in his shop. Saying that it didn't need to be done. So the car was painted with the trim still on and the dash still in the car. Tim , told me at a previous date to the painting. That because a leaking pump in the trunk needed to be replaced. And that he needed to replace two seat covers. That i asked him to replace. And the car was in an accident. He needed to raise the price $3200 more than the most recent quote. It didn't take long to prove that the car was never in an accident. And Tim was clearly lying. He also decided later on that he wasn't going to replace the seat covers. But Tim never brought the price back to his original quote plus the cost of the pump replacement. Once the car was finished. I asked Tim to fix multiple issues. To which his reply " you didn't say anything a couple weeks ago".Once the car was home I found multiple imperfections in the paint. Including missing paint , scratches , swirl marks and areas that were not filled with filler. But just sprayed with paint. I believe the original paint job was better. Tim made what should of been an exciting experience. A tense and terrible experience. Due to his aggressive outbursts. Here is why you should go to So here's the truth about this car. Since Tim removed the other post . Because he can't except responsibility for his actions. Tim provided me an estimate sometime in the winter of 2022. I explained to Tim that my 1956 Corvette. Has been in my family for over 40 years. I told Tim that I wanted everything painted on the car. Which we agreed included the dash and everything that was orange. Tim agreed and told me the dash and all stainless and chrome trim would be removed in preparation for paint. I told him multiple times through out the painting process. That I wanted the job done right. Tim never asked if I had a budget in mind. Nor did I have one. Because again I wanted the job done right. I made the mistake of trusting Tim and never got a written contract from Tim. Only a verbal . . . Tim called me once the project began to tell me that " everything came off of the car easily". And that nothing broke. I came in to pick up the trim. Tim told me that he was going to knock $700 off the price. When I got to the shop. I was surprised to see only about half of the cars trim removed. Tim's plan was to tape off the trim and to paint the car with the trim still on it. I was also surprised to see the dash still in the vehicle. Tim's plan was to also tape off the instrument cluster and then to paint it. When asked about verbal agreement. Tim basically through a temper tantrum in his shop. Saying that it didn't need to be done. So the car was painted with the trim still on and the dash still in the car. Tim , told me at a previo
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July 2023 by Abigail Vanwieren
Tim was amazing to work with. Very professional. Match color for bags perfectlyService: Painting
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June 2023 by Connor Kozanecki
I dropped off my tins for my 07 dyna and Tim got straight to work. I could not be happier. I got flames painted and Tim was so enthusiastic over telling me all the options and hooking me up with the best looking paint colors. He promises show quality work and he does not disappoint. I would recommend anyone to go to him. It took him only 2 weeks to paint my tins( the primer had a bad reaction and he had to order new primer) he was very knowledgeable about painting and he would send updates when something would happen and he would send progress pictures.I really recommend coming here because the prices are the best around (I paid 1350$ for custom work when other shops told me it would be well above 2k) and the work he does is phenomenal. He has a great team that greeted me when I first entered the shop. All around I give this place a 10/10 and would recommend everyone goes here.Service: Painting
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May 2023 by Theunis Van Aardt
Love how this turned out! Easy to work with and they take pride in what they do! If I ever need another painted - I will again drive the 6 hours to get to Alcalde before using any of the "local" shops around here (yes, I live 6 hours away from Chicago).
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April 2023 by Steven Baeder
Top notch work on my '04 victory Vegas gas tank end fender, fair price and good communication, would definitely return for more work and recommend.
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March 2023 by Bradley Clement
Knowledgeable, professional, reasonably priced, and passionate about the end result. I will only recommend Alcadle to others and will be a return customer for future projects.6 years later and I still get nothing but compliments on the paint.Services: Painting
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March 2023 by Marty Mckinney
Tim has great vision. He knew right away what I was looking for when I gave him a few examples.Service: Painting
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February 2023 by Chad Coffey
Alcalde customs inc. has done 2 of my Coffey’s custom cobras. This shop has great owner and body guys. They told me a timeline and hit it on both cars. The body work and paint flawless. Everyone is loving the the two cars they did for us. I highly recommend them and they demand a perfect job coming out of their shop!! They have my business!Service: Painting
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January 2023 by Elizabeth Szemelak
I was referred to Tim through a friend who used him. I wanted to change the color of my Canam Spyder F3S. He was very professional and did an excellent job. I will refer him to everyone and anyone who needs painting done. I’m very happy :-)Service: Painting
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January 2023 by Justin Balsewicz
Some before and after pictures of my GMC project!Tim and his team had a tall task in front of them after my vehicle was vandalized.There were scratches on every body panel, and the front end had a ton of road rash on it.Alcalde customs pulled off the overhaul in less than 2 months!Amazing work guys!
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November 2022 by joshua blaine
I’ll eliminate any suspense of where this review is going up front; I highly, highly recommend Alcalde Customs.I was working with a paint and body shop prior to going to Alcalde and to say they fell short would be an enormous understatement. Tim (owner) and team thankfully took my Cobra replica in. It was less than 50 percent complete after the previous shop had it for ten months. Alcalde Customs turned out an amazing finished product in just five weeks! Their quality is top notch and they use great materials. There is no corner cutting or scrimping. All of the gaps are great, the paint is deep and free of blemishes, stripes are perfect. In summary, they really know what they are doing.Outside of the quality of their work and materials, they are fantastic to work with. Their communication I don’t think could possibly be better and they are just good honest guys. I also I felt like I was part of the process entire time.I can’t recommend Alcalde Customs highly enough. They saved me from a bad situation and really helped me finish something very special to me.DO NOT HESITATE GOING WITH ALCALDE CUSTOMS! YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!! THEY ARE THE BEST!!!Thanks again for everything!Services: Painting
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October 2022 by Nick Sommer
Tim and his team have performed excellent work on multiple cars within our family. The quality of his work is top of the line. Tim and his team are great with communication. The world needs more places like Alcalde Customs.Services: Painting
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October 2022 by Thomas Henderson
Tim did an outstanding job blending and repairing scratches and gouges along one whole side of my bike from a zero speed tip over in gravel. His price was very fair and he eve helped with transport when I couldn't find a trailer to rent. He went the extra mile I would recommend him to anyone.This was a mundane repair on an old "geezer glide", but he still treated me like I was doing custom workI also had the inner fairing painted and it came out fabulous ?Services: Painting