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1 way to find a good body shop anywhere

Many times the digest receives postings from people wanting to find a good 
body shop in their area. One tip that can help to find a good shop wherever 
you are is to call several body shop supply houses for recommendations. How 
do they know? Well, the better shops buy better quality materials, send 
their painters to the manufacturer's paint clinic's (many times hosted by 
the supplier), etc. There really isn't any incentive for them to steer you 
wrong usually (unless maybe their brother-in-law is in the business), but 
you can bet that if more than one supplier mentions the same shop, chances 
are that they're good. Of course, all the other questions need to be asked 
as well: how long in business, etc. Try to find one that's familiar with 
the paint BMW uses now (years ago it was Glasurite, but does anyone know 
today? All my experience with running my parent's body shop is out of 
date.) Hope this helps!

Barrett Nicholas
no BMW yet, looking for a rebuildable '94 e36 w/o frame damage! (I can 
dream, right!)