Completely agree, Specialised are great! I first heard about them from when I had several lotuses, before the Exige I had a sport 160 that was sprayed by Specialised before I got it - the whole car was flawless.
Had a couple of other jobs done there as I've found slight imperfection that I've wanted to turn into perfect, and always it's perfect - far, far better than any OEM finish I've seen, and leagues ahead of any BMW spray shop finish I've seen.
Mine is also going in there for a front end spray to get rid of some stone chips, I wouldn't consider taking it to anywhere else. Another great thing about Specialised is Karl and his Dad Alan (formerly of Mike Spence Racing) and their patience with picky customers, talking you through every step of the process they will take your car through to get it perfect, explaining the difference between a good and bad job and how they overcome common problems and how it won't be a problem going with them.
As playalistic said, not always the cheapest, but in my opinion the best value I have ever come across, at the end of the (it seems million) phone calls I have with them as I check everything before I send it in, Karl always reminds me that it's not my job to worry about it anymore, it's now his problem to take care of. I know it goes in, gets done and I have nothing to worry about - everyone else I hear about has to go back for odd little nigges at other bdy shops- no such problem with Specialised.
And it's always nice to be around there to see some of the cars they have in, from bare shell restoration E-Types up to 100% perfect GT3RS's that have just had the dealer prep bemishes removed.
Oh
playalistic Karl still thinks your splitter should have been gloss
