[mhuie]

I think the standard response is - It depends on how much you pay.

When I got into an accident, I took my car to what was purported as "one of the best body shops on the west coast".

They did an amazing job painting my hood and my lip spoiler, it was definately several grades superior than the factory BMW paint. The clear was extremely glossy and chip resistant. Its been 5 years and there are no deep chips, only mars in the clear. The lip spoiler even got rammed a few times into parking guards and no chips at all.