Get several quotes from different reputable shops, ask for references from past customers, see if they will let you see their cars. Plan out all the work you want done and put it in a contract along with a total cost and time frame to complete work. You may also want to put in penalties for not completing the work on time, but be reasonable, maybe for every month it's late you get 10% off. If you don't, every collision that comes in the shop will be put ahead of your project and it will sit untouched for months. Of course with any project you can't predict every situation, you must work with the shop when cost adding problems pop up, agree on terms in writing, sort of an addendum to the contract. Also take anything off of the car that you don't want to risk getting damaged, like say you bought new wheels and emblems, leave them at home until they are needed.
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