Pay 'n' Spray

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A Pay 'n' Spray is a garage in which cars can be mended, repainted, and have the engine replaced. It serves two main functions - to repair a vehicle, and to allow a vehicle to escape the police. They have appeared in all the games in the GTA III Era.

If a player drives a car into a Pay 'n' Spray garage, it will repair and disguise the vehicle at a fee, allowing the removal of a Wanted Level in most occasions. However, no Pay 'n' Spray garages will accept emergency or public vehicles, displaying the message "WHOA! I don't touch anything THAT hot!" if the player attempts to use the facility.

There is a known bug with GTA Vice City that will spawn wheels on a Skimmer seaplane if it is flown into a Pay 'n' Spray garage.

Car Repair

Pay'n'Spray allows the player to repair his vehicle. The repair includes everything which is broken: Paint, wheels, hood, windows, spoilers, modification parts, head- and rear lights, engine, and everything else that gets broken. All this is helpful when you want to take a picture of your car.

Wanted Level Reduction

Pay'n'Spray was created to allow the player to rapidly lose his wanted level and evade the police. When you have a wanted level you may wish to let the level naturally decrease. However, this requires long periods of time without commiting any crimes, and may be impractical. If you visit a Pay'n'Spray, the stars are placed on suspension. They will flash on and off. During that time period (while flashing) you shouldn't commit a crime while in view of a police officer, otherwise the full wanted level will be reinstated and the police will continue chasing you.

Costs

Repairing painting at Pay'n'Spray ISN'T free! You have to raise different sums of money to get such a service, but the usual cost is 100$.

Colors

The paintshop has a wide range of colors, but you can't choose the color that comes onto the car.

Emergency Vehicles

There's one bad thing about the paintshop: They don't spray emergency vehicles, including among others ambulances, squad cars, fire trucks, tanks, FBI- and SWAT-vans. You can drive in but the screen says things like it would be too delicate.

Bicycles

The Bicycles cannot be resprayed or repaired in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as it will say "I don't do toys!".

Body-Swap-Shops

The paintworks you bought at the body-swap-shops are disappearing when visiting Pay'n'Spray.

Hours of Business

Pay'n'Spray has open 24/7. You don't have to complete missions to unlock the shop.

Branches

Liberty City

Vice City

San Andreas