Is There An Honest Auto/Body/Painter In SoCal?

Yeah, I plan to check him out - if Shop #4 will ever provide contact info for him. I've asked twice with no results.
I've also heard some shady stuff about him from others...like he'll quote a price but then hit you up with "I wasn't expecting what I found" and "It's gonna cost a bit more..."
Supposedly, he's been to Shop #4 and they've gone over the car to see what's necessary to finish it, but I've run into all sorts of cheap talk from Shop #4 to date. After a while you start to lose trust in what you're told.