paint shops in Maine?

[Nick Stuart]

Well the shop I had got my quote from said that they would sand/grin (prep
work) as well as take out all the little dents and what for about $1,600 and
he said that the used the best that can get. He also mentioned that most
German car come out with that type of paint. He told me the name, but I cant
remember what he said. I've seen come of the work they have done and it
looks really good. Unfortunatly the paint job thats on there right now is a
cheap 'o maco job so I'm reluctant to go back to them.
I might check out that shop in concord though. I've been wanting to take a
little road trip with my car as I have yet to take it on the highway. Also I
really dont have the flatbed option, so I also need the job to be somewhat
speedy. The shop I checked said it would take about 1 week which I could
live with. I realize if I do the prepwork myself it would be cheaper, but I
dont have the skills to do it. I would be to afraid of making the body worse
then better.

Thanks for the info,
Nick
'87 5Kcstq
p.s. if concord is near your house I would love to come down and get a ride
your 4ktq, and I'll see if my brother would want to come along. Also how is
your car doing anyhow?


----- Original Message -----
From: Marc Swanson <marcswanson at mediaone.net>
To: Nick Stuart <thecolony at gagames.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 7:16 PM
Subject: RE: paint shops in Maine?


>
> Hi Nick,
>
> Nate's Brother Speaketh on the list :-)
>
> Anyhow as far as body shops go it is really hard to get a decent paint job
> for under $3k.  I've had many experiences with body shops and I think from
> now on I'm going to follow the advice of some fellow listers and do all
the
> prep work myself and then flatbed the car to MACO to get a quick shot o'
> paint.  This is the best method because it will save you boatloads of
money
> and the results will be as good as you want them to be.  The real art in
> painting is making the surface you are trying to paint PERFECT.  Many
shops
> skimp on the sanding/masking which results in a shoddy paint job.  If you
do
> want a shop to do all the prep work and stuff, Hoaglands Auto Body in
> Concord NH was pretty good (they did the engine bay on my 4ktq), and I
> imagine they would give you a decent quote.  It cost me around $300 for
them
> to do my engine bay (which involved a lot of other little things like
> reinforcing the firewall around the clutch MC at the same time, removing
the
> battery tray, etc. ).
>
>
> Later
>
>
> -Marc-
>
>
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