what about MAACO IF I do all the prep work

[Zsolt]

They use Sherwin Williams, which is as cheap as it gets when it comes to
car paint, and you get what you pay for. Also, for the cheapest paint
job, all they do is wipe the car with paint thinner, no sanding. I guess
the most time they spend on prepwork is taping it.
  Zsolt

George Selby wrote:

> At 10:30 PM 8/3/03, you wrote:
>
>> The biggest problem with places like MACCO IMO is the quality of
>> paint they
>> use, it just doesn't last.
>>
>> Javad
>
>
>
> In very few areas of life does the saying "you get what you pay for"
> apply
> more than in the case of automobile repainting.  The basic problem with
> MAACO (or Earl Schieb, etc., IMHO,) is they can't afford to pay for
> quality
> prep work.  Without that, the paint job can't last.  Your MAACO paint job
> will last much longer if you do the prep work.  That being said, you
> could
> probably get a better shop to paint it with quality paint befitting an
> Audi
> for a similar price as MAACO because much of the cost of painting is
> in the
> prep, it actually takes very little time to paint a car (less than a
> hour,)
> it can take days to prep a car for paint, depending on how bad the car is
> to start off; and if you used more than a couple of quarts of paint
> (especially on an Audi sized vehicle) you would have it on way too thick.
>
> Most paint jobs will look good initially, it is after a year or so (when
> all the solvents have dried out) than you will see all the little
> imperfections in your paint job.  MAACO does have its place, it is quite
> good for cheap cars that you plan on selling or keeping for a short time
> and work truck type vehicles, and are otherwise fine except for worn or
> faded paint.  Just don't expect it to look show quality, it might look
> factory (domestic) for a year or two.
>
>
> George Selby
> gselby4x4 at earthlink.net
>
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