what about MAACO IF I do all the prep work

[Zsolt]

I am sure it depends on which "package" you pay for. When I talked to
them years ago, they started the cheapest paint job with the thinner
wiping, the next one up included hand sanding, etc. It may have changed
since, but I doubt it. I don't see how it's possible to do a descent job
for $399 or what ever their lowest price is if it is done properly.
  Zsolt

Todd Phenneger wrote:

>That is wholly incorrect.  I walked thorugh a Maaco Paint shop
>on a tour.  They remove a LOT of paint.  I think they may use of
>the newer sandblasting techniques where you run a machine over
>the paint and it strips it down.  I'm not sure what exactly they
>used but there was definately sanding on those cars. Not a "wipe
>down with thinner".
>  Just thought I'd clear that up.
>l8r
>  Todd
>
>--- Zsolt <zsolt1 at telusplanet.net> wrote:
>
>
>>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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