what about MAACO IF I do all the prep work

[Todd Phenneger]

I dont disagree that they use cheap paint and that their paint
jobs are cheap.  I am personally opting to spend a few hundered
more and have it sprayed at a real body shop.  BUT, I know many
people that have Maaco Jobs and are very happy with them.  The
difference is that every one of them did ALL prep work
themselves.  If you ask around you can find a Maaco shop with a
highly qualified painter.  They lay paint down all day.  They
are very good at it.  And you can spec a higher quality paint.
But dont trust them with the taping and paint work.
  BTW...their "ENTRY" paint job is actually $299.  And it still
includes a sanding but only a light sanding and degreasing.
Just a VERY VERY cheap paint.  THe $399 gets you a cheap paint
with an integrated clear coat.  ANd $599 gets you a cheap
2-stage paint.  Still all cheap though. :-)
  It really depends on what you want.  FOr a Track car, Race
Car, etc they do a find job if you prep the car.  IF you want a
concourse show car or a daily driver for the next 5 years then
your better off spendign some extra on better paint.  Or a LOT
extra if you want that "concourse show car" in which case you'd
get slapped for lookign at Maaco. :-)
l8r
  TOdd

--- Zsolt <zsolt1 at telusplanet.net> wrote:
> 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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