RE: 4000sq paint

["Duff, Ian" <iduff@charter.com>]

Maaco is awesome, particularly the way they include bugs into the final
finish. The four hours of labor will probably be used up masking, unless you
would rather they sand, or maybe you'd rather they fill some dings...

Four hours is about 10% of what you would probably need for a complete
respray. Their painting abilities are pretty good, minimal sags, good
coverage, good gloss, do your own prep, then drive it down with your own
masking.

Ian Duff, New Bedford, MA
1990 Coupe Quattro

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>From: 	Richard Haroutunian[SMTP:richh@kurz-ai.com]
>Sent: 	Thursday, April 18, 1996 5:05 PM
>To: 	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject: 	4000sq paint
>
>It's good to be back!  Even though I have to sift through thousands of
>messages RE: all of these beautiful Audis [v8Qs, 5KTQs, 200TQs, S4s, etc.)
>-- i missed the audinet!
>
>Anyhoot..
>
>I just spent major $$$ on my humble 1985 4KSQ.  $ new Boge's with complete
>strut bearing replacements, 4 new wheel bearings, etc.  All original.
>
>This came to over $1,200.
>
>Then i had the exhaust completely redone.  Audi original. With some other
>'odds-and-ends' -- It came to over $1,400.
>
>The car runs/handles great.  With engine mods it could be great..
>
>But the paint .. well,  it needs paint bad.  I also have rear right bumper
>damage estimated at over $1500 in damage.. But it doesn't look that bad.
>
>I just want this car to look good now.  It feels like a new quattro. This
>sounds crazy, but Maaco has a deal: $399 for paint and 4 hrs of labor
>included.
>
>should I?  I'm in the Boston area -- can anyone talk me out of this?
>
>RichardH 
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