At 06:53 PM 7/7/97 -0500, Jurgen Hartwig wrote:
>At 06:19 PM 7/7/97 -0400, Arthur Pfenninger wrote:
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>> Strange but I won't argue, how fast did it dry? Lacquer will dry
>>in 5 minutes or less. Your point was well taken $50 sure beats $500.
>>Another place to avoid is Maco. A good paint job will start at $1000. Any
>>thing else you'll probably regret.
>>...Art
>>
>Funny this should come up. There was a thread on the rec.autos.tech
>newsgroup about Maaco and other low dollar paint shops. It seems that many
>agreed that you can actually get quite nice results from these shops if you
>spend the time to prep the car properly. For the MGB, consider removing
>all chrome, and lighting and bumpers as well as the top and windshield if
>possible. Do the bondo work and priming, and essentially bring the car to
>them, ready for a simple cleaning and then a paint job.
>
>After you get the car back, just start working on the car; wet sanding,
>buffing, polishing. Consider how much time you would spend working on a
>car performing prep work, as well as time spent buffing and polishing, and
>realize that each hour of your time might be worth, oh, say, $25/hour
>conservatively. The consider the cost of the paint job: maybe $200. I
>think this would not be a bad avenue to explore, certainly not for the
>concours restoration, but more likely for the daily driver.
>
>Any comments???
>
>Jay
>
>
Jay there was a thread a while back on this list that supported your
theory. I also have a friend who had his Monte Carlo painted at MACO.
Excellent job, but it wasn't one of the $200 specials. I believe he droped
about $2000 including having the special decals and pinstriping put back on!!
Ross Overcash, 74B, NAMGBR 2-1172, Ayer, MA.
http://www.tiac.com/users/jroverca
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