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Re: Maaco Paint Job

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Subject: Re: Maaco Paint Job
From: "james" <jamesnazarian@netzero.net>
Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 00:39:53 -0600
I agree,  the guys at the Maaco in Boulder have a particular interest in
older cars to they did good work.  However they are still not perfectionists
and detail oriented like a true quality paint shop.

james

----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Lindsay <ROLindsay@Emeraldgrc.com>
To: Larry Hoy <larryhoy@marketvalue.net>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: 09 May, 2002 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: Maaco Paint Job


> Larry writes,
>
> > Bingo! Allen is correct.  You will never beat Maaco's price for laying
> > on paint.  They will apply the paint cheaper than you can buy the paint
> > and supplies.  There bodywork however is marginal.
>
>    I suspect that quality varies widely with location and the specific
> shop.  In Tulsa, you could brush paint a car with barn paint and get
> a better finish than from Maaco.   I wouldn't let them paint my
> wheel-wells.   For my money, it is well worth visiting a few shops
> and looking at their product. There should be examples of their
> work there for you to view.   When you find one that suits you,
> ask what the paint finish is and what it would cost.
>    And prep-work, as you say, is 90% of the solution.  The money
> will go for prep and paint supplies, the actual spraying doesn't cost
> much because it doesn't take much time.   Prep can go anywhere
> from $25 to $60 per hour.  I don't mind paying that premium for
> a professional straightening panels and making the metal right.
> I don't want to pay that price for some schmoe to remove door
> handles.  Hell, they'll probably loose the screws anyway.  Besides,
> you want all new rubber after fresh paint anyway.   That is best
> done by YOU.
>    The second big cost is paint.  The base coat alone for my car
> cost $360 / gallon.  It then had to be clear-coated a couple of times.
> This was all over acid-etch primer.  Yes, you can paint acrylic
> enamel over a sealer and it will shine, kinda, for a while but a real,
> quality eurothane finish is expensive.
>    If I had put a zillion hours into the mechanicals and lovingly did
> all the prep work, I would not want it painted with cheap paint by
> an 'economy' paint shop.  It is just false economy to cut costs at
> that stage.
>    Of course, these are just opinions.  Judge a quality paint job for
> yourself:  http://www.aubard.com/SideLo1.jpg
>
> best,
>
> rick

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