I guess when they say paint, they mean paint and not sand and etc...
What is it with Maaco? Are they students?
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At 07:51 PM 7/7/97 -0500, David Deutsch wrote:
>As with all things in life there are the good and the not so good. And
>so it goes for Maaco. I saw a Maaco job on a MGB, done in the
>Wallingford, CT area. It was horrendous. I guess you can compound out
>the grit but the pock marks were every where.
>
>On the other hand I saw a Maaco job on a B here on Long Island that was
>
>beautiful. The owner told me he had done all the prep himself and then
>brought it over and had them prep-sol, prime it and spray. That was
>$250 and then he wet sanded it and had them spray again for an
>additional $150 the results were great.
>
>Safety Fast, David Deutsch
>
>>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
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>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
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'62 Healey Sprite MKII HAN6L2874
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