I have a 1996 Honda Accord that my mother bought new and gave to my daughters
when they started driving. The car took them through high school and college
and my wife and I now keep it around for when they are home or one of our cars
is being serviced. It has 150,000 miles on it, but is sound mechanically and
doesn't cost us much to keep. However, it looks like crap. It has its share
of dings, but no rust or major damage. It was caught in a tornado and hail
storm at one point, but most - but not all - of the damage was repaired when I
was able to loan the car to a local painless dent removal company to use for
training new technicians. The worst problem is that it suffers from the
de-lamination that is typical of cars of this era, especially black ones. My
wife would like to spend some money freshening it up and took it to Maaco for
an estimate. They quoted her about $500 for a machine sanding and new paint
job. I do not want to invest my own time in this car, but $600 isn't bad to
give it a new lease on life, although that does not include filling in or
popping out any of the remaining hail damage. I have heard mixed reviews of
Maaco in the past, but am not expecting a concours paint job.
Does anyone here have any first hand experience with them?
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