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
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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