In a message dated 5/9/02 11:37:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time, dcouncil@imt.net
writes:
> I took my 67BGT with fading BRG paint in to the local Maaco for an
> estimate. Their cheap paint jobs are just for the painting itself. To do
> the job right, they wanted another $800 for prep work as I recall. They
> gave me a quote of around $1500 to fix a few small dents, prep the car, and
>
> paint it. So even with Maaco, you get what you pay for.
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That's exactly my point. If you don't feel confident shooting paint, do the
prep work yourself and save the bucks. They are probably going to do a
half-a$$ job anyway. I'm sure they will mask the windscreen to within a
quarter-inch of the frame...one way or the other.
Allen Hefner
SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
'77 Midget
'75 Midget "The Project"
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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