We had Maaco paint a racecar of ours a number of years back. We did all
the prep work and they shot paint. And boy did they shoot paint! They
painted anything that wasn't masked, including the tops of the tires, any
bit of glass that didn't get covered, etc.
They also didn't do a very good job on the paint. It was fine for a
racecar, but I wouldn't want their paint on a street car. If I needed a
car finished on the cheap, I'd probably try something less conventional
like plasti-dip (https://www.dipyourcar.com/home.php).
-Paul
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 2:56 PM, James Stone <jandkstone99@msn.com> wrote:
> 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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