[jola]

first i'd like to say hi. i'm new to this forum, and to firebirds for that matter. i just bought a 95 3.4L bird. it needs a new paint job though. its dark green. the clear coat is coming off in a few places on different panels. i took it to maaco for an estimate, and they told me 1300 for there second best paint job (it has an intergrated clear coat so its still a one stage paint job) and all the prep work (stripping the hood and sanding the driver side door and passenger side front fender) and popping out a small dent in the driver side rear quarter panel. i'm not sure if that's really a good price or not (i'm painting it the same color) and i don't really believe the guy at maaco when he tells me all the prep work they will do. i've heard so many stories about maaco doing sucky prep work and about them using bad paint on the rubberized plastic of the bumbers. has anybody ever gone to the maaco in perth amboy (convery blvd.)? i really just want a decent paint job, nothing spectacular. can anybody recommend a shop that can give me good prep work and a good paint job for a fair price? thanks and sorry that was so long.