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Old 03-16-2009, 09:50 AM   #1
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paint

is it true that macco does crappy prep but good paint, i was talking to a guy who knows a dude who works there and he says if u wetsand, prep and tape yourself the paint itself isnt bad..don't think im headed to macco anytime soon but thats just what i heard

what do you think?
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Old 03-16-2009, 10:44 AM   #2
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I had a car painted by Maaco in the 80s. It was all prepped...just needed primer and paint. They painted it all right...but no primer was added. I found out later because the guy I sold it to chipped the paint...saw all the work under it.

That's just wrong...

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Old 03-16-2009, 10:48 AM   #3
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SOME Maacos can do a decent job but you need to do most of the prep work yourself and you will pay much more than the $199 Ambassador paint job. Most of their stuff is a scuff-and-spray or something along those lines. Visible panels only- no door jambs or anything like that.
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Old 03-16-2009, 12:19 PM   #4
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It all depends if they feel like working that day lol.... just an fyi they use Sherwin Williams paint.... bottom of the line paint
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Old 03-18-2009, 01:57 PM   #5
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It all depends on what Maaco you go to...Most like to prep the car themselves, mines going in Friday ill post pics when I get it back.
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Old 03-18-2009, 02:10 PM   #6
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SOME Maacos can do a decent job but you need to do most of the prep work yourself and you will pay much more than the $199 Ambassador paint job.
Its actually 100.00 bucks for them to prep the car, if you want to do it yourself they sell a $30-40 kit.
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Old 03-18-2009, 02:29 PM   #7
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Maybe I was unclear. If you want a nice job, you need to do a lot of the prep work yourself.
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Old 03-18-2009, 02:31 PM   #8
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Maybe I was unclear. If you want a nice job, you need to do a lot of the prep work yourself.
Got ya....
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Old 03-18-2009, 03:16 PM   #9
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do before and after pics if you don't mind. maybe a couple specific spots up close.
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