I agree, the guys at the Maaco in Boulder have a particular interest in
older cars to they did good work. However they are still not perfectionists
and detail oriented like a true quality paint shop.
james
----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Lindsay <ROLindsay@Emeraldgrc.com>
To: Larry Hoy <larryhoy@marketvalue.net>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: 09 May, 2002 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: Maaco Paint Job
> Larry writes,
>
> > Bingo! Allen is correct. You will never beat Maaco's price for laying
> > on paint. They will apply the paint cheaper than you can buy the paint
> > and supplies. There bodywork however is marginal.
>
> I suspect that quality varies widely with location and the specific
> shop. In Tulsa, you could brush paint a car with barn paint and get
> a better finish than from Maaco. I wouldn't let them paint my
> wheel-wells. For my money, it is well worth visiting a few shops
> and looking at their product. There should be examples of their
> work there for you to view. When you find one that suits you,
> ask what the paint finish is and what it would cost.
> And prep-work, as you say, is 90% of the solution. The money
> will go for prep and paint supplies, the actual spraying doesn't cost
> much because it doesn't take much time. Prep can go anywhere
> from $25 to $60 per hour. I don't mind paying that premium for
> a professional straightening panels and making the metal right.
> I don't want to pay that price for some schmoe to remove door
> handles. Hell, they'll probably loose the screws anyway. Besides,
> you want all new rubber after fresh paint anyway. That is best
> done by YOU.
> The second big cost is paint. The base coat alone for my car
> cost $360 / gallon. It then had to be clear-coated a couple of times.
> This was all over acid-etch primer. Yes, you can paint acrylic
> enamel over a sealer and it will shine, kinda, for a while but a real,
> quality eurothane finish is expensive.
> If I had put a zillion hours into the mechanicals and lovingly did
> all the prep work, I would not want it painted with cheap paint by
> an 'economy' paint shop. It is just false economy to cut costs at
> that stage.
> Of course, these are just opinions. Judge a quality paint job for
> yourself: http://www.aubard.com/SideLo1.jpg
>
> best,
>
> rick
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