[Shop-talk] Better get Maaco?

[pethier at comcast.net]

Leave the hail-holes and paint it white.

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1973 Triumph Stag LE22439UBW "uncle jack", Sapphire Blue
2004 Suburban 8.1, Sport Red, the only automatic of the bunch
2005 Lotus Elise, Bordeaux Red Pearl
2007 Saturn Ion 3 2.4, Berry Red
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----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Stone" <jandkstone99 at msn.com>
> To: "Shop Talk" <shop-talk at Autox.Team.Net>
> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 1:56:07 PM
> Subject: [Shop-talk] Better get Maaco?
> 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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