Maybe Maaco IS a option?
Safety Car
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: WI
He gave me the left over paint!
Nason RZ red candy 2 base. Not sure about the brand of clear?
Nason RZ red candy 2 base. Not sure about the brand of clear?
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: altered state
St. Jude Donor '05
If you get thier "best" job may run you 3k. Screw paying 15-20k for a driver
last time I checked they will use their own paint usually single stage..its hard as a friggin rock.
Talk to the mgr be realistic, as said there are good and bad ones.
A good cut and buff job can make an avg paint job look outstanding.
last time I checked they will use their own paint usually single stage..its hard as a friggin rock.
Talk to the mgr be realistic, as said there are good and bad ones.
A good cut and buff job can make an avg paint job look outstanding.
Last edited by cv67; Aug 20, 2020 at 11:40 PM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2019
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From: MA/NH Seacoast
Laying color is the easiest part of a paint job. I had 240+ hours of prep work in another fiberglass car I own. Final spraying took only about 2 hours.
Orange peel management is about proper thinning and how hot the hardener is so the paint can flow before curing.
After getting ridiculous $ quotes from body shops I ended up doing it all in my garage myself. Watched some youtube vids and practiced on some junk I had laying around. Used urethane 2 stage. Color coat went on without issue. Clear did have some minor orange peel and "trash' in it but that is why you lay down 3 coats of clear so you can cut one off to make perfect.
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Orange peel management is about proper thinning and how hot the hardener is so the paint can flow before curing.
After getting ridiculous $ quotes from body shops I ended up doing it all in my garage myself. Watched some youtube vids and practiced on some junk I had laying around. Used urethane 2 stage. Color coat went on without issue. Clear did have some minor orange peel and "trash' in it but that is why you lay down 3 coats of clear so you can cut one off to make perfect.
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Racer
Joined: Mar 2019
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From: west mi. / ms. gulf coast
I went to my local Maaco on Black Friday , day after aThanks Giving as they had a half off price sale. Picked out the type of paint job I wanted , gave them the cash . Went home and prepped the car for paint. Took the car in 2 months later . The manager stated it would be 3-4 days , he called the next morning , said come and get it, It was done. I was very pleased with the paint job and would use them again. That being said , as mentioned in a above post not all Maacos have the same painter so results will very. After Googling Maaco paint jobs , I masked off what I didn't want overspray on like the rear end area and behind the grill. Glad I did that as there was a lot of overspray on the plastic sheeting. I let them mask everything else and the did a perfect job.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Deerfield Illinois
2022 C3 of the Year Finalist - Modified
C3 of Year Finalist (appearance mods) 2019
Although I have not used Maaco for my personal vehicles the shop I work for has nearly 100 red vans and Maaco paints every one.
They do a fantastic job and the trucks take a beating but the paint never falls off or chips away. They do a much better job than Ford, that I can say with 100% certainty.
They do a fantastic job and the trucks take a beating but the paint never falls off or chips away. They do a much better job than Ford, that I can say with 100% certainty.
Last edited by midigike; Aug 22, 2020 at 08:46 AM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Maryland
Wow - I gotta tell you that those 69/70 Mustang fastbacks are some eye catching cars. Love them and the chrome bumper C3s - only later did I find out SHinoda had a hand in both designs.
