davidv433

onehot, let say i got this done from maaco for 350 right, and afterwards take it to you for a detail let's say to wetsand the car or whatever. Would you touch it or leave it alone?

SC34M3

^ depends how it came out really...if it has orange peels which it doesnt from the red car. i say leave it or buff it if it hasn't been done already. you would wet sand it if theres enough clear coat on it. ask the painter.


looks damn good for $350 congrats. should of sprayed some Bull Frog on bumper before spray and your set. it would been 10x more durable from chips.

Hil

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not bad. you got lucky

MrYoshi

for a better result, next time do all the prep yourself and just let Maaco do the painting. Maaco is known for suckass at sanding and masking. But their paint is decent for the price. BTW yours turn out to be nice, lucky you.

Vincent123

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wow that doesnt look bad for 350 bucks

davidv433

wow man tha came out great congrats. what kind of prep work would i have to do other than masking. What do you have to do to the car b4 you take it to maaco. sorry for all the q's.

projekt

i didnt do nothing but ran it through the car wash and drove around for like 2 minutes then gave it to them.

MrYoshi

Sand and wet sand your entire car at least 2 times, i'm pretty sure they do a half-*** job on it, because sanding down a tire car SUX!!! but it's one of the most important thing when come to painting cars. What happen is that the paint would crack and the result won't be as good.

If the paint turn out to be good/bad it isnt because of the shop, it depend on if the person did a good job and the paint they use. PREPS ARE IMPORTANT.

bcp_sc300

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WOW for $350!! you cant beat that

M34LNCH

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No i mean put a car cover it when you are not using the car to keep the weather away from it if you dont have a garage,

mr2tosc4

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wow you're very lucky! it's always a hit or miss with maaco, they're franchised. the maacos around me suck so bad even cabs don't go there. my repaint last year cost 10x more!

jgscott

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It has alot to do with who the painter is that works there and does the job. Can't beat that for $ 350. The average person could not tell.

bangdangvn

hot stuff!!!

mitsuguy

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I had a car painted at Maaco years ago, probably 2000, 2001ish... Turned out great... very minimal orange peel, and it lasted over 4 years, at which time I sold the car... I had zero issues with durability other than a few rock chips, but nothing severe, nothing I don't see on cars on a daily basis with factory paint anyways...

This car, I painted myself, cost me a little more to do it myself, but I got the experience of doing it, and will eventually paint it again, or another car, now that I know what I did right / wrong...

Props man, looks good...

sc250tt

Nice job .cant beat 350. I remember your thread Cody . Your car came out pretty good. I would of let you paint mines but im all the way in Florida.