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widowmaker |
Mar 11 2018, 10:18 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 11-March 18 From: seattle Member No.: 21,957 Region Association: None |
Anyone recommend a cheap place in seattle to get a decent paint job? The rattle can paint job isn't looking too pretty on mine. For those who have, where and what did they quote you for an exterior paint job?
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mbseto |
Mar 13 2018, 01:27 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,253 Joined: 6-August 14 From: Cincy Member No.: 17,743 Region Association: North East States |
I think I read this in this forum... Some one once said every Maaco has at least one guy that has his own kit and is really good. If you can find that guy and grease his palm, he does your job on the side. You get a better than normal paint job, and he pockets the cash with no middle man. And he screws up, you are out of luck. Any good job takes many hours of prep, spray and then polish. No getting around the man hours. It’s going to cost. OK, well let me elaborate. Couldn't find the original post, must have been another forum. None of it is about getting a cheap paint job, it's about finding the best way to split your time and money. Most of what you read on Maaco here says they are great at spraying because they do it all day. Their prep work is lousy, their paint is substandard. Everyone's follow-up question is "what if I prep it myself?" ...and then "what if I supply the products?" Good ideas, but if all you are using Maaco for is spraying, might as well just get their best guy on the side. And what if he screws up? There's a much better chance of me screwing up trying to do it myself, which many people on this forum also recommend. Either course leaves you in the same boat. I haven't decided which way to go on all this myself, just trying to make sense of all the various recommendations. |
mepstein |
Mar 13 2018, 01:59 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,313 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I think I read this in this forum... Some one once said every Maaco has at least one guy that has his own kit and is really good. If you can find that guy and grease his palm, he does your job on the side. You get a better than normal paint job, and he pockets the cash with no middle man. And he screws up, you are out of luck. Any good job takes many hours of prep, spray and then polish. No getting around the man hours. It’s going to cost. OK, well let me elaborate. Couldn't find the original post, must have been another forum. None of it is about getting a cheap paint job, it's about finding the best way to split your time and money. Most of what you read on Maaco here says they are great at spraying because they do it all day. Their prep work is lousy, their paint is substandard. Everyone's follow-up question is "what if I prep it myself?" ...and then "what if I supply the products?" Good ideas, but if all you are using Maaco for is spraying, might as well just get their best guy on the side. And what if he screws up? There's a much better chance of me screwing up trying to do it myself, which many people on this forum also recommend. Either course leaves you in the same boat. I haven't decided which way to go on all this myself, just trying to make sense of all the various recommendations. I actually used our Maaco guy on the side while he was still at Maaco so I could have been screwed but I knew him at that point and had seen his own work. I asked him to buy the best quality paint he could but we are only talking about a pint of black and red for the tanks, side panels and frame. I think it was $450 in materials. The whole job was $1,450 and I was very happy. I had paid our pdr guy $125 to remove the dents in the side of the tanks. They just needed very light bodywork. There’s so much more prep on a car. You just want to make sure you are on the same page with the guy you hire. |
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