new paint job
Re: new paint job
Originally Posted by Voyager
yeah but maaco is know for doing HORRIBLE jobs right? 12 grand though???? omg thats nuts i could buy a white alabaster car for that! 3500 was the price i was looking for. what is the difference between a 3500 and a 12 grand job at your shop mopar?
$3,500 would get your hood,fenders, front bumper and doors painted inside and out.
Maaco just does a quick scuff on the car and tapes off all the emblems,handles, mirrors, lights, etc and sprays the car(on the outside only).
My shop completely disassembles the car COMPLETELY and preps/sands every square inch of painted surface and changes the color inside and outside.
Re: new paint job
mopar, I took an old Jeep Cherokee to Maaco...I did all the prep, took off all the emblems etc...drove her down there naked...I got the "at the time" $ 350 special...really turned out better than I thought, but wouldn't have if we hadn't preped it...while we were there, they painted one, and out of the booth came this pontiac emblems some chrome all painted green....now 3 yrs later, a lot of that paint is peeling, but we got what we payed for...but never would I take a nice car there...Maaco has its place, but not for nice cars...
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Re: new paint job
the price all depends. you have the advantage of a new car with good paint still on it. so nearly no body work. this will make the job very easy. you will run into some expenses with de-trimming. the doors will have to be removed to jamb the insides. now good paints going to be around 4-800 for base then with the clear, sealer and reducers, activaters needed the paints going to come out to around 1500 maybe less depending on what brand and quailty. the painters going to want around 6-700 for shoooting it and plus the labor for detrimming. if you can find someone to do it on the side for you, you could get a good job for 3000-5000gs. drive down here and ill do it!!!! haha i too wanted to paint my xfire white but like a Pearl Lexus white. i just cant get myself to do it im lazy and dont want to deal with painting the jambs.