I have to disagree with all of you. A friend of mine once had a car with a
$299 Maaco paint job and it looked fantastic 2 years after. Basically, if
the paint job looks like crap, its mostly your fault for not prepping it. If
you have checked labor prices lately, they run about $45 an hour. This means
that the $299 paint job takes less than 7 hours. Most of that time is spent
masking and prepping first. Give them a good foundation to start with. If
you get everything done first, they can concentrate on the paint job only.
To get the best results, wash the truck 3 times and wipe it down with wax &
grease remover. Remove all the trim possible, this means door handles,
rubber window gaskets, antennas, emblems, anything that is not welded on to
the body basically. If there is any bodywork to be done, do it beforehand.
If you take the time to "prep" the job, it will turn out O.K. If you don't
have the time to do all this, spend the $2K and get it done right by a good
body shop. If you take everything off beforehand, it might even cost you a
little less. I would probably never get one of these "cheap" paint jobs for
my 95 Dakota, but I would get one for my work truck that I drive every day,
if done right it can be respectable.
Mark Kuzia
flyboy01@mediaone.net
http://people.mw.mediaone.net/flyboy01/home.html
1995 Dakota 13.79 @ 102.45 mph "Fastdak"
~360ci, 5-spd, 8 3/4 rear / 3.90-SG
1994 Dakota 15.36 @ 91.56 mph
~318ci, 5-spd, 3.90 LS (bone stock, no mods)
----- Original Message -----
From: <AWyseGuy@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>; <aol@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: DML: MAACO
> In a message dated 11/26/2001 3:59:39 PM Central Standard Time,
> kevinhoegen@email.com writes:
>
>
> > Are they any good with painting? Has anyone dealt with them?
> >
> What timing.. I was just in there getting an estimate on getting my Dak
> painted yesterday afternoon.. Or a couple hours before you posted..
>
> From what I've seen of thier work.. They're not the most thorough at
masking
> a job.. so I just plan to be extremely critical when I go back to pick it
up.
> I don't care if I pay $1000 or $5000 for the paint job.. It had still
better
> be done right.. afterall. it's not like it's the local HS shop class
> practicing.. They claim to be professionals.. I'm planning on making them
do
> professional work, even if they rnd up keeping it a few weeks doing it
over a
> couple of times.
>
>
> Aaron W in AL
>
> 94 RC WS 2.5L 5spd
> 95 RC Sport 2.5L 5 Spd
> 86 Shelby Charger Turbo
>
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