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How much for new Paint??

Jbruce308

Jbruce308

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After i get all the body work finished and bondo up im curious to know how much its gona cost me for a full color change paintjob including door jams? Car is currently white and im looking for good quality work. What kinda prices we talkin??
 


Im not a half bad painter, so what if i do all the prep work myself this summer and buy some decent quality automotive paint and do it myself with a HPLV gun. Im repainting it the same color which is white so im feeling i could do a pretty decent job. What do you think? Paint it myself or have a shop do it for a few grand.
 
do all the prep work yourself and do the presidential @ maco prep work is the most important part of any paint job.
 


Jbruce308 said:
Im not a half bad painter, so what if i do all the prep work myself this summer and buy some decent quality automotive paint and do it myself with a HPLV gun. Im repainting it the same color which is white so im feeling i could do a pretty decent job. What do you think? Paint it myself or have a shop do it for a few grand.
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HVLP* white is cheap and you can do it yourself for cheaper but dont under estimate maaco either if you do the body work you can take it to them to do a BC/CC or a single stage for cheaper
 
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papaspanky said:
do all the prep work yourself and do the presidential @ maco prep work is the most important part of any paint job.
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Maaco is and always will be junk. When a shop charges less for a paint job than quality materials cost, that should tell you there is an issue.
 


for 99.95 you got what you paid for, zero prep work, just paint, and out the door. looked like crap too.

worse than Macao if that's possible.

and macao does suck, they dont do prep work right at all, they cut every corner possible too. but then again what do you want for a 300 dollar paint job?
 
yea i have too, my neighbors car got painted there 4 years ago and still looks nice. if you take car of the car it should be fine maaco is single stage thats why its cheap. but he did the prep work they suck at that ill have to admit
 
Exactly... the OP said he's doing his own prep work... then again, he wants a color change too... that's going to come down to his individual Maaco. Some Maaco painters take pride in their work, some don't give a damn.
 
Yeah i just cant afford to spend a few grand after i spend the 1,000 on the hood spoiler and air dam. Yeah i for sure want a BC and CC just so i cant wetsand their flaws out later on if needed. What are there prices for the base and clear? any clue
 


well my old boss took some cars there before and he would walk back and slip the painter $50 and it would come out good, but thats when i use to work on a used car lot
 
Jbruce308 said:
Yeah i just cant afford to spend a few grand after i spend the 1,000 on the hood spoiler and air dam. Yeah i for sure want a BC and CC just so i cant wetsand their flaws out later on if needed. What are there prices for the base and clear? any clue
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i think like $550 or somthin i forget not to much its posted on there wall when you walk in
 
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