any experience with maaco?, not sure if its off topic? Options

[Malhar95]

i decided to get the celi painted soon, i just wanted to see if anybody has any experience with the painting company, "maaco"
i heres some really nice reviews about them and then some really bad ones....

both on the extremes. just need some more comments and experience with them,

i called them up to see how they paint, they say they suggest to get the old color repainted, and by the sounds of it, it seemed asif all they do it sand ur car and apply new paint without any real prepping

i know i get what i pay for and with 500 dollar paint job i know the paints gonna start fading soon and chip eventually but then again, it has 1 year warranty and i can always get it repainted after a year or two?

[Nemises]

mine is maaco single stage. (check profile) I did the prep work myself though.

[Malhar95]

mine is maaco single stage. (check profile) I did the prep work myself though.

so the which one is from maaco, the white or the black?



thanks for all the advice.
my only concern is, that i understand that it best suggested that i prep the car up myself. but then again, i havent done it before and logically thnking, since they have more experience, wouldnt they do a better job than me?

i can take the small stuff out, but what about taping?


heres what i HAVE done when i was fixing my dings/dents.






and since i was 'learning' i guess they might have done some more prepping after i left it there for primer.



heres the end product.



note: yea ill take the taillights out this time





and presure2, if i take off my front bumper and headlights, wont it NOT match the body when the guy sprays it? i mean im scared that there will be a color difference when the guy sprays.