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?

[jmeyer]

You have to understand the time you need to put into a paint job. Prep work is the key. I spend about 20hrs+ filling chips,small dents and wet sanding before the car gets primed. Then after primer you wet sand all over again and fill any dents/low spots you missed. Spray base, wet sand some more. Spray clear, little more wet sanding and buff to make it shine. Seriously it takes a total of 1hr to actually paint and about 40hrs of prep and sanding. The results you get are driectly related to the work you put in.