best place for paint job?
02-02-2004, 01:14 PM
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best place for paint job? wheres the best place to get a standard paint job? nothing custom or anything... dont want anything to pricey, but i want it to be good. i'm real new to the subject...... do places like maaco, etc. do good work? please educate me! thanks. 
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Originally Posted by SSTAR
wheres the best place to get a standard paint job? nothing custom or anything... dont want anything to pricey, but i want it to be good. i'm real new to the subject...... do places like maaco, etc. do good work? please educate me! thanks.
Unless you're spending at LEAST 3-4K for a full car paint job, you probably will not be happy with the end result.
You should ask some questions of any body shop you go to:
1) How many coats of each(base and clear) will you be using?
2) Do you color sand between in coat?
3) Will you buff out the final coat of clear?
4) Do you have a full car spray booth and will the car remain in there while drying?
These are just some basics. Do a search on automotive painting and you'll learn a lot more.
Thanks
Bryan
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thanks.... lol... didnt think maaco was going to work..... so in that case, anyone know of any good body/paint shops in either the college station or houston (TX) area? or the oklahoma city area? heck... i'd even drive to dallas or tulsa.... thanks again!
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Originally Posted by parbreak
Please!!!! don't take your car to Maaco or one of those discount guys. When it comes to automotive paint, you get what you pay for. 90% of what a paint job looks like depends on the prep work and I can guarantee you Maaco does little to no prep work, except maybe using a tack cloth.
Unless you're spending at LEAST 3-4K for a full car paint job, you probably will not be happy with the end result.
You should ask some questions of any body shop you go to:
1) How many coats of each(base and clear) will you be using?
2) Do you color sand between in coat?
3) Will you buff out the final coat of clear?
4) Do you have a full car spray booth and will the car remain in there while drying?
These are just some basics. Do a search on automotive painting and you'll learn a lot more.
Thanks
Bryan
Unless you're spending at LEAST 3-4K for a full car paint job, you probably will not be happy with the end result.
You should ask some questions of any body shop you go to:
1) How many coats of each(base and clear) will you be using?
2) Do you color sand between in coat?
3) Will you buff out the final coat of clear?
4) Do you have a full car spray booth and will the car remain in there while drying?
These are just some basics. Do a search on automotive painting and you'll learn a lot more.
Thanks
Bryan
how many coats should be used? and what is color sanding between each coat?
