<VV> did the maaco thing

[Dennis & Debbie PLEAU]

I know a few people in Albuquerque who had their cars painted at Maaco and 
were satisfied.  They did their own prep work and trim removal and had Maaco 
shoot the paint.  When you bring a car in ready to paint, they will usually 
assign it to their best painter and it usually comes out pretty good.

dp


>From: Chuck Kubin <dreamwoodck at yahoo.com>
>To: J R Read_HML <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>, virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: <VV> did the maaco thing
>Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 15:15:16 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I too did the Maaco thing with my '91 S-10, but not on a whim.  I visited 
>three shops plus the competition, watched for specials and inspected their 
>work. I started by looking at who did the best job of applying a clean, 
>even finish and who was best at keeping things clean that didn't get paint. 
>I rejected any shop that wouldn't let me in to see work in progress, 
>wouldn't answer detailed questions, or didn't appear to be professionally 
>maintained.
>    I picked the one who seemed, from what was actually coming out of the 
>shop, to be doing the best job on a consistent basis. I also paid 
>particular attention to cars of a similar age and color to get an overall 
>impression.
>   Then I discussed the work in precise detail, learning that their 
>sanding, prep and prime is limited and NOT intended to take out all the 
>flaws. They will do extra prep, as you pay for it. My advice, do most of 
>the prep yourself and fix ANYTHIING you think they might not fix. Then take 
>off all the trim bits and reinstall them yourself. Good examples are the 
>fuzzies and emblems. Why risk even a slightly uneven mask job when you cnan 
>reinstall a perfectly clean part?
>   Maaco also guarantees their work, so if you find a flaw that THEY 
>caused, they will fix it right away.
>   I painted at a time when they had  some good package deals and 
>negotiated in most of the costs for the jams and inside the bed. The truck 
>looked fantastic, for about half of what I thought I'd spend and about a 
>fifth of what it would have been at a body shop.
>
>   Chuck Kubin
>