you're forgetting one major thing bud. PREPARATION IS 95% OF THE PAINT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dude, it makes no difference how well they mask it or how long they take to spray it. if you dont sand right and dont apply the right materials, how the fawk is the paint supposed to stay? it stayed for 9 years already because back at the factory, everything was new and was ready to be painted. now, its already painted, and if you or they dont do the correct preparation (and Maaco will not), the paint job will look like s h i t after 6 months. here's my suggestion. go to the book store. buy a book on painting cars (probably $20). learn how to do the prep yourself. it sounds like you want a good job, you just dont have the money for it. do the prep work yourself, then let Maaco spray it. also, it may cost you a bit more, but personaly, id go buy my own paint from a distributor like PPG or something, and have them use that. that enamel crap they use looks like fawkin s h i t!!!!!!!!!!!