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Aug 20, 2008 | 09:46 AM

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shirley

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a $399 paintjob????

is this for the whole car?

thats toooo damn cheap for a good job. gotta be bottom end paint / minimal coats

Aug 20, 2008 | 09:54 AM

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scotttharobot

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yeah, the whole car.

should I just say fuck the paint, and just have them leave the quarters primed and just get some matching shit? I just don't want it to look shitty.

Aug 20, 2008 | 09:57 AM

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shirley

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a good shop should be able to match up to the paint you got ... especially if they have a color gun

Aug 20, 2008 | 10:07 AM

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Civic2Scooby

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to spray an entire car with marginal quality is 1000 easy. 399 means shit prep work, single stage crap paint. It will be pitted and chipped within 6 months.

Aug 20, 2008 | 10:13 AM

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$399 is a cheap ass single stage paint job that will allow the panel to rot and paint to flake within 2-3 years easily...maybe even sooner.

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Aug 20, 2008 | 10:20 AM

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I hope you don't mind overspray

Aug 20, 2008 | 10:25 AM

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scotttharobot

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ah, i see. these are the sort of things I heard about maaco's paintjobs.

fuck it, i'll just get the panels fixed and figure out the spot-paint myself.

Aug 20, 2008 | 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by skabone69

I hope you don't mind overspray

and tons of orange peel

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Aug 20, 2008 | 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott Dodge

ah, i see. these are the sort of things I heard about maaco's paintjobs.

fuck it, i'll just get the panels fixed and figure out the spot-paint myself.

I've been working in a claims center for a long time and talk with shops and adjusters all day long. You don't want to take your car to Macco unless you want a cheap ghetto fix.

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