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Posted on 3/5/24 at 10:59 am to TigerKurt
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I got my 2002 Explorer painted at Maaco 6 years ago and it still shines. I got the “premium “ option that was $1500. I would highly recommend for an older vehicle.
It's a 3rd vehicle that we don't use much besides to haul or if another is in the shop. I don't want those spots to start rusting though and have a bigger issue. I'm ok with a paint job that lasts 5-6 years. Do you think I would need to get those spots sanded down?
Posted on 3/5/24 at 11:04 am to lsu xman
MAACO does a passable job, depending on the people at the location you got to which can be a crap shoot. You can make a lot of difference by thoroughly washing and degreasing and maybe even wet sanding before taking it to them. They are not going to spend a lot of time getting it ready to paint but they use fairly high quality paint and most of the people who shoot them are pretty good at it because they do a lot of them and most of them enjoy it and take some pride in it. I am sure some locations are better than others. The same thing was true of Earl Schreib....I dont know if it exists anymore but they did a passable job if the car was ready to be shot...if it had mud on the back fenders from the drive over that mud would be painted along with the car...but washed good, de-greased and wet sanded and they did about a good a job as anyone.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 11:12 am to Tantal
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If you're going to go the cheap route on the paint, then at least do the prep work yourself. Sand down the clear and feather edge all of the scratches.
This.
First off wash it thoroughly. Degrease it. Wash it again. Remove anything you can. Wet sand with 1000 - 2000 grit sand paper. Wash it again. Work on any deep scracthes by feathering them out. If you have hail damage or other "dents" they will require correcting if the paint job is meant to be near perfect. If they are minor and not noticeable forget them and do what you can. Wash it again. Wet sand again with higher grit paper and wash it again. Degrease it again and finally wash it again thoroughly and when rinsing do so until you are sick of it and do it again. Anyone who can shoot paint can paint that car to a passable condition. Prep work is about 90% of the cost...auto paint is surprisingly inexpensive and someone who knows what they are doing will spend far more time masking what can't be removed and will use very little paint, which is exactly how it is supposed to be done, with just the right amount of catalysts to dry, harden and prevent blemishes. Prep work is the secret. Spend a hard week end prepping it and wash it and rinse it thoroughly the day you take it to them.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 11:30 am to AwgustaDawg
It's really not that hard to do it yourself if you're patient.
I painted this bus for like 1000 dollars, all in.
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I painted this bus for like 1000 dollars, all in.
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This post was edited on 3/5/24 at 11:51 am
Posted on 3/5/24 at 11:36 am to lsu xman
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