Date:         Thu, 27 Apr 2000 21:31:53 CDT
Reply-To:     Anthony Franzago <afranzago@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Anthony Franzago <afranzago@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Maaco paint jobs
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>I haven't heard of any concerns about painting lately, but if people >are
>still wondering I just got "alice", 86'Gl painted this week.
>I got this done at Maaco in seattle for $530.00
>4. talk about all of your concerns with the manager, you are still >paying
>$500.00

Bryan,
As you said, they do a number of jobs each day. Was yours primed prior to
taking it in? The reason I ask is that my father and I did bodywork and
primed/prepped his truck before taking it in and the result was OK and
lasted for 6 years (then he sold it). However, my sister didn't like the
color of her 300Z, so had them repaint it for her ($800 if I recall). It
looked pretty good from 10ft away, at 30mph. The tragic part however, is
that a year later is started flaking in a really odd way. Later I found out
at a PPG seminar that these type of operations spray an adhesive/sealer over
the old paint to "prep" it. Unfortunately, this soon reacts with the
previous paint and starts to lift in a unique way. Don't mean to scare you
and wish you the best of luck. But fare warning to all! I'd rather have
leave a hillbilly responsible to paint a vehicle in the back of his barn
than one of
these fast food mentality "body shops."
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