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Date:         Thu, 6 Mar 2003 11:08:40 -0500
Reply-To:     Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Painting Carat: Maaco OK??
Comments: To: SD Kraning <PopTop88@CHARTER.NET>
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Maaco is a chain. And as such you will run across links that are better or worse. I would insist on seeing some of the cars they have recently done (usually you can snoop around back where a bunch of freshly painted vehicles still lurk). If the job looks good then go for it. If it has a lot of runs or orange peel then go up to the shop manager and say, "You are the weakest link, goodbye!" and try to find another one in your vicinity.

I have a '90 GL that was painted by one Maaco down in Pleasantville, NJ. The paint job looks terrible. I think it must have looked better before they painted it. Runs, orange peel, no prep work. There is another place up in Turnersville. They did my parents '86 Dodge van (16 pass). We told them not to fix the dents, etc. It looked great and they painted it for around $1200.

Have fun!

Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 http://www.vanagain.com http://www.strictlyvwauctions.com Phone: (856)-327-4936 Fax: (856)-327-2242 -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of SD Kraning Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 4:22 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Painting Carat: Maaco OK??

Hi All -

I am nearing the point of repainting my 90 Carat. I want to do this right and have it look very close to the original (Orly Blue and Graphite) *however* I'm not planing to show it or anything, so it would be a waste of $$ (IMHO) to spend $3K on the job. I know Maaco is not the best by any means, but they will do a "premium" or two stage process for around $900.00 - and that is actuall AFFORDABLE for me. Has anyone had any experience with this?

The perfection is so often in the details here - that's why I would probably do all the taping and prep (not sanding or body work) myself, just to make sure it was done right. I mean...they're spraying on color then clearcoat...how much better can it look for an extra $2K? If it really would look that much better, I would just wait and save up, but just don't know what to do!

thanks,

Scott

PS: my Westy is for sale - please check out www.optikascenic.com/bus


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