hmmm..did some one say Maaco?

[greydan]

Have had a couple of cars done by Macco over the years. First, you need to prep the car yourself. Wet-sanding and primeing and detail it down to no flaws.
Pre-tape everything accept what you need to leave open to drive it there. Remove all the chrome and trim that you can.
Wipe everything down with wax remover prep befor you do anything.
If you have rust, you need to use a Dietsler or Pittsburg or Dupont rust system on it, and epoxie prime over those areas yourself...befor you take it to Macco...no aerosals.
The rest is up to the painter there. They are all just working guys like us, and if they see you prep a car really well, they'll do a better job.
The actuall process for a really good job is, spray, wetsand, spray, wetsand, and then clear coat if you're useing a clear coat process....
Macco doesn't spend time on that.
In Detroit, a good clear coat paint job, you prep, is $3,000, at a collision shop.
They look alot better in really light, brite colors.
Go into a Macco and talk to the painters, alot of them work at home on the side also....and if possible, don't change color from the origional. And if you can find out who's painting your car, a folded $100 bill in his palm on the sly,will go along way....befor he works on it.