View Poll Results: What color should I paint my car?
Gray w/black epic stripes
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Possible new paint
05-14-2006 | 12:22 PM
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Possible new paint
Well me and my friend figured out a plan. He works at an auto body shop and knows how to prep a car. So me and him are goin to sand, scuff, prep, prime... my car in a couple months. His body shop charges like 60 for a little can of paint so I am goin to get it painted somewhere else where they can just spray it for a descent price. Probably a place right by my house i forget the name of or maaco.
Everyone sais maaco paint jobs are **** but my friends boss said thats b/c they dont prep b/c people are cheap when they get paint jobs. He said if you do good prep work and get it sprayed at maaco its like a $500 paint job and would look pretty good.
Grant, i want to know if i can copy your stripes and get it painted like the chop you did for me. THanks
Everyone sais maaco paint jobs are **** but my friends boss said thats b/c they dont prep b/c people are cheap when they get paint jobs. He said if you do good prep work and get it sprayed at maaco its like a $500 paint job and would look pretty good.
Grant, i want to know if i can copy your stripes and get it painted like the chop you did for me. THanks
05-14-2006 | 12:29 PM
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Macco does ok work if and only if you prep the car. You are correct in your thinking. I have seen a few cars done by them both without proper prep and with. Take the time to prep it right cause that is 95% of a paint job, and you wil be happy with the outcome.
05-14-2006 | 07:18 PM
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Im trying to decide whether or not to trust maaco with doing stripes on my car. I need some advice. Should I buy a spray gun and prime it like that or is spray can primer ok if i get a good brand? I started on my front bumber today filling in some cracks and holes. Ill get some pics of my progress later today.
05-14-2006 | 08:17 PM
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What color you plan on? Goin with gray again? Personally if I were you and I was gettin my car painted I would go with a color you dont see on fbodys.. Since you want the stripes you should do a different color too.. Maybe a bright orange or something along those lines..
i think that was before my time lol
