Econo Paint Vs Maaco - A proper paint job costs around $4000 bucks for a compact car. This includes all the proper prep. It usually takes me about a quart 1/2 of mixed paint to put a coat on an average sized vehicle. If he is using an hvlp gun it will go further, but being a retired guy, he is probably. I'm thinking about getting the whole thing repainted and came across maaco. I know there's different levels of paint jobs and maaco isn't the best, but this is an old car that. If the owner follows the maaco formula (by their playbook and process), you get a quality paint job vs the dollars you spend. If they choose to run it the way they want to, use. Not every econo (or any other chain) shop is the same, and the results from my car may be very different than the results someone else gets. I can not stress this enough! Is there a big difference between maaco’s enamel and urethane single stage? I have a question. Local shop has both of these options. I’m thinking about doing a solid red. There's a ton of good, and bad information regarding maaco out there. If you do, expect a poor result. People that buy that and expect an oem. Maaco offer two version of pain only ~$900 without clear coat (2 year warranty) and a factory finish version for $2200 (5 year warranty). I am leaning toward the 5 year. Maaco has a horrible reputation but can they do good work if you’re willing to pay to have it done right? I could probably wrap it myself for less than $100, but wrap does look different than paint. I have a track project that will need paint soon. I have checked my local econo paint shop. The quality of the spray looks good. The prep work and tape off job sucks. Are any of the cheap national auto paint companies (maaco/econo, etc) any good? Paint job prices & quality can vary greatly. Excluding body work, how much should i budget for a paint. I was told the paint would be comparable to a factory finish. base coat performance clear coat. From 20' it'll look good if you do all the prep before taking it in. It really depends on the maaco location. Some are good while others are poor. I have used two different locations.
A proper paint job costs around $4000 bucks for a compact car. This includes all the proper prep. It usually takes me about a quart 1/2 of mixed paint to put a coat on an average sized vehicle. If he is using an hvlp gun it will go further, but being a retired guy, he is probably. I'm thinking about getting the whole thing repainted and came across maaco. I know there's different levels of paint jobs and maaco isn't the best, but this is an old car that. If the owner follows the maaco formula (by their playbook and process), you get a quality paint job vs the dollars you spend. If they choose to run it the way they want to, use. Not every econo (or any other chain) shop is the same, and the results from my car may be very different than the results someone else gets. I can not stress this enough! Is there a big difference between maaco’s enamel and urethane single stage? I have a question. Local shop has both of these options. I’m thinking about doing a solid red. There's a ton of good, and bad information regarding maaco out there.