getting the bird painted soon i'm doing some body work now what should i do as far is prep befor i send her in for the makeover.the car is blue with gray ground effects and i'm going with silver puter color

 

Wet sand all the rough spots until they are completely smooth. Then primer them. Only primer the spots on the car you have worked on. Paint sticks better to paint. Anyway....go and spot putty any dents or nicks in the paint. Then Primer, wet sand and primer again. Repeat this everywhere you work. Make sure the body is flawless and smooth and you will get very nice results. Well at least I did. Just got mine back about 3 weeks ago. It was a Maaco job also.

 

ya you car is what made up my mind about the color thanks bro

 

THAT is a macco job!?

Man thats one of my favorite looking cars on here. I guess what they say is true, its really in the prep and not getting the cheap (relative terms here) job. Some are better than others too i guess, look for pictures of Camrs89's 72 LeMans, that cam out pretty good, its even survived 2 winters not counting this one. He's a pro detailer though so that helped too.

 

Something else you can do is remove all emblems/stickers, remove the front wheel well inserts, remove all weatherstripping, etc etc etc. That way nothing gets the paint mask treatment except what absolutely has to. I'm also planning on removing the mirrors and spoiler and having those done separatly.
Rob

 

Do everything u possibly can. Maaco and prep work don't mix.

 

From a distance that Maaco job should look good. It's once you get up close that you are able to distinguish a good job from a ****ty one....

 

yes, but MAACO is better then old paint.....My brother got the cheap o job on his Lumina.....it has lated about 5 months now, 2 washes and no wax.....I am waiting to see how long that lasts..I am going for half price sale....$800 job for $400

 

Remove all of you lights, Tail lights, side markers, liscence plates, you get the idea. This also allows a much cleaner job.

Also get an extra coat or 2 of clear. It's worth it.

I got a job a earl scheib, couldnt be happier. I'll see if I can find some pics somewhere.

This is my daily driver, so I wasn't looking for a show quality job. But it is very nice.

As long as you do the prep work, you will be good...

 

Trevor, I won't take that is an insult if you don't take my comment as one. Your an ignorant hole!! I will be more than willing to give you close up shots of the car. I understand what you said about the first statement...yes any car will look good from a distance. But what you don't know is that the guy who painted the car is one of my best friends. You also don't know much about paint jobs either seeing as I've had better maaco jobs on my car than most of my hot shot friends with thier $1500 ones. Its all in the prep work. Its also who you know!! I did all the body work on my car myself. Everything from taking emblems off to puttying and wet sanding. The car has 2 base coats and 2 clear coats on it. It was cooked at 80* so that solvent bubbles wouldn't appear. I then wet sanded the entire car. Paint job: $169.33, Prep supplies: $50, Look on friends face when I told him it was a maaco job----priceless!!!

 

ya what he said lol