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maaco paint touch up?

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#1 ·
finally got my baby, a 1970 el camino!! however, for some reason the previous owner had the car painted, but without clear coat. the color looks good, (a little flat of course), but there are a couple of spots that needs touched up (see pictures).. what i am thinking is that since most of the trim is already off the car i could take it to maaco, have them touch up the spots and then apply clear coat to the whole car? as you can understand i am on a budget, and realize that you get what you pay for... my question is - does anyone have any experience with maaco touch-ups? what about their clear coat? does this sound like a viable option, or should i wait untill i can afford to repaint the whole car?

any help is greatly appreciated, thanks

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#2 ·
I'm going to get some bids which include clear coat on the damage to my ELKO. (see not a power antenna option)
I got 1 from a private shop that said, (sand, primer, sealer, paint, then the whole door and fender would have to be clear coatedbecause it's clear coated now) $250.00 to $350.00, (needs to see damage up close and depends on paint.
But I'm going to check on several shops and get bids. I.E Macco, and others.
keep us posted and I'll do the same.
Donny
 
#3 ·
MAACO's are franchised, like McDonalds, so each one is owned independently... some are better than others. I've seen some great Maaco jobs, and then I've seen some not so good. If you have one nearby, talk to the owner... try to get a feel for his expertise, ask for references. About 95% of a good paint job is in the prep work... ask him if he'll do the touchups, wet sand and prep the whole car before spraying the clear, then buff it out... just explain to him that it was sprayed before you got it and don't know how well it was prepped... he should understand, and give you an appropriate price. Good luck getting it taken care of.

-Buck
 
#4 ·
did you go to the paint store to match up the color? when I replace my front end clip,I went to the paint shop and had the paint put into rattle cans.couldn't afford a spray gun and air commpressor and this was the cheapest way out.I had a lot of complements about the job I did.so,instead of going to Maaco,check into this and it might save you some $ ..:poke:

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