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Originally Posted by cmbdiesel
X2 except the part about looking great... maybe good from far, but far from good...
Maaco provides a cheap service, not an inexpensive one.
It would drive me crazy to drive a car which had all the trim taped for painting, rather than removed. There is no way the edges will hold up over time.
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They fill a very useful niche. And you can pay for a super trim all off service, or a 500 buck respray. Basically, you get what you pay for, and they don't BS you on their service. For the 500 dollar job, they sand the car on a timer.
I have a 2 year old maaco job on my van, and its got some issue areas, and is dull now, but for 500 bucks, the van went from a mish mash of colors and parts, to professional looking. Still looks fairly professional, and I have done zero to maintain the paint. If it lasts 5 years before being unseemly, I figure 100 bucks a year is a pretty decent business expense for looking professional.
Additionally, I was literally turned down on multiple paint places, they wouldn't even touch the van because it had a few dozen small dents, ect, other blemishes. It was pretty irritating. Maaco painted the thing no questions asked, dents and all, which was a real pleasure