Not perfect. Some small specs under the paint,but a great shine and no runs.
Total cost for a two color job 1,000.00.

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Looks pretty good from here, it'd be nice to see how it holds up. I owned a W123 that had been painted by them and it was okay.

PS Here, I fixed your license plate.

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How the hell did you do that?

Short answer: The Gimp GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program

Long answer:

1. Download your photo.
2. Google "Georgia License Plate"
3. Select an image. (The one I used came from here.)
4. Open car image in GIMP.
5. Open new plate image in GIMP. ctrl-a, ctrl-c (select all, copy)
6. Paste into car image as a new layer.
7. Use "perspective" tool to align & scale new plate over old plate.
8. Touch up a bit with eraser tool.
9. Save & upload.

Took less than five minutes. I wanted to find "BR-549" and put that on there, but not badly enough to spend a lot of time on it.

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That looks great! I've been wondering if I should take my car to them soon. Seen the local Maaco's work on a classmate's Le Sabre too. Not bad!

Thanks for posting this.

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I believe that MAACO can do great work, you just have to spend a bit more on their work and find a location that has great reviews.

I think in the future I will take my 300D to a MAACO, I just need to do a little bit of body work .

Black is very, very hard to paint and look nice.
They must have some skilled preppers and painters.
Years ago i used to have Maaco paint cars I wanted to resell.
It only cost about $240. for a single stage one color metallic; I did my own body work. It would be done in a day.

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The car was originally beige and I thought I repaired all of the small dents until it was painted black.I have found at least 5 small dents that I missed.
BUMMER

Black shows every flaw.

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The material cost alone for good quality paint can run more than $2k.
Think about the quality and longevity of the paint used at these production shops after backing out the shop profit and labor from the price.

I've seen lots of these jobs that look great when finished, but the paint flattens out after a few years and no amount of work will bring back the shine.

It all depends on what you want. I will be the first to admit that it does not make sense to invest more in paint than the car is worth...

Jim

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94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles
85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles

I've used Macco many times over the years. It's all in the prep work and what you use to care for the paint. If it's left outside all the time, the paint will fail in about 5 years. But, if you use protective waxes, and it's kept in the garage, washed once a week, etc., it should last you longer.

I used to use Earl Sheib for the cars that I wanted to sell quick. However, I once had a car painted with paint that I provided, and they did a pretty good job of laying it down. That paint is still looking good...I sold the car to my nephew, and he's still driving it.

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You say (use protective waxes)to keep the paint looking good.What do you recommend? This car is always garaged and I use Wolfgang Auto Bath to wash the car. I have Klasse all in one polish.Since I don't know what kind of paint they used I don't know what kind of wax would be appropriate.

And, that is all you need.

Apply every four months or so.

The SD has lived outside for years and it's a good repaint from the PO (over 10 years). You'd never know it.

Was told by the Maaco owner not to wax for 6mos. and not to use a Buffer/Polisher on black paint because it may show swirls.