The right Maaco will do a great paint job.The trick is finding the right
one.Do your home work,visit the shop,look at what is on there front lot,(the
cars repaired).Look at the clenlyness of the people,the shop,and the attitude of
the employees.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 7:10
AM
Subject: RE: IML: Paint prices ?
I had my '73 painted at a Macco shop in south Jersey couple of
years ago.
Paint job looks great! People can't believe it's a Macco paint,
and it was
done at a very reasonable price. The car always draws attention
at car
shows/cruises, with many compliments on the paint job. You can see
my car on
a web site. www.cjacc.com. Chick on the left side of the
web site under cars
9. My car is the first one the top, dark green in
color.
Rich Woolf
'66 Crown
'73
LeBaron
-----Original Message-----
From: Quint Villanueva
[mailto:Qlv@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 8:40 PM
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:
Re: IML: Paint prices ?
Paul's advice is good. I know MACCO
is a production shop and you can't
expect them to give you show quality
work. However, in my case the owner, a
gentleman up in years,
has been a car buff since he was a teen-ager and to
this day goes to cruise
nights and kicks the tires. I established a good
relationship with
him so I feel comfortable with him doing the job.
However, I was able to
lay out specific tasks that I wanted him to perform
for me and offered a
premium if he would personally supervise the job. He
walked me
through his shop and explained each step of the process that he
would use
on my car. He did tell me that he is a production shop and
doesn't do
much custom work, however, because my car was blocked and
primered he took
it on.
I guess that is a long way around to saying...know specifically what
you
want and lay it out to the painter...don't use a shop that doesn't
treat you
as one of the family...be patient...look around for independent
painters who
have access to a paint booth, they usually will be much less
expensive than
a regular paint shop. One last item, if you intend to
show your car in
competition you can expect to pay a premium price.
If your like me, just
want it to look nice and clean when I take it out for
my weekend spin.
Good
luck!
Quint
P.S. I take my car to MACCO tomorrow. I expect it will take
a week or a bit
more to finish. If you're interested I'll let you know what
I think of their
work.
----- Original Message -----
From: <RandalPark@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent:
Sunday, February 15, 2004 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: IML: Paint prices
?
> It sounds like you may be approaching shops that are
primarily focused on
crash repairs and not total paint jobs. There is a big
difference.
>
> Your Macco experience doesn't sound good. Based on
what you said, I
wouldn't have them do the job either. In our area my
feeling about them has
been positive, but I don't have unreasonable
expectations about their work.
Although I have been very pleased with their
work, I wouldn't recommend them
for a "show job". They simply have too much
of an assembly line process to
make that possible. Now, if you could
befriend one of their employees and
have him offer to do your car in their
shop in his spare time you would have
a good chance of getting something
special.
>
> Keep looking, and try to get some references. Ask
other people at cars
shows in your area where they have had their work
done. Sometimes they will
know of a really good shop, or private
individuals that do excellent work in
their spare time. Often, a good word
and visual inspection from another
customer is the best way to pick a shop
to do a special job on your
Imperial.
>
> Paul
>
>
In a message dated 2/15/2004 2:17:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
imperialman@xxxxxxxxxxxx
writes:
>
> >
> > I don't know if it is how I am
presenting my self, or what ,
> > I still get the distinct
impression that the bodyshop guys around here
just plain don't want to fool
with a repaint on my Imperial. And I have
checked with probably 8
shops. Or if they do want to do it they throw in so
many verbal
disclaimers its ridiculous.
> > The MACCO guys attitude was "
Whatever, get it in here, leave a phone
number, don't call us we'll call
you". And I am pretty sure his estimate
was $2,100 or
thereabouts.
> > Hence my removing the chrome,and sanding
it down to bring it to where
it is at today.
> > -----
Original Message -----
> > From: Quint Villanueva
> > To:
mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 10:55 AM
> > Subject: Re: IML:
Paint prices ?
> >
> >
> > Clay
> > I am
in the process of painting my other car, a four door sedan
spelled
Cad...not my 1953 Custom Imperial. I block sanded the car and
primed some
spots that needed priming and removed all the chrome and
stainless.
> > I took the car to three different shops Shop#1
quoted me a price of
$6500 and promised it would be show room quality
finish, which I don't
really need at my age.
> >
> > Shop
#2, an independent, quoted me a price of $2300 they would block
sand and
prime the whole car, although it doesn't need it.
> >
> >
Shop# 3, MACCO, owned by a guy who used to restore and remodel
and
paint his own cars when he was a teenager...fell in love with my other
car
when I wheeled it in...he quoted my a price of $1047 for two coats
of
Sherwin Williams paint and two coats of clear coat.
> >
>
> Shop #2 also gave me a quote on my Imperial..remove and install
chrome
and stainless, block sand, prime entire car, block sand, two
coats of PPG
paint and two coats of clear coat for $2300. Not a bad
price, in my
opinion.
> >
> > This should give you some
idea of the broad parameters of costs. The
important thing is to know
what you want with respect to color and quality
of paint, do a walk
through of the paint facility and really important,
take a good look at
some of the jobs your prospective painter has done.
> > Good
luck!
> >
>
>
Quint
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From:
imperialman
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 6:58 AM
> > Subject: Re: IML:
Paint prices ?
> >
> >
> > For what its
worth...A self employed bodyshop owner just quoted me a
price of
$2800-$3000 to do my 67 Coupe.
> > That is with the chrome
already removed. He said the PPG
> > basecoat/clearcoat
materials included in the price would be about $700
>
>
Clay
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original
Message -----
> > From: Kenneth Napper
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 12:32 AM
> > Subject: Re: IML:
Paint prices ?
> >
> >
> > Depends:a paint job can
range from$1200,too $5000.This is only for what
you'r asking for.Find a
jobber for dupont or ppg paint.They may know some
one who does side
work,you could get the job reasonable, or get a panel etch
prime,heavy
build primer it,then sand,whipe,tack ,base coat,and
definatly,definatly
clear the thing.When you do the panel standing up
perfect,then your ready
to paint your car. good luck.
Ken;I440toyou
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From:
Marty
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 11:00 PM
> > Subject: IML: Paint
prices ?
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
>
> What is the average cost
to have a Imperial painted if all the
body work has been done, all glass
and rubber removed, engine and trans
removed, but the interior still in
place? This would include the door jams,
engine compartment and trunk. No
frame coating involved. One color, and, is
a clear
> > coat the
way to go?
> >
> > Marty Trendler
> > 59 Imperial
LeBaron 4 Door Sedan
> > Red Bluff, Ca.
>
>
>
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