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Old October 10th, 2003, 04:43 PM
brittken brittken is offline
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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You get what you pay for.

I had an 86 buick regal non turbo that i had painted at the local Maaco a few years back. I had the integrated clear coat with the 2 year warranty against peeling. I paid $700 dollars on the job and 6 months later it started peeling around the wheel well trim. I took the car back to them with all the chrome trim removed and had them repaint the car. About 3 months after that it began to peel again! I was furious. I took the car back to them and tried one more time. Well the paint job turned out nice the fourth time but it would chip very easily if you drove the car down the interstate. They never did prep the car properly before they painted it. I will say that the paint job looked nice from a distance but if you looked closely at it you could see swirl marks in the paint from the sanding. I advise you to prep the car yourself if possilble and remove all the trim if you take your car to maacco or some place similar. I learned the hard way. I guess good things come to those who wait and pay a little extra.
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