Paint shop recommendation

[jw33]

Pretty sure I need to use a DTM epoxy primer since I have a good bit of bare metal due to the classic flaking ford white paint. I'm looking to go with a nardo or chrysler ceramic grey base/clear after that. Other than a couple of holes from antennas I'll patch it doesn't need any other body work.

[Trip McNeely]

What brands do you like for epoxy primer/base/clear?

I don't carry an epoxy as we don't have much for industrial coatings. I do however have a good poly recommendation. What are you trying to do?

[jw33]

As someone who owns a paint store, paint has gone way up. Between that and labor increases I can see Maaco now being a not so cheap option as it once was.

What brands do you like for epoxy primer/base/clear?

[Rick Modena]

Seriously been putting together a list of materials and then attempting this in an inflatable paint booth. I mean, why pay someone else thousands of dollars to do something I can do myself for thousands of dollars.....

Ha!

[bird_dog0347]

If it's just paint and doesn't really need any bodywork I'd agree with you.... but mine needed so much body work and I didn't have the time, tools, or skill for all that mess.

[jw33]

Seriously been putting together a list of materials and then attempting this in an inflatable paint booth. I mean, why pay someone else thousands of dollars to do something I can do myself for thousands of dollars.....

[Trip McNeely]

My Bel Air is still in its original skin, the roof is powdered red primer and I’m ok with that. Lol

[Murph Tang]

As someone who owns a paint store, paint has gone way up. Between that and labor increases I can see Maaco now being a not so cheap option as it once was.

That and with the prices of cars gone up most are doing like me and just doing a paint job when it looks bad.

[Trip McNeely]

Maaco has gone up. Painted my wife's camry last year. Was $3300.00

Still cheaper than buying her a new car. Its brandy new with paint and new headlights.

As someone who owns a paint store, paint has gone way up. Between that and labor increases I can see Maaco now being a not so cheap option as it once was.

[4EyedTurd]

You ever do anything?

[Murph Tang]

Yeah, took it to that Maaco last week. $2500 or $3500 doing door sills. That's not base/clear either, just single stage....

Maaco has gone up. Painted my wife's camry last year. Was $3300.00

Still cheaper than buying her a new car. Its brandy new with paint and new headlights.

[jw33]

Yeah, took it to that Maaco last week. $2500 or $3500 doing door sills. That's not base/clear either, just single stage....

[Rick Modena]

I might be about to show my ignorance here, but who rents something like that and why?

Mostly 18-25 year old's that can't rent a car from the major rental car companies. It's also more convenient to rent a car locally, like for instance your car has to go to the shop and you need to borrow a car for a day or two, this makes it easier to grab a car from someone locally on the Turo platform for a day or three without spending a fortune. As long as you have a Credit Card, License and the Turo App, you're good to go.
For he and he wife, they have amassed a small fleet of cars, all within the guidelines of Turo. Of course, if someone smokes, brings it back dirty, doesn't clean it, they get paid through the platform, so that's extra skrilla and if they wreck a car, the Turo insurance pays value so they make Mo Money since they usually get a good deal on the car they bought and have already made money on it. He also self-repairs any damages, bent wheels, small collisions and does all his own maintenance.

[Craizie]

I was about to post exactly that and not as a joke either, my Son took a 2010 Hyndai that was peeling on real bad, hood, roof, trunk and sail panels (C-pillars) and they DA sanded the top panels and seal coated and BC/CC'd the entire car for $800.xx, this is at the Maaco in Plano. I was lmao when he told me the price, he didn't really care what it looked like as long as it looked better than the peeling paint as his Turo customers were bitching, now its a top rented car in his fleet of 25 cars.
I was amazed as how good it looked, I have a re-painted picture but not an old one, Ill see if can get it to load.

I recommend Titan in Dallas on Garland rd. That guy does decent work, he painted the roof and hood on my '05 Chebby truck and it came out bad ass, but was $1100.00 to re-surface, seal and BC/CC. I would recommend that guy if you want a better job, but if you want to save money and don't care about a small run in the paint here and there and little trash, you can't go wrong with the Maaco in Plano.

I might be about to show my ignorance here, but who rents something like that and why?

[Rick Modena]

Lmao, I was only halfass serious but after seeing that I might get some shiny paint on my shitbox vic. If it?s not a 3 month process, fuck all that

Right, hahahaha!

I think he dropped it off on a Tuesday and picked it up that Friday.

And FWIW, I was in the collision repair business for over 30 yrs., and they were a joke, but I guess they have a good crew there and use decent materials, lol.

My friend that has a shop in Tyler just charged me $800.00 to paint the front bumper cover on our '17 Stang, R&R it, R&R the grills, re-surface the road rash and chips. Re-clear coat the HL and fogs, but it came out like brand new. Thats the thing with Titan, he takes a few weeks to do anything and that car wasn't going to Maaco...