Took my 67 to Maaco yesterday

[Rat Race]

And after driving it there and the brakes going out I dont care if they paint it pink with purple polka dots and dust in it.

I had my car running fine, what happened, I blew a brake cylinder? Car pulled severley to right when brakes applied, then pedal kept fading and going down- had to pump the brakes and really went slow getting there, cause time is tight and theres no way i was gonna turn around.

Plus I bycyled the 12 miles getting home-


But I had the car 90 % prepped by a friend, and everthing is off the car- I didnt know a car could run with out an insturment panel!


So heres the deal- sharpen all body lines - paint underhood, jambs and trunk, paint inner doors, dash, rear inner panels, and steering column, with Ford Redfire metallic, and paint outside of car with same but with a clearcoat.

1000 even. Thought that was a pretty good deal, and he also said that he would call me after all prep and before car is sprayed to inspect work and see if anything needs to be tweaked.

2 weeks. Well see.

 

[69 302/351c]

Sounds good so far. That's about the level I want to go with my 69-351C since its just a driver. Do you know what brand of paint they're using?

 

[2nd Mustang]

Hijack: If and when I paint, I'm going retro, the rat rod look, hot rod primer black, yeah baby!

 

[shotsy]

And after driving it there and the brakes going out I dont care if they paint it pink with purple polka dots and dust in it.

I had my car running fine, what happened, I blew a brake cylinder? Car pulled severley to right when brakes applied, then pedal kept fading and going down- had to pump the brakes and really went slow getting there, cause time is tight and theres no way i was gonna turn around.

Plus I bycyled the 12 miles getting home-


But I had the car 90 % prepped by a friend, and everthing is off the car- I didnt know a car could run with out an insturment panel!


So heres the deal- sharpen all body lines - paint underhood, jambs and trunk, paint inner doors, dash, rear inner panels, and steering column, with Ford Redfire metallic, and paint outside of car with same but with a clearcoat.

1000 even. Thought that was a pretty good deal, and he also said that he would call me after all prep and before car is sprayed to inspect work and see if anything needs to be tweaked.

2 weeks. Well see.

Gonna do the same with mine, did you take yours down to the metal and have macco put on primer or did you do the primer your self? 1000 bucks sounds fair, and I like the fact that there going to let you QC the work before they shoot it

 

[LMan]

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[DarkBuddha]

Congrats on getting it to paint. Sounds like a very fair deal to me. I did the same thing when I had my car painted. Negotiated the deal with Maaco and let 'em spray it. Plenty of folks have given me crap for choosing that route, but it fit my needs and my budget.

Also, very few folks are actually willing to admit they have their car painted by Maaco at all, but since I did it I decided I'd write up some tips and thoughts for folks considering doing the same: http://groups.msn.com/DBsMustang/budgetpainttips.msnw

Since you're doing the same thing now, you might give it a read and tell me if your experience has been similar, or if you think I need to mention anything else.

Can't wait to see your end results...

 

[65Mustang2+2]

Hey I worked for a Maaco about 15 years ago and you get what you pay for, I seen so really nice paint jobs come from the shop I worked in! But they where $3,000 Base Coat and I seen some pretty **** jobs to. But those where the cars that people just want a $ 500 paint job! If your prep work is good and the painter knows what he's doing It should come out fine! Can always wet sand and buff later and It will look like a million bucks! But I dont like the idea of painting the interior the same as the exterior, but thats just me!

 

[Rat Race]

Theyre using Sherwin Williams paint.

The guy that works in Macco is the guy who sanded the body to steel on the roof hood and trunk, and just sanded to smooth the sides. He did it on the side at his garage.

I did all the weld in patch panels and he grinded them down and bondoed it up. I took apart everything, the turn signal hood, the wind splits on the sides, the front valance, all the trim cept for roof rails. Eff that. I welded the GT rear valance so there was no seam.

He then shot the whole car with that hard hi fill polyester primer, and told me hell tweak it at Macco.

He did this work for 425.00

If this car was a fastback, or if I didnt only pay 200 bucks for it, or if it was like my 72 SS 396 Camaro, I probably wouldnt be in such a hurry, or paint the inside interior steel same as the outside, or even have Maaco paint it, but so far so good, as far as the bondo and primer goes. Car looks pretty darn strait. May need door hinge thingies, just dont want to do that now, too busy.

How it comes out is anybodys guess, but Im hopin for the best. If I see the car has been really sanded strait, then thats a home run.

These guys paint cars all day every day and the owner gave me the impression that when he gets a vintage car in he trys to do it right.

They painted my 66 Ford Country Squire a few years back, got that car for a hundred bucks, and after I was done with it won a couple of trophys and sold it for 5500 after havin fun with it for 3 years so what the hey.

Who said Rat Rod Black? Man Rat Race is my middle name- Im currently painting my 71 stroker Camaro Rat Rod black- and after much searching- John Deere Blitz black, 69 Mach I hood paint flat black, Dupont DP90 primer black, I finally found a true Hot Rod Black, by Hot Hues, and its an actual Rodders black thats a paint, not a primer, that will withstand fingerprints, washing, and not chalk. I think its a PPG paint or Dupont I forget. Im still welding in some rocker panel patches, in fact I should be done tomorrow. Ill get the guy from Maaco to bondo that up too, hes pretty damn reasonable, then Ill paint this one myself.

I love that rat rod look! The 71 Camaro stroker was another low budget special, I traded a high milage 91 chevy P/U and a 16 ft aluminum fishing boat for it.

It had 10 different coats of paint on it, and I chisled it all off with a wood chisel.

It just scraped up. This car was cut in the hood and roof and started life as a plain janer so I decided to rod it out and put on velocity stacks, spoke Gasser rims in front and old ET rims in the rear, and of course Ill put the Moon logo on the front lower fender. If I get the paint right this car will be pretty cool, but its set up for the track with a spool, 4-11's 3500 stall and sub frame connectors. I drive on the street anyway. Its a tank.


Cant wait till Stang is done, I bought all new parts for it and am waiting for my BF G's and TT D rims. Pics when its done if paint turns out OK, if not Ill just keep postin on my Camaro board.