# Maaco Paint Jobs **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [February 15, 2006, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maaco-paint-jobs/92902 "2006-02-15T12:11:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DriftStar.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@DriftStar.com](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DriftStar.com)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 10:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maaco-paint-jobs/92902/21 "2006-02-16T22:05:58Z")
Hey Avery, Here’s a guy in the Toronto Area that swears by his $50 formula for painting! Here’s the original thread: > **[paint job on a budget!? | Best of Moparts / Tech Archive | Moparts Forums](http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/2331682/site_id/1#import)** > > Can someone refer me to a shop or individual who would do a decent job(minor body work) and spray my '69 GTX on a 3-$4,000.00 budget that I have to hold to? Am I way out of line to think someone would do it for this amount? I live approx. 1 hr.... Here are the results… ![http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC02769.jpg](http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC02769.jpg) ![http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC02764.jpg](http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC02764.jpg) ![http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC02769.jpg](http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/69martin/DSC02769.jpg) Get this…this is the kicker… he recommends using a High Density Foam ROLLER, a can of TREMCLAD and mineral spirits (to thin the paint). A few guys I know are trying this! If you need a bodyshop, I know of a shop in Etobicoke. ---
**Author:** ![Sasha\_SG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sasha_sg/32/5477_2.png) [@Sasha\_SG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sasha_SG)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maaco-paint-jobs/92902/22 "2006-02-16T22:08:22Z")
id love to try that roller painting thing its awesome ---
**Author:** ![DriftStar.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@DriftStar.com](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DriftStar.com)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2006, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maaco-paint-jobs/92902/23 "2006-02-16T22:26:59Z")
This guy is an original badass: _the paint buffs to mirror so i see no need for a clear coat. they have a clear coat in the tremclad brand made for the paint but i don’t think it’s nescessary. i reciently buffed out a huge scratch when a guy tried to jump me at a drive thru atm (long story!!!) and i florred it ran over his feet turning tires, and pinned him between the wall and my car. the whole rear quarter had a really bad scuff, maybe it was his teeth and the buttons on his jacket, anyways it buffed right out, with clear it would be hard to do that. so i would say there’s no need for clear unless you really want a show car finish. thing i like about this paint ALOT is that there’s no need for primer, primer sealer, ect… it really simplifies the process. shooting a base clear or single stage acrylic enamel is a pain, u have “windows” to shoot each coat, and putting the primer sealer on, you have to shoot color within 30 mins or 15 days, man what if something goes wrong? lol_ ---
**Author:** ![mr200](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr200/32/5495_2.png) [@mr200](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mr200)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maaco-paint-jobs/92902/24 "2006-02-17T12:51:06Z")
^^^^^ The one thing that no one seems to catch on with this guy’s $50 paint job is the hundreds of hours of wetsanding he put in. With enough wetsanding you could literally paint a car with a piece of shrubbery and get the same results. If you don’t know how to wet sand properly, your paint job will not turn out the same. He’s obviously had a lot of practice. Now, would he himself paint your car for $50? The reason it was so cheap was because he was able to do all the work himself. If you can do all the work yourself, you could do it with a gun for $50 too. MAACO offers a lot of different packages. If it has a 5-year warranty, it’s not going to be the cheap package. Just like Fairdeal will paint any car from $199 … they can also do a $4,000 paint job. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/maaco-paint-jobs/92902.md?page=1)