Out of curiosity, which level paint did you get? I know they have several different choices ranging from $300 jobs to $800 ones. I planning on having my car done there soon since Ive stripped the paint myself and done extensive body work. Ive seen several of their $300 results that looked awful, the emblems had been painted and the paint was flaking. Obviously you get what you pay for. Cheap, fast, good; pick two.

 

Devino246... I got the basic one (cheapest). I had it for about 8 months before I sold it and moved to Seattle. It went through one winter and looked as good as when I first had it done.

 

Thats what I was hoping. Im planning on getting their $600 single stage job.

 

so would maaco be a thumbs up for the price? i was told 5 to 1200 not sure if thats just to get you in the door but even if it was close to 2 or 3000 still beats 8000 and 6 months of waiting they said 2 week turn-a-round good thing is i have no body work/rust issues other that 2 1/4" holes in the d/s door from a differnt mirror set up and i strip all the trim off my self to avoid damage i have done 3 trucks all ready as no one wants to mess with the trim on these trucks and with patiants i can get every thing off with out breaking any clips

 

Mudder, I am sanding and priming my truck for paint right now also. I went to the collision supply house for my epoxy primer, high build primer, assorted other items, and plenty of free advise. The guys there told me that when you sand, you should not go more than 100 grit over the previous sanding. If you do then the current sanding won't remove the scratches from the previous sanding. I started with 150, sanding some spots to bare metal, I then used epoxy primer. After that, I wet-sanded and block sanded with 220. This weekend I am going to spray on the high-build primer. Next I will wet-sand and block sand with 320, and spray with primer again. Then I will use 400 grit and sand again. Once that is done I will use the epoxy primer again as a sealer until I am ready to paint next year. Right now I am only doing the bed. I have several rust spots to repair on the cab before I start on it. Once finished with the cab I will hang new fenders and a hood. I guess it just depends on how proficient I become with the sprayer as to whether or not I will paint it myself. I must also say that my truck is originally black and I am going to keep it that color. Because of how that color shows all the imperfections I have to be really careful and meticulous with my preparations. I have some pictures of what I am doing here; https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...build-log.html

Superduty, I wish you luck with your project. Oh yeah, and you too Mudder.

 

I can't speak with certainty about paint removal techniques of Maaco, but I'd be willing to bet they use a brush-on chemical stripper. Since Maaco makes their money by being a high volume shop, the method that can free up the most hands will probably win out. However, it's rare than anyone gets the paint completely stripped off a vehicle except for high-end restoration projects.

I had my F150 painted by Maaco after doing all my own body work, and it came out really nice. I paid about $690-$700 for a single stage acrylic urethane. I've seen numerous $2000-$3000 paint jobs, and anything in this price range is going to have some sort of flaw...coming out absolutely perfect is almost an accident. I have a very critical eye, and I'm happy with my F150. It's come out better than paint jobs costing 3-4 times as much. You can see pictures in my "garage"

 

hey 91 that looks realy good i would be happy with that seeing as though this bronco will be used for off road as well may as well give them a try [maaco] and hope for the best but its still going to be better than what i got now lol and if the job is decent i will get them to do my 79 scs as well when its ready