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I'm heading out this week to find a shop to paint
my 60 Crown, I don't think it will be Maaco. I had my 80 NYer 5th Ave done
at the local Maaco last year. They were real excited about doing such an
unique car. The NYer had no rust but it also had no paint and a number of
parking lot dings. I removed all the chrome myself and they were to remove
the dings. $1400 later, I got my car back. Paint job is pretty nice
and it's not a clear coat finish. The only problem was the length of
time it took for them to do it (3 months) and several large door dings weren't
removed and now the stick out like a zit on the end of your nose. When I
questioned why the didn't remove them they said they had maxxed out on the
amount of body work they estimated. A phone call would have been nice, but
that would have required some independent thought. Bottom line, if you use
Maaco, be prepared to manage the job,,,keep on top of it yourself. Don't
let them apply the paint until you're satisfied the prep work is done completely
and properly. If I ever take another car to them, I'll be there every
night to make sure the car is ready for the paint booth.
By the way, the NYer is Dark Walnut Metallic, very
dark. I'd rate the application very good to excellent.
Tom
60 Crown Imperial
80 New Yorker 5th Ave
82 Cordoba LS
85 Shelby Charger
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