paint job

Hi folks, I just got my hard top yesterday and I'm considering putting on a fresh coat of red paint for the car and the top. The clearcoat on my hood and door is peeling and the car has its share of dings and scuffs.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good and reasonably priced paint/body shop in the Plano area? Has anyone ever had a maaco job?

How much should I expect to spend for a decent paint job?

Thanks.:burnrubr:

Welcome to the group!

I think 3-Bean is looking in to getting his car painted... maybe he'll chime in with where he's been looking.

For some reason I have it in my head that quality resprays are around $3k. :confused:

S.

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Originally Posted by Dave04

I think 3-Bean is looking in to getting his car painted... maybe he'll chime in with where he's been looking.

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I believe the current stage of Bean's project could better be described as thinking about looking for a place to paint his collection of parts. ;)

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Originally Posted by 1966

Has anyone ever had a maaco job?

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Yeah, years ago when I was young and stupid. Had them paint my '83 RX-7 Limited. Between mixing the paint to the wrong color (when did 'champagne silver' become 'mint green'?) and removing the spoiler by prying it off instead of simply loosening the two easy access bolts that held it on, I would have to say that I would rather shave my entire body with a dull razor and bathe in lemon juice before I set foot in another Maaco shop again. :banghead:

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Originally Posted by Monkey of Death

Yeah, years ago when I was young and stupid. Had them paint my '83 RX-7 Limited. Between mixing the paint to the wrong color (when did 'champagne silver' become 'mint green'?) and removing the spoiler by prying it off instead of simply loosening the two easy access bolts that held it on, I would have to say that I would rather shave my entire body with a dull razor and bathe in lemon juice before I set foot in another Maaco shop again. :banghead:

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You had an '83 Limited? Coool!

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Originally Posted by tailchaser

You had an '83 Limited? Coool!

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Thanks! I loved that car. Sometimes I still miss her...:rolleyes:

http://www.johnlanning.com/MoD/Media...e/RX7_LE-1.jpg

This was taken before the Maaco incident, BTW ;)

Frisco Paint and Body on Main street:clap:

Cool car Monkey! :clap:

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Originally Posted by Tim the Teacher

Frisco Paint and Body on Main street:clap:

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+1

Bummer, did the Maaco thing in 1985 in Plano. Paint was peeling before the month was out. I had it totally taken down to the metal and was vey disapointed. The color was supposed to be that GM pearl Red that they were using on the Camaros and Corvetes. Turned out standard maroon. :(

Ed's paint and body allen was able to match the paint on my moms 91 miata to a tee when she had it in 3 times. Two fender benders in a parkinglot while she wasn;t around and one red hard top changed to white.

My next door neighbor had his former red truck fender repaired and repainted and the paint matched so well, he even had the same GM orange peel effect. Other work he has done, you could see a sheet of glass effect. Just depends on what the paint looks like from the factory.

Don't go to Service King or Ted Prohaska, Especially Plano.

Thanks for the info. I'll call both Frisco Paint & body and Ed's Body Shop (Is he the one on W Belmont in Allen?) and get quotes for the job.:D

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Originally Posted by Radio-Active

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Don't go to Service King or Ted Prohaska, Especially Plano.

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Any reason? I'm just wondering.

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Originally Posted by Radio-Active

Don't go to Service King or Ted Prohaska, Especially Plano.

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Please elaborate... Also... there are a couple Service King's in Plano... at least one of which has done outstanding paint work for me for collision damage repair...

The Service King at Spring Creek charged the insurance company full price for a Mazda Factory fender when my Mom told them she would not accept an aftermarket part. They installed the aftermarket fender on the car and oversprayed the window trim left the tape on the door and told her they put original equipment on the car as per her request. She took it to the insurance guy who verified that it was not an original equipment part. They replaced it, but left her without her car for over a month in total.

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Originally Posted by 1966

Thanks for the info. I'll call both Frisco Paint & body and Ed's Body Shop (Is he the one on W Belmont in Allen?) and get quotes for the job.:D

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He's the one behind(east of) the Exxon on the street North of Mc Dermot in Allen. I don't remember the name of the street.

Edit: Yes it is Belmont. I don't pay attention to those street names too often. Lived in Allen too long I guess(i.e. Go past Bob's place and hang a left at joe's house). Lived in Allen when it only had 2300 people.

Are there any body shops in Arlington/Grand Prarie South Dallas area that you-all like?

The Srvice Kings I used last couple of times were bad. They used non-OEM parts and told me the insurance companies did not pay for OEM. Overspary and "runs" were everywhere. Don't business with them if you can!

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Originally Posted by pliablemoose

Are there any body shops in Arlington/Grand Prarie South Dallas area that you-all like?

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I'm with pliablemoose. My 10AE got crashed..lightly, but crashed nonetheless and I live near Arlington/Grand Prairie. Any good paint/body shops close to there???

Gracias....

I use Noah's Paint and Body in S. Arlington (off of Harris Rd)... He resprayed the front half of my silver 91 (actually was only supposed to be about 3/4 of the front, but he did the other pieces free). His prices are great, sometimes it takes a little while to get the work done due to his work load at various times, but I've always been happy with the quality of his work.