Re: [T3] what would you do?

["Carver" <carver@ncwebsurfer.com>]

Lori -

A cautionary tale involving Maaco, but the 
principle still applies to Earl's place as well. 

I did all the prep on mine, taped everything, put
the license plate in a holder tucked in the rear
hatch. Everything ready for them to do the shoot.

Results is that they didn't remove the plate and
holder from the hatch, leaving a masked place
where the holder was. They left the hood open and
overspray went onto my gas tank filler. When they
removed the masking they did so with considerable 
gusto and tore some of the rubber molding as well.
Overspray on tires as well.

Moral of the story is to do the prep your self
if at all possible. Get a clear understanding of
exactly what they will do, and what you will do,
so there is as little room for error as reasonable.
Remove absolutely as much as possible before
they shoot. If it ain't there, they can't paint it!

For the price you get a spray job over whatever
you provide to them. If they do any prep, it
will be to a minimum of quality standards. 

I had mine painted prior to a move to the great
norhtwet (Seattle). It is now 24 years later
and the paint had survived, fairly well in places 
that I didn't crunch. 

As to your specific question, I regretted over 
and over having it painted a slightly different
color that original. In those days, there was
no such thing as "cheap color match". It bugged
me all of the time to see where the original
and 'close' were adjacent to each other.

I would opt for doing the prep yourself and
getting the right color. The warranty is only
as good as the prep AND the chemical prep
immediately prior to painting. Get assurances
that they WILL do the same prep as with their
paint. The cleaning just prior to painting it
is crucial to how well the paint _holds_ to
the car.

Doing minor dent filling is not hard, just
tedious. Serious metal moving and dent pulling
does take expertise and the right tools. Find
or make a friend in the biz!

Jeff '67 Sqbk with Maaco job, and a truck that
dad had painted every few years by the Earl
and is also holding up well

-----Original Message-----
Lori asked us -
Took The B. over to Scheib to get an estimate today.
Guy says he can do their best paint job, 6 year warranty, 
and fix most of the dents for $541.  The down side is I 
have to use his paint, which is close but not an exact 
match to Marina Blau.  It looks like "Baltic Blue", 
which is lighter and less greenish.

Now, should I go with that, or should I have him match 
the Marina Blau exactly?  That would cost the same, 
but doesn't include the dent repair or the warranty.


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