I was planning on getting the dents and scratches on my GST fixed...and having it painted a bright white. Im really getting bored of the dullish burgundy color. Is Maaco (spelling) a good place to get it painted? Or should I go to those professional private business paint shops? Never really did my research on paint shops, thanks.

 

Put it this way... its cheap for a reason. You would be better off having a bunch of mexicans with paint brushes paint your car

 

Maaco is a joke. to put it into perspective... maaco = paint like ebay = performance

 

The reason maaco is so cheap with their paint jobs is because they skimp on prep work and sanding. and they dont do enough with the clear coats so they will be fading within a couple years. Not a good idea do go there. And just to give you an idea of what a good paint job should cost you, im having the exterior of my car painted in a couple weeks and they quoted me $2500

 

To get my body kit put on, the 3 dents removed, and my car changed to black, I was quoted $5,300. *the good paint job where they do your door trim as well*

 

To have a body kit put on is ALOT more money. Especially if its fiberglass. Thats why you had such a high price. And you wanted a color change. My quote was the stock color and not having a body kit fit on

 

If your dad is an auto body guy it cost about 300 for a full paint job using dupont products and 3 coats of clear. Otherwise getting a full paint job is costly.

 

My friend got a nasty paint job for 700 and its professional. look around privatly

 

There is a guy a mile from me with an auto body/paint shop. He repainted my bumper on my '02 S-10 Xtreme and clear coated it for $100 and it looks better than brand new.

If I get a body kit of some sort, I'll be asking him to do it for me. Especially since he's a mile from my house.

 

sounds likea rich guy that doesn't want/need to make any money. it would cost just about 100 bucks just for the paint for a bumper.

i don't see why anybody pays ppl to install body kits... i put mine on by myself not knowing diddly crap about cars, body work etc etc. it took me about 3 days but got it done and looked great. now granted i had a company mold it in but a lot of ppl don't do that.