Paint Jobs Options

[SCCA Stang]

hey guys.... looking to do a repaint on the GSX... I have been unsatasfied with my paint job since the day I got it.... it looks good from a distance, but 30' away you are already seeing the deficiancies...

I was thinking that I would like to have it repainted, but want to keep the cost down as much as possable.

who does good budget paint work????

Macco was the first ones I thought of when I was thinking budget... but is it a shit paint job??? do they do stripes too.... I was thinking of doing the one nonsemetrical silver stripe down the car and using the same viper blue color for the rest.

[The Iron Goat]

It is my understanding that money can be saved by doing all the prep work yourself (sanding, filling, etc.). This is especially true with Maaco because the do zero prep and minimal masking for the car. If you prep it, take off the stuff you don't want paint on/ expose stuff you do want paint on, they aren't that bad. They spray cars all day long, so it's usually a decent coat, it's just the details they lack on (like taking off a side mirror on a jeep so pain is underneath the mount)

Not 100% on this, just heard it through the grapevine.