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ketchup! · 12-17-2009, 01:12 AM

hello everybody,

My car is in need of respray but im not sure of good paint shops in the area. I would just need a basic repsray with some little rust to be fixed. I have around a 2k budget but can be higher if the quality is there. trying not to spend more than 3k for paint. so if you or someone you know does paint and body work let me know. I will most likely want the car to be painted in a month or two. woo!

bmatyeah · 12-17-2009, 12:25 PM

lip collision. at least look into it. BEST PLACE AROUND, search the forum you will see their work on a few cars..

ketchup! · 12-17-2009, 05:49 PM

they are too expensive for me. my friend was quoted 3k for a respray not including body work.

ketchup! · 12-18-2009, 12:50 AM

has anyone heard anything from the maaco in montgomeriville?

LIPCOLL320 · 12-22-2009, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by civicboy18974

has anyone heard anything from the maaco in montgomeriville?

We have seen some of the more expensive paint jobs from Maaco in Montgomeryvillle and they are exceptional. We usally recommend them for peolpe who want a total respray, but are on a budget or dont want to spend alot of money. We cannot touch their prices for a full paint. Its all in what you want to spend and what your looking for

LIPCOLL320 · 12-22-2009, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by civicboy18974

has anyone heard anything from the maaco in montgomeriville?

We have seen some of the more expensive paint jobs from Maaco in Montgomeryvillle and they are exceptional. We usally recommend them for people who want a total respray, but are on a budget or dont want to spend alot of money. We cannot touch their prices for a full paint. Its all in what you want to spend and what your looking for.

Vince@R/TTuning · 12-22-2009, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by LIPCOLL320

We have seen some of the more expensive paint jobs from Maaco in Montgomeryvillle and they are exceptional. We usally recommend them for peolpe who want a total respray, but are on a budget or dont want to spend alot of money. We cannot touch their prices for a full paint. Its all in what you want to spend and what your looking for

Shows alot about a place that can praise another shop and give an honest reply even when it means that they lose a job...

ketchup! · 12-22-2009, 06:50 PM

haha. if i had a bigger budget for paint. i would no doubt go to lip

DC2.2GSR · 12-29-2009, 11:57 PM

there are plenty of shops around.. including the one i work at, and i'm sure LIP as well.. who will give you an incredibly high quality product for around $2000-3000+, but the problem you're going to run into is with the rust. it's a huge problem that not many people know how to deal with properly... even some shops who charge a buttload for paint work. to fix rust the proper way can cost A LOT in body labor. LIP will without a doubt repair your rust properly, but you're going to pay quite a lot for it. even if it only appears to be surface rust, it can come back after not much time even if you think you got it all taken care of. while you may get a lifetime (or as long as you own your car) guarantee on your paint work, you will not get a guarantee on rust no matter where you go.

so... with no rust guarantee anywhere, if it were my car i'd take it somewhere that may cost a lot more but will more than likely do a high quality repair instead of somewhere like Maaco. Even if the paint work at the montgomeryville shop is much better than other franchises, there's no way in hell i'd pay a dime for paint work and rust repair at a place like that. that's too much of a gamble in my opinion. you can have the flattest, most high quality paint job in the world, but when the little brown bubbles reappear, you just wasted your money.

just something to think about, that's all.

B16aEk4drbeater · 01-30-2010, 10:00 PM

I know the painter at my local Maaco,, He painted like 20 of my cars and he does one hell of a good job.. where are you located at? im in the NE area of Philly 5 mins from Franklin Mills Malls, dont know if you wanna make the trip down here

pinacup7 · 01-31-2010, 12:20 PM

A guy at my work just had his Black Grand National painted at the Maaco in montgomeryville. They did an okay job. Missed little things like dents on the roof and some paint is chipping on the fender. They re-scheduled him and said they would take care of it so we shall see

12-17-2009, 01:12 AM	#1
ketchup! Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Honda Member #656 My Ride: Speedooo's Sister iTrader: (0)	looking for a body shop to paint my car hello everybody, My car is in need of respray but im not sure of good paint shops in the area. I would just need a basic repsray with some little rust to be fixed. I have around a 2k budget but can be higher if the quality is there. trying not to spend more than 3k for paint. so if you or someone you know does paint and body work let me know. I will most likely want the car to be painted in a month or two. woo! __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.*

12-17-2009, 05:49 PM	#3
ketchup! Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Honda Member #656 My Ride: Speedooo's Sister iTrader: (0)	they are too expensive for me. my friend was quoted 3k for a respray not including body work. __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.*

12-18-2009, 12:50 AM	#4
ketchup! Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Honda Member #656 My Ride: Speedooo's Sister iTrader: (0)	has anyone heard anything from the maaco in montgomeriville? __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.*

12-22-2009, 06:50 PM	#8
ketchup! Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Honda Member #656 My Ride: Speedooo's Sister iTrader: (0)	haha. if i had a bigger budget for paint. i would no doubt go to lip __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.*

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12-17-2009, 12:25 PM	#2
bmatyeah Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Chester PA Member #4478 My Ride: 1997 Ford Mustang iTrader: (2)	lip collision. at least look into it. BEST PLACE AROUND, search the forum you will see their work on a few cars..

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pinacup7 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Under a hood Member #1764 My Ride: Baaaaahd GTO iTrader: (0)	A guy at my work just had his Black Grand National painted at the Maaco in montgomeryville. They did an okay job. Missed little things like dents on the roof and some paint is chipping on the fender. They re-scheduled him and said they would take care of it so we shall see