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Disagreed with the painter at Maaco in Phoenix about their prep work
I stopped into the Maaco on 7th Street last Tuesday to grab some paint matching info for a side job. While I was there, I overheard their lead painter bragging to a customer about how they skip the epoxy primer on newer cars to save time. He said it's unnecessary because factory paint sticks fine as long as you scuff it up good. I told him right there I thought that was bad practice, especially on aluminum panels I've seen bubble up later without proper etch primer underneath. He got defensive and said I was overthinking it for a daily driver. But I've fixed too many peel jobs from places that skip that step, so I stand by calling it out. Has anyone else noticed shops cutting corners like this on prep in your area?
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the_jamie5d ago
It's a Maaco job on a daily driver, not a concours restoration.
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the_tessa4d ago
Right? Same here, my last Maaco job held up way better than I expected for the price. What kind of car are you putting it on?
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the_brian4d ago
Bet you could wrap it in vinyl for about the same price and it'd last longer if you're not picky about paint. Is Maaco even worth it anymore with paint prices going up?
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