so i have the cream colored a4 and am beginning to hate it, i want to repaint it white using the cheap ambassador paint from maaco to change it. any ideas or comments?

 

u get wut u pay for, i dont kno anything about macco first hand but i hear they suck
i have an uncle who does quality work so i get my stuff painted there for free
so i never looked at any other paint shops but i just hear macco sucks

 

please don't do it, you get what you pay for.

 

From what I have seen they look good for a few months to a year but the reason it’s so cheap is because they use cheap products and the thinners and reducers they use are crap. With in a year it will start to oxidize and fade so bad that your gunna want to repaint it again. If I were you id save the money deal with the color for a little while longer and get a good professional paint job when you have enough money.

 

Sell your car and buy a new one.

Cheap paint is a combination of A: cheap paint, and B: cheap body work.

A proper paint job, all glass comes out, all trim is taken off. Mirrors off, door handles off, weather stripping off... you get the idea. Maaco will tape everything off, and it will start to peel and crack at the borders. I have seen hair, and fingerprints in maaco paint as well.

If you do it, you are none to bright. Seriously, take my advice, and sell your car if the paint bothers you that much. I am dead serious. Sell your car, and give yourself a 1500 dollar surplus to find the colour you want.

 

hahah... maaco doesnt do the prep work.. they just spray on top.. so if you have dirt on your car it gets painted over.. thats ambassador alright!

 

"Good paintin' ain't cheap
and cheap paintin' ain't good"
- Quote from my friend who does autobody.
--has anyone noticed that people who drive audis know people who are mechanics, wrecker drivers, or body shop employees?

 

my i have an uncle who owns a mechanic/body shop
and another uncle who paints for a well knowned SoCal collision repair shop

 

ha ha yea wash your car before hand.

 

hmm I have a scuff on my bumper.. wonder if they could do a decent job on that..




nahh....