md/dc/va people and earl scheibs Options

[brianforster]

ok now weve all seen good earl scheibs jobs, but with those kind of shops its not really a blanket statement that they are all awesome, so i was wondering if any of you guys had seen in person any earl scheibs jobs around here and how they were

and if you have any pics of it that would be great


(also if you know of any other good paint jobs around the area that are pretty cheap let me know what you were quoted)

[Galcobar]

Prep work quality is dependant in part upon the shop you take it to, but Maaco hardly has a good reputation. They pay low rates, and as a result get the staff who cannot command a higher wage. Plus time-savings are required to get the prices low, so instead of removing parts, they mask them (even the easy stuff like bumper lights).

However, even if you luck out and get a place that does great work, you still have to contend with the cheap paint. It may look good initially, but even if well-kept and properly protected, it ages quickly. My car was Maaco painted, and within three years people thought it was the original Toyota red paintjob. The stock paint, BTW, is notorious for colour fade.