maaco paint job estimates, hwo much was yours? Options

[DeW_H0e_GT]

ive got an estimate for $1296 for a supreme paint job. duties are as followed:

paint & install c-one front, paint car body minus the hatch n hood (getting a cf hatch n hood). fix holes and big dent on driver side rear fender, strip n paint roof.

all of that coems to 1296...does it sounds right?....presure2?

[dvcelica]

Don't go to maaco. really cheap paint.

[presure2]

Don't go to maaco. really cheap paint.

can you name this "cheap paint" that all maacos, since you decide to blanket them all, use?
do you even know that maacos are independantly owned and operated?
dont dismiss maaco as an option, it all is a matter of doing your homework, and deciding on if and how much of the work you can afford to do yourself, or with the help of friends.
if you can afford to pay 2-5k+ on a REAL paint job, then its all a matter of how much you can afford to spend, and how much of the prep work you can do yourself.
even some really basic stuff, like removing your mirrors, mouldings, things like that, can make a 600$ maaco paint job look as good as a 1500$ run of the mill shop job.
now, thats not to say that there are NO bad maacos, i happen to work for one of the better ones in the area, and have one of the crappiest in the area less than 15 minutes from my house.
again, its just a matter of doing your homework, and being a smart consumer.

BTW, our particular maaco uses sherwin williams "ultra" line paint,(for basecoat/ clearcoat) which if you do a little research is actually a pretty decent paint.