What did you pay for a re-paint job of your Hyundai ?

If you intend to keep it for a few years then it sounds good, but if you want to trade it in then it is probably too much.

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Sounds fair if it is really a good job. I know someone that got a $700 paint job last week (not Maaco) and it looks like crap. I don't have any experience with Maaco and have no idea of the quality of their work.

When you divide the typical hourly rate for a tech into the cost after taking out a $300-$400 for profit and materials you end up with about 4 hours labour for the whole job. I think that defines what sort of job it will be. After having had a few cars with resprays I,d actually prefer to have the slightly crappy original. Then again I suppose you cant judge everybody by the junk work of 1-2 others. I,d go for the more expensive, preparation is almost everthing.. Cheers John

DO NOT go to MAACO, $700 is about 4 times as much as their 'job' is worth, been there, done that, still fuming about it, and it was 12 years ago (St. Pete MAACO)....

When I had my 02 Elantra repainted by a very good body shop in las Cruces, NM the painter said a good coat of color and at least 3 good coats of clear. it was about a $1400. pint job. Came out beautiful. the bad part was the i traded it in for a new '11 Sonata a few months later. I seem to have developed the ability to throw money away on cars to an art form ;-)>

Andy H

It does not matter how $1200 sounds. The real problem is in what he quoted you. 2 coats of urethane black may or may not be enough - can't say without seeing the car, but 1 coat of clear coat can never be enough. Guaranteed for three years? Bull. Can not be stated with one coat of clear coat. Something is very wrong with this offer. This is very close to an Earl Schibe type of offer.