Lips: DIY Paint or take it to Maaco?

[ek_andrew]

I want to get my front/rear lips painted, along with my stock side skirts, and I dunno whether I should paint them myself with Duplicolor auto paint, or prep them myself and take them to a place like Maaco and have them spray it all for $150 or 200.

If you could post pics of what you guys did in terms of paint for your lips, Id appreciate it.

 

[loccusst]

I'd say go get it done profesionally. You caould do the prep yourself though.

 

[steve98ex]

i'd say it depends on the overall condition of your cars paint, if it still looks new then get it done professionaly

 

[anfrey]

if you take it to maaco, make sure u get it clearcoated afterwards, as they do not seem to provide that service.

 

[ek_andrew]

My cars a 99 painted OEM FBP, so the paint is still in pretty good condition. Anyone got pics of what they did?

 

[x007den]

u want pics of the process of of the final results?

 

[steve98ex]

if you take it to maaco, make sure u get it clearcoated afterwards, as they do not seem to provide that service.

Maaco can do nice paintjobs, its just that most people know them for their $200 shitty paint jobs

 

[ek_andrew]

Final results please.

 

[Going-West]

i say do it professionally unless u really know what ur doin. maaco doesnt do the best job unless u pay a lot. u get what u pay for i guess.

^^^^^^ek_andrew where in seatlle are u at? or are u outside of seattle...

 

[greenlx777]

If you dont really care about how it turns out then DIY, otherwise let the people that do that for a living take care of it, its less of a hastle for you, and less stressfull

 

[x007den]

well don't know if it'll help but heres my lip, grill, and bumper professionally painted by me
*ignore the crack on the lip

 

[steve98ex]

why not try to do it yourself? if it turns out like ass then get somebody to do it, just take your time

 

[EM1_ProJect]

well don't know if it'll help but heres my lip, grill, and bumper professionally painted by me
*ignore the crack on the lip

color looks a LITTLE darker on the painted stuff....but it looks really good!

 

[loccusst]

What happened to the lip that it got cracked?

 

[joe7987]

color looks a LITTLE darker on the painted stuff....but it looks really good!

It's probably just the shadow of the rest of the car over the lip... I think it looks perfect.. Great job....

 

[x007den]

i think its the shadow too
nah but seriously its just a tad bit darker, but not as much as in the pic. it got cracked when i was driving at night and didn't see some bucket in the street. im replacing it as soon as i can buy a new lip and some new paint cause i used it all up. i think i need a new air compressor too

 

[ek_andrew]

Im in Redmond...over on the eastside...a few miles away from Downtown Seattle.

 

[x007den]

why not try to do it yourself? if it turns out like ass then get somebody to do it, just take your time

that sounds like your best bet