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Can you fix a $1600 Maaco paint job? The answer, as I have discovered this weekend, is absolutely yes! I brought the Eclipse to detailersproducts here in Atlanta, and they wetsanded/buffed/polished/and coated the Eclipse! Started with 1500, then went to 2000, and finished with 3000 grit. Now obviously, the dents and such are still there. Can't really fix that at this point. But the paint.... DANG! Its looks oem! All the pitting, fisheyes, and orange peel are totally gone and it looks awesome. Can't wait to show you the process and some before/afters in the video.

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Greg Rhyne

Wheels and tires will set that look on fire! That car is so different in a short time.

Gingium

Yeah. I'm super proud of the transformation the car has already gone through!

Andrew Hoffman

what does that put the price at overall?

Kyle Wise

Now you just gotta take that front bumper off and spray everything behind it black again so it doesn't stick out so bad lol. You can tell pictures don't do this justice though, crazy what a quality wetland and buff can do!

Michael Cimino

Dude I wonder if you could do some PDR to fix the dents

Glenn9K

This is incredible. I had no idea these cars could look this good. Can't wait to see the new wheels on there. Personally I hope you didn't go for black wheels (imo they "disappear" and often just look like a black blob in the wheel wells), but choose what you like best.

IT_ODIS

The 1g is definitely my favorite eclipse generation. Angular and aggressive!

Stephen Landon

I remember you mentioning how the MAACO job was nicer than the rally Miata. This makes me wonder how the rally Miata would look with the same treatment.

Dominykas Dainys

Don't forget to wax it. I don't think paint quality is very high with Maaco, need to somehow protect the paint from sun.