Last issue we showed you the prep work involved in a full color change at Maaco of Anaheim. Besides the typical collision repair that Maaco's known for, they are also a full-service auto body shop, so we gave them a call when we had a few extra requests for our Nissan Frontier project. It may surprise you to see a custom truck being painted by the collision experts at Maaco, but no one paints more cars and trucks in America than Maaco and with a nationwide warranty, it's no wonder why. Check out the finale and see what can be accomplished in about a week's time. If this doesn't inspire you to revamp your ride, we don't know what will.
 The white paint did a pretty...  The white paint did a pretty good job of hiding several dents all around the Frontier. It will look a lot better soon. |  Here's the paint plan we have...  Here's the paint plan we have in store for the Frontier, Maaco's Signature basecoat/clearcoat urethane. |  After the manager of Maaco...  After the manager of Maaco of Anaheim, Ed Perez, inspected the vehicle and marked all of the dents and repairs, Andres used a 36-grit grinding wheel to remove the paint surrounding each dent. With metal exposed he was able to weld studs to the low spots. |
 When metal dents it forms...  When metal dents it forms ripples, like the surface of a pool of water. To restore the shape of the panel, Andres pulled out on the low spots while tapping in on the high spots. |  Andres then used a sander...  Andres then used a sander with 80-grit paper to featheredge the paint leading to the dent before applying a skim coat of plastic filler. Then he mixed up a small batch of Rage filler and applied it to the panel. |  After sanding the 1st layer...  After sanding the 1st layer of filler with a block and 80-grit, Andres used the pick end of his hammer to tap down any high spots that remained and applied another skim coat of filler. |