If you go to Maaco, remove all rubber trim, badges, lights, glass and interior trim yourself.

Personally, I struggle to imagine a MY98 car that is worse than a paint job from Maaco. Have you tried polishing it?

Are you "restoring," or going for a custom look?

Function before fashion. '96 Contour SE "Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998