maaco paint

ive heard many things about maaco paint, i hear it sucks because they use stage 1 paint, which is paint and clear mixed, but then again i hear it sucks because the use scotch bright pads to do the prep work, so im not sure what to do, if i take it to maaco i can get my whole car painted, if i take it anywhere else i can just get the kit painted. i can do all the prep work myself so thats not a problem.