TeamHeadTurners Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Now this is not going to be a show car just a daily driver. I went to one shop near my house and they gave me a quote for like 4000-5000!!!! Now i went to Macco and they told me like 2000-2200. Now im a married man with one child so that 4000-5000 paint job is too damn high, but have any of you ever gottin a paint job with Macco and if so how did it turn out. Let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanGSR Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I've heard nothing but bad things about their macco paintjobs. Hell, I've even seen paint manufacturers say that you can use their paint over any existing paintjob except for a macco paintjob. I guess they use a really low quality of paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamHeadTurners Posted December 23, 2005 Author Share Posted December 23, 2005 I mean i dont want to dish out 5000.00 that is alot of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 You must have a lot of problems, mostly because Maaco paint should cost no more than 1500 max. You can bring them the paint you want them to use, HOK is great paint, I would use that. I am painting my car the blue that Subaru STI comes in. I ordered the paint directly through Subaru. This way I can have some body shop use it and fix me on up. You should estimate about 2500 for a good, glossy paint job, with all labor of minor dents and dings included. Just keep pursuing and you will find something worth looking into. Don't rush into it, it is not something you can just erase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexyH22 Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 maaco isnt bad. they apray so many cars that they have good experience, but you just gotta watch out for oversparay. %2000 is way too much. my friend paid i think $450 at maaco here, and it was done in 2 days. looked pretty good. really good for a $450 paint job, but you couldnt see the overspray unless you looked for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamHeadTurners Posted December 23, 2005 Author Share Posted December 23, 2005 Well i was going to get the best one they have which is like 1200 - 1500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 maaco is a good company.. most people just see the "ambassador" paint job and thats 250. 1 coat of paint and 1 coat of clearcoat.. thats usually on fenders and 1/4 panel.. full job of the "ambassador" is usually around 1200 and ask for a few more coats of clearcoat thats probably about 300 extra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexyH22 Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 from what i hear there clearcoat is what usually sucks on paint jobs. i hear the best way to do it is get a cheap paintjob there, then go to a more reputable shop and have them give you a coat or 2 of clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 usually you see all the poor kids get the really cheap paint job from macco. thats why it gets such a bad rep. if you get the really good paint job package, im sure it will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 I still say Maaco sucks. Just never seen anything good from them in my town ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxscaxx Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 I still say Maaco sucks. Just never seen anything good from them in my town ... yeah, id never get anything painted from them either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexyH22 Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 just depencds on the circumstances. if i bought a project car for like $500 and i was building it for a racecar, i would consider a maaco job, jsut so everything flows. bbut i'd probably end up rqattle canning the whole car flat black instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 Yeah, by judging from your sig pic sexy, you have a good paint job. Not something from Maaco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexyH22 Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 yeah, but i didtn pick up my car for $500 either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolLesHonda Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 True dat. I didn't either. I did get a great price though. But I figure if I am going to paint it, I am going to it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboLancer Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 I had my buddy go to maaco for his magnum, he had a small shopping kart dent. It looked fine, just dont look to close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-block97 Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 We had a macco around fort wayne. my buddy took his camaro there after he got in an accident. Iits not so much overspray your need to watch for, but the prep work that is invovled before they paint it. They dont put much time grinding, sanding, etc. in the prep. and when thats bad, the rest goes bad shortly after. Its been less that a year, and its already rusted back where it was before, and the [aint s bubbled where u know they didn't block well enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SexyH22 Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 yeah i would do the prep myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 they dont prep/wash the car they just spray it after they replace the part of the car they are being paid for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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