What do you guys think of Maaco paint?

[robert]

i was looking to get a quick paint job on my car since it has 10 years of paint on it, has anyone ever had expierence with macco?

[97rs4life]

Re: What DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT MACCO PAINT?

cheap for a reason....

moving to appearance now

[cam98aro]

Re: What DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT MACCO PAINT?

if you do the prep work yourself, you can get a decent paint job there, if you dont, they will just sand the clear down and repaint over, thats when it usually starts to chip and everything and is generally crappy

[stevethepirate]

Re: What DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT MACCO PAINT?

I think you need to stop yelling.

[lil' jon]

Re: What DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT MACCO PAINT?

I had my car painted there last year. It looks great now, can't really vouge for the durability yet though. I got the "expensive" one they offer with a clear coat too so hopefully it'll hold up better than the quick $200 paint job they offer.

[robert]

Re: What DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT MACCO PAINT?

how much did it cost for your paint job there?

[lil' jon]

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Uhh I'm pretty sure it was $1100. There were a lot of deep gouges on my hood from when I took my stripes off too. I don't have a roof though...

[vanbibber]

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I think you need to stop yelling.

[VF1Skullangel]

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I recently had a quote through a local shop, they seem to do good work and compared with what othershops are trying to charge me I'm probably going to go through them once get the RS ground effects and T-Top done.

[ssms5411]

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I would shop around I found a guy just strarting his own business who did mine for $1900 total , thats with color change from white to black with door jams and engine, removing some big dents, fixing some messed up body work, fiberglassing the in the CAMARO in the rear, and cutting & buffing the car after paint was dry. Turned out a nice dark GM black. I saw he started to raise his rates from the last time I saw him 4 months ago , so he must be doing good.

[kristen]

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i did a ton of body work to get rid of the rust on my old beater. than just took it to maaco to get a quick spray. still looked great after 2 years(when i sold it) very thin paint and clear coat...would never let them touch my camaro.

these pics are about a year and half after she got painted

[T-Mill]

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I just bought a firebird that had Maaco paint, and the paint looked good in most large areas, but while taking apart the car, I realized there was a TON of overspray everywhere, which is usually not that big of a deal, but there was overspray on the taillights, headlights and even some under the hood. They don't do a very good job of masking... also there were a few areas, like the edge of the headlight covers and fenders where the paint had bubbled and started to flake...

But like someone else said, do the prep work yourself and be meticulous and you should get a descent paint-job from them.

[StrtRacer98]

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cheap for a reason....

^ He said it best.

[Big Tymer]

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i had an older car of mine painted at maaco ( my mustang ).... bird **** ate through the paint after being on my car only 8 hours...

began chipping after about a year just about everywhere

i paid 2k in labor on my camaro and 800 for the paint. it still looks like it just got painted today...

[J.T.]

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My brother got his Spec V painted at Maaco, even paid for the 'expensive' job. Its got orange peel everywhere, and there is even a long hair stuck in the paint.

"Cheap for a reason" seems to be good advice.