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Maaco? - 11/1/2006 11:10:06 PM
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johnny89
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Hey guys this coming week im supposed to get my mustang painted and was wondering if yall have ever used Maaco overall do they do a good job? Im probably gonna get the basic package I think its still on sale for 250 I live in Houston and im not that rich im pretty much on the border of poor lol thats why I cant get the deluxe or whatever you call it. So I would really appreciate your input on them thanks.
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RE: Maaco? - 11/1/2006 11:19:33 PM
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perfect.disguise
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I've seen two or three paint jobs from there (in VA) and you pretty much get what you pay for....
this guy (I mean ass) I know got his car painted there and it had a few small runs and paint made it through the tape in a spot on the taillights..and another guy got his car resprayed black at the same one and it turned out good...
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RE: Maaco? - 11/1/2006 11:45:37 PM
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i got my old stang painted the top of the line(insurance payed)and after about 6 months it started chipping, i hate Macco. i'll never use it again.
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RE: Maaco? - 11/1/2006 11:49:13 PM
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wythors
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perfect.disguise is completely correct. In no other area does "you get what you pay for" apply more than paint jobs. 90% of the quality of a paint job is in the prep. For $250 they might wash the car before they spray. My father-in-law painted high-end cars and custom street rods for 60 years. His later paint jobs generally costed between ten and twenty thousand dollars. I work with body shops all day every day and a production body shop will usually charge upwards of $2500 for a repaint in the original color. For $250 you're going to get a $250 paint job.
Good luck.
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RE: Maaco? - 11/2/2006 12:09:22 AM
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imagine someone painting your car with a sharpie, and thats about a ballpark for maaco
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RE: Maaco? - 11/2/2006 2:45:15 AM
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lol
i think maaco gets a bad rep
but it is 100% true that you get what you pay for, if you dont plan on havin this car in bout 2-3 years, then
a maaco paint job may be perfect for you
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RE: Maaco? - 11/2/2006 7:32:55 AM
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I would take the $250
and buy a used few hp air compressor ($75)
Paint gun and hose (Harbor freight) ($30)
Primer, bondo, nitrostan, finish paint, thinner,
hardner, wet sandpaper ($150).
I gaurantee you will get a better job than macco.
If you get good at it you might make some money
painting others things (helmets, gas tanks, quads, ect.)
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RE: Maaco? - 11/2/2006 8:59:30 AM
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quote:
ORIGINAL: johnny89
Hey guys this coming week im supposed to get my mustang painted and was wondering if yall have ever used Maaco overall do they do a good job? Im probably gonna get the basic package I think its still on sale for 250 I live in Houston and im not that rich im pretty much on the border of poor lol thats why I cant get the deluxe or whatever you call it. So I would really appreciate your input on them thanks.
I can relate to being broke man but...... If the car is at all passible the way it is (meaning is the paint at all decent looking?) then your better off leaving it. In most cases a Maaco paint job will lower the value of the car, look like crap and not last more than a year without chipping. Save your money
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RE: Maaco? - 11/2/2006 9:17:32 AM
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wythors
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ORIGINAL: ARdoller
imagine someone painting your car with a sharpie, and thats about a ballpark for maaco
Oh hell no. A Sharpie is a permanent marker. Maaco ain't permanent.
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RE: Maaco? - 11/2/2006 1:24:28 PM
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bransdaman78
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LISTEN AND LISTEN GOOD - MACCO WILL FUK YOUR CAR UP!!!!!!
Its cheap ass enamel paint - DO NOT DO IT if you have a nice car ... you can find a local painter to use real paint and do it for 400-500 bucks - PLEASE I KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT I know mustang owners like me - you will very disaapointed and you ruin the value of your car - macco is good for everyone else (but not you) lol :)
macco is a decent job for 1200 but you have to buy their highest package - and even still its cheap ass enamel that I wouldn't paint my valves stem caps with
- find a local repair place w/ a decent rep and say hey ill give 500 bucks to do a respray on my car (no crazy colors)
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RE: Maaco? - 11/2/2006 7:26:04 PM
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johnny89
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quote:
ORIGINAL: JD1969
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ORIGINAL: johnny89
Hey guys this coming week im supposed to get my mustang painted and was wondering if yall have ever used Maaco overall do they do a good job? Im probably gonna get the basic package I think its still on sale for 250 I live in Houston and im not that rich im pretty much on the border of poor lol thats why I cant get the deluxe or whatever you call it. So I would really appreciate your input on them thanks.
I can relate to being broke man but...... If the car is at all passible the way it is (meaning is the paint at all decent looking?) then your better off leaving it. In most cases a Maaco paint job will lower the value of the car, look like crap and not last more than a year without chipping. Save your money
Actually its peeling all over and its white so the gray shows up easily I mean a maaco paintjob cant be worse than that can it? Ill try and post some picture if I go see it this weekend. And its also rusting a little where its peeling what do yall recommend I do my dad has been sanding it and then applying this rust remover spray that durns the rust black will that work?
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RE: Maaco? - 11/3/2006 2:38:20 AM
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bransdaman78
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actually it can - bc ones you do that - ALL of that paint has to be sanded off to repaint - basically back to metal - and trippling the cost of your second paint job - that you Will have to have and WIll get done somewhere else - skip the middle step and get REAL paint job for 500 bucks at any body shop.
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... but when I put a Nu Finish "wax" job on it, it looks as good as if I got it painted (and all for just a couple of bucks)
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