..i have never seen a $200 and a $4000 paint job come out of the same shop.... they wouldn't want anyone to know they did the $200 job. most i know that do $200 paint jobs...that's all they know how to do. ...:Handshake...
What happens if they run out of time when masking? They just quit? From what I understand, the Maaco shops (atleast in Tulsa) have great booth setups. I've heard you can rent them sometimes.
Jean I agree with you. I started working in a body shop when I was twelve. I know this is hard to believe. But I was working for my neighbor after school. I painted my first car at 15. I am a lot older than that now. I still do body work and painting on heavy equipment. I know you get what you pay for. So please spend the money to do it right the first time.
i know what you mean but i'm not looking for perfection/showcar, i'm not even old enough to get a drivers license, so for me, money comes very hard earned and takes a lot of work to get a couple hundred saved up let alone a few thousand. (i knew i shouldnt have said maaco lol)
Matt, my dad had his 81 Century painted by the local Maaco. It's not 100% flawless, which they told us upfront it wouldn't be, but it looks good. He did get the top of the line basecoat/clearcoat. A few people that have left comments in this thread have had actual experience with Maaco, but alot of them are just speculating because of what they have heard other people say about Maaco.
I knew a guy that had an 80's S-10 painted by them. The worst part of the job was a the paint runs and the orange peel. He told me that he did all the bodywork and removed everything that he didn't want paint on. You might consider that when you do your car, if you choose Maaco to save $$. Paint is expensive and that's why none of my cars have a perfect paint job. Why not? It makes for some good stories. Yeah, but how much is the "top of the line" price? It's not comparable to a REAL "top of the line" price, right?
just like you said, its not 100% but it still looks good. i'm not looking for a paint job that i'm gonna have forever just something to have some fun with
Sometimes you have to settle with what you can afford. MAACO's prices are affordable. You just need to be carefull of what you are getting into. Check out whichever shop you want to do business with to see what kind of work they put out and find out if they will back up thier paint jobs with a warranty. If possible do as much of the prep work yourself, including the masking. Take off as many removable parts as you can and outline the others in tape so all the masker has to do is put on the paper. You want to get the car to the point where the only ones who have to get thier hands on the car are the masker, the painter and the detailers or cleanup guys. It's been 12 years since I last set foot in a MAACO and hopefully over the years they have started doing better work than they used to. The shop I worked in was a very profit driven business with little regard for anything other than the bottom line at the end of the week. That does not mean all MAACO's work that way. There are hundreds of MAACO's all across the country and I'm sure not all of them are butcher shops. But, they do paint cars in a rapid fire way because that's they way they are run. Just do your homework and check out the type of work the shop you plan to deal with puts out. Ask plenty of questions. The more informed you are, the better off you are.
Not at all. There are a few minor imperfections, the car is a daily driver. The way it came out looks great for a driver or better.
My dad paid like $1500, it was done in either 2004 or 2005. Jason Millers 71 Maverick 4dr R.I.P. was painted by his local Maaco and it looked damn good.
