Ok im lookin to paint my 75 mav on a pretty strict budget. I know maaco does it for kinda cheap like 300 bucks correct me if im wrong please. But yea seems to cheap to be good any word on them? also another thing i was thinking was doing it myself this way check out the site. http://rollyourcar.com/default.aspx i know a friend who did it to his bumper and it looks new and amazing onl difference is i would do it to my whole car and thats a hell of alot cheaper. So what do you guys think? also i was thinking depending on what you guys say about Maaco maybe having them paint it then me paint a couple of clear coats on it via the roller like on the website. Tell me what you guys think THANKS!
you will hear some people say never go to maaco and some say the had a great experience at maaco. it really depends on location. if you want to get the most from a maaco paintjob you do the body prep for them
lol im starting to think you stock me and my posts lol anyways i kinda want to do it myself to have you gotten it done? and by prepping the body meaning sanding it down? taking off all the trim ?
i'm just on here waaaaaay to much lol i've never gotten it done myself.(yet) but yes do all the sanding and take off the bigger peices of chrome. just do as much work possible for maaco. they have a timer and as soon as it goes off, the car goes into the next stage
They painted a car for me once. I only wanted the hood done and they talked me into doing the whole car. I had to refuse taking it twice so they could get it right in certain areas, they did. Unfortunatly the car was totaled (hit and run) about three months later so I can't tell you if it peeled or something. It is inexpensive and they do offer different stages. I'm always thinking about them, because of the price lol. Hopefuly putting a clear on after they do it wont have an affect. There are products that don't like other products. I know it's not the same but I do roller painting quite a bit. I roll square tubing I use for gate posts and when they are dry they do look really good. I use the "mini" rollers that I get at home depot, there pink. They are the best ones I have found. The sponge ones seem to push and leave streaks or when they do roll they leave bubbles. I can imagine that some sanding after using the pink one would be required, but it would be required anyway I think.
yea my friend did it to his bumper then once it dried for about a day he buffed it looks excellent and take a look at the gallery on the website too pretty cool stuff so i dont know cause theres just that coolness of you doing it yourself to lol. You were satisfied as far as what you know when you got the job done on your car right?
Yes. But like what was mentioned, it depends on the location. No two people will give the same quality. That being said about the manager to the sander guy to the painter... Your $300 is the same from me or you and WE also have different expectations. I say you can't be too picky for $300. I wasn't but the areas I questioned I felt I shouldn't have had to point them out they were so obvious. Some shops won't paint over your body work so I would ask them how they handle that. Maybe they will give you some pointers like what they accept for fillers. They may charge extra if you want primer too, so have questions ready.
I am doing the roller paint job right now. I have 6 coats on I think. I tried buffing out a section of ther hood yesrterday. 1000 Grit then 1500. Then some Mcquires #2 paint "smoother?" It actually looks pretty good ...but I am easy to please. heheh
i am one of the...Unhappy...people... they primed/painted the car...all the paint blew off within 6 mo.... they said it was my fault...
I have heard of this. That's why I mentioned I hadn't had it long enough. I don't mind it blowing off a quarter mile at a time tho...
Just a word of caution in regards to using Rustoleum to paint your car. Rustoleum is an oil based product intended to prevent rust from forming on metal. If at some time you decide to repaint the car in the future with another brand of paint you will have to strip off ALL the Rustoleum. The oil in the Rustoleum will cause a horrible case of fisheyes and at worst prevent the new paint from sticking. Most bodymen and painters I know hate the stuff and go absolutely bullistic if they discover the car they are working on has been painted with Rustoleum. I'm not saying the stuff wont look good, but it's something to keep in mind if you ever want to repaint the car again.
Let me add to Jean Doll's post....make sure that the primer you use is automotive primer. The Rustoleum primer is just as bad as the paint when you try to put automotive paint over it.....it will peel and flake off, if it even sticks to start with. You can buy automotive primer in rattle cans at a good parts store.
I have been seeing ads in the local shopper paper from body technicians looking to do side jobs cheap - just a product of the bad economy. You may be able to get a top notch paint job for Maaco prices. Also, look to your local technical college. Take a class and shoot it yourself. Finally - anyone looking to do a cheap do-it yourself paint job - needs to check out Trinity for paint. Shoots like Centari and is way better than rattle cans in my opinion. http://www.paintforcars.com/ My opinion of Maaco is you get what you pay for and every location is different and you must check into the individual shop to see if they do good work.
You get what you pay for... Want a good job, pay good money...or do it yourself. I manage a body/paint shop. If I paint a Maverick, the materials I use would be a minimum of $600-$1000 dollars. So, what does that tell you? They can paint a car for $300 and still make money???
