too bad,my shop is little more pricey though,but quality is good,if customer isnt happy it gets fixed no questions asked,lifetime warranty also...
i painted mine,this would be a 4-5 g paint job,with minor bodywork if needed,everything comes off though also....hate to say it but it cost me $300 bucks with a wet sand and 4 coats of clear to make it pop more...looks killer in the sun....
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The local Maaco's here aren't really anything to write home about. I've had friends get their cars painted there and while they looked great from 20 feet, you could easily pick out where corners were cut and find paint chipping and cracking several months later. Many hack job fixes as well. One friend had his rear defroster lines hacked up, overspray in the wheel wells and on the wheels, etc etc.
When it came time to get my car painted, i just went to a reputable local shop. Cost me 4.5K, but was well worth it in the long run.
People can pay$1,500-$2k for a Maaco "top of the line" paint job and will need a repaint in 4-5 years or you can do it right the first time and pay $4-5k for a real top of the line paint job from a true pro shop and it'll last 20 years to life if properly taken care of. I do understand why people still go to Maaco while knowing this. It's either a point A to point B vehicle, you're not planning on keeping it for that long, simply don't care or will never have the money. This is what keeps Maaco going strong.
I've seen some of the cheap Maaco and Earl Shieb paint jobs, I could've done better with a rattle can and some cardboard.
I still have my new DeVilbiss NIB and I have an itchy trigger finger. Too bad I won't be getting to paint my car for a while.
Different strokes, I guess. I could spend $4-5K on something performance related like boost or suspension goodies and be left with a warm fuzzy feeling, but just the thought of plunking down 5 G's so my car will shine a little more in the sun makes my stomach turn. My next paint job will be a homemade ordeal.
Yes, I prefer not getting killed. I understood what you were trying to do. I think its a good idea to help folks make as an informed decision as possible. My previous post was simply an update. I'm hoping to present my experience with Maaco as realistically as possible.Mostly I was commenting on folks asking what the extra money could possibly go towards between a Maaco job and what other shops charge.
There is certainly a time and place for either route, and I can't knock anybody for which way they choose to do it, I'd just like folks to make as informed a decision as possible, and not think any other shop is charging huge sums just for the sake of doing so.
As long as the results are what you expect then great, if you're wife doesn't kill you well I guess that's a bonus!
Different strokes for sure. I've seen some decent rattle can paint jobs on cars. As long as you don't have any deep scratches or dents it can come out OK. Some rattle cans these days actually have good tips that atomize the paint well.
i had Maaco do my car only a year later to have my buddy re do it as well I hope it holds up up for you after my buddy was done
this was the Maaco job the red was pinkish . either way your car looks great much better then it was . good luck with it !
they use very cheap material which is what keeps the cost so low . there reds just do not come out right.Oh don't get me wrong, I would never rattle can my car. If/when I paint it, I will build a paint booth of sorts in my garage or a friend's pole barn or something.
That was my other beef with Maaco, I felt like the color did not turn out exactly as I expected.
Good deal on your car! It looks great, and I love the 93 Cobra wheels.i had Maaco do my car only a year later to have my buddy re do it as well I hope it holds up up for you after my buddy was done
this was the Maaco job the red was pinkish . either way your car looks great much better then it was . good luck with it !
I took their highest package with the hopes that everything would come out right, and I left them alone for as long as they wanted.they use very cheap material which is what keeps the cost so low . there reds just do not come out right.
I hear ya it was good to me for a long time but the elements took there toll to but it was still. a daily then now it's a toyI took their highest package with the hopes that everything would come out right, and I left them alone for as long as they wanted.
I hear ya on the elements having lived in CT before. Now we live in SoCal. The sun here is BRUTAL intense. I had them add UV protection to the paint for that reason. Also, I have to park outside w/no cover so I'm scrambling for a decent car cover. I have one I bought at PepBoys for $30, but it comes off if someone sneezes. I'm looking at a good Noah car cover. They are about $200, sheesh.I hear ya it was good to me for a long time but the elements took there toll to but it was still. a daily then now it's a toy
I hear ya on the elements having lived in CT before. Now we live in SoCal. The sun here is BRUTAL intense. I had them add UV protection to the paint for that reason. Also, I have to park outside w/no cover so I'm scrambling for a decent car cover. I have one I bought at PepBoys for $30, but it comes off if someone sneezes. I'm looking at a good Noah car cover. They are about $200, sheesh.
My car is kind of a daily. I end up putting about 6-7k a year on it. It currently has about 56k on it.
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