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Reply With Quotemy buddy in college had a supra painted there. Maaco is cheap but you get what you pay for, and he wasn't really happy. I had never seen a paint job that made a car look like a giant maroon orange peel.
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This is a discussion on Maaco Paint Job!!!!!!!!!!!! within the Body Work & Paint Shop forums, part of the Exterior Tech category; I own a 90 pickup, maybe worth $2500. Is maaco OK to repaint my truck? Anybody get there truck painted ...
I own a 90 pickup, maybe worth $2500. Is maaco OK to repaint my truck? Anybody get there truck painted there? Any pictures? How long did it last?
my buddy in college had a supra painted there. Maaco is cheap but you get what you pay for, and he wasn't really happy. I had never seen a paint job that made a car look like a giant maroon orange peel.
2001 Z71 ecsb -Sunset Orange-
2002 Tahoe
i havent really heard to many good things about maaco either...
Courtesy of 91chevZ71
If you do get maaco, be sure to tell them to primer the car before they paint it.....nuff said
94 C1500 ECSB Cheyenne 5.7L: 4/6 Drop, Airlift Slamair, MSD, TB spacer, 4L60E, 2500 stall, Transgo HD2, Vette Servo
maaco and paint don't belong in the same sentence.....
Maaco is just a franchised store....It all depends on the people they have working for them. My brother in law had his truck painted at Maaco in Modesto Cali and I would have to say that truck looked brand new when they were finished!!!!
93 Chevy C1500, Blue/Silver, LB, 5.7L, RV Cam, 4l60e, Vette Servo, 31x10.50x15 Michelin MTX M/S, 94 Grille, Cystal Clear Lights, K&N, Flowmaster Duals, High flow cat, MSD Coil, Jet TB Spacer, Jet Stage 1 chip, Jet 180 thermostat
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i guess you got lucky, all the Maaco paintjobs I have seen look like the paint was applied with a garden hose....
They basically paint the whole car, and scrape the windows with a razor.
On rare occasion, I have seen nice jobs from them.
Originally Posted by Big Angry
If you are willing to pay, and you do the prep work yourself, you can get decent work from them.
It's all in the prep work..
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90 454ss
92 454ss
08 Avalanche
I wish people were like slinkys, fun to play with but when I get bored I can push them down the stairs.
Maaco sucks. My Cavalier had just been painted there when I bought for my first car. First chance I had, I repainted it myself. Looks like they poured the paint into a shop vac and set it on reverse. The orange peel was awful. It had enough waves in it to make it look like you were looking at a class 5 hurricane passing over the Atlantic.
The *only* time I would EVER recommend a Maaco "paint" job is if you were looking to do something quick and dirty before selling it.
Agreed, I have seen good results that way.
A guy on my street has a 88 2500 Sierra that he picked up to use for his remodeling business. He wanted to make it a little nicer looking since the paint was kinda in bad shape. About a month ago he took it to Maaco and had them paint it white ( the factory color was tan/brown ) It looks alot better but I dont know how it'll hold up long term.I can try and get a few pics of it for ya.
70 Chevelle * 73 Chevelle * 94 RCSS * 95 2 dr Tahoe * 99 Suburban
70 Chevelle rebuild here
This is a maaco job, about 4 years old now.
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...kwheels043.jpg
If it ain't broke, give me a minute.
Truck was painted Dark Blue 4 years ago, right?
Maaco is fine as long as you know you are getting a cheap paintjob. If you are finicky or plan to keep the truck long term, I would stay away.
SOLD: '01 Tahoe LT Autoride with '04 Silverado Z71 Rims; billet grill & bowtie; push bar; emblems/trim removed; tint; k&n; Superchips;
CURRENT: 2007 Quicksilver Escalade 6.2 AWD; K&N; Diablo Predator Tune; E&G mesh fender vents; tint.
I've also heard that it depends on the franchise. Some put more care into their work that others. Like any paint shop, you need to check their references if you are that concerned about quality. If you can do the prep work yourself, I've heard that helps a great deal. But, no matter what, if you pay $500 for a paint job, you are going to get a $500 paint job... minimal masking, minimal prep (I wonder if they'd even wash it, let alone strip the wax off) and you'll get things like a body colored tailpipe.
'01 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 ECSB
Exactly. Just like some Pizza Hut's are better than others. It all depends on who is doing the work.
Used to own a FSC, now I just have my extremely old Buick.
Have some perspective please. Thank you.
I have always loved those wheels
99 jeep wrangler <- a real 4x4
04 silverado ecsb - SOLD
89 k1500 scss - SOLD
99 sierra ecsb - SOLD
If the truck is only worth $2500, go for it.
'01 Silverado Ext. Cab Z71 LT Sunset Orange Metallic / Corsa / Goodmark Cowl Hood / Colormatched / '05 Tails / Tahoe Grill w/ Billet / Lowered 1.25"-2" / 22" 026s / 305-45 Kumho STXs
I had my grandprix painted there. I will never goto maaco again. Ive seen more runs on that car than at a marathon. Also they charged me to take a door off to pop out a fender dent, all they did was bondo it. they didnt do any prep work, I dont even think they sanded it. After I got it back, all my molding went from black to white, the color of the car. There was alot of overspray in the wheel wells. It sucked monster balls. Never again.
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