$199 half price Maaco paint job

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:36 pm

Hudson_Neon wrote:
MyNeonSaysHi wrote:
Hudson_Neon wrote: ^fisheyes, dust, other crap. probably not painted in a booth. can you say $200?
The runs were visible. you can actually see the the paint running down the car and ends in a blob. wipe it off with your hand? Nah its paint! From a distance you don't notice it at all... If I ever get my car repainted in the far far future I will be looking at around $5k.
well that's fixed with some wet sanding and buffing and hoping that you don't cur through

I was right

Chibits12 · Post by **Chibits12** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:33 am

So if I just wanna get my fading bumpers painted can they still do it for $200?

It shouldn't take more than a couple of hours to paint both bumpers right?

Or I can always do it myself, aka ghetto paint job.

zerocoolok · Post by **zerocoolok** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:26 am

I had a friend in college that took his truck to Maaco, he prepped it and everything. The paint had runs in it, got all over his windows, and it felt "grainy", like sandpaper when you touched it. He didn't even buy the cheap job either, he got the ~1k one. Please don't support Maaco, I understand they are franchises, but quality paint shops will never associate themselves with them. Also do not bring your car to a dealer for body work unless you actually see an on-site body shop, as they whore out the work to the lowest bidder and keep the profit. I know one guy that did the body and paint for a Honda Dealership AT HIS HOUSE! Whether you're paying thousands to get the work done or your Insurance is, please go to a reputable body shop.

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:42 am

please go to a reputable body shop

Exactly, and from experience the best shops are the little guys like your Joe's Collision that has been around for 20+ years!
I know first hand the difference between the little shop and the big name since my hood was done at the big name shop and they promised to repaint it because of the crappy quality almost a year ago......
I got a discount at the little shop and payed full retail and the big name shop....

KrackstaR · Post by **KrackstaR** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:41 am

front bumper painted from macco (for $200) came out flawless, they even painted my spoiler for free. Its all about what you will accept, if your going to accept crap, thats what your going to get CRAP.