Another fresh new paint job from macco

[inmypassatlife]

Looks as good as one could expect for a $1600 paint job. Especially for black paint and on such a large vehicle.

$1600 locally would have been a chameleon or Pearl paint

 

[06 Yukon XL]

Years ago I had a 76 Monte Carlo. Took it iin for a paint job after I did the bodywork. Picked the colour on the car code 67 Medium Saddle. Picked up the car a few days later, salmon pink. They triied to tell me it was the colour i picked. I said pull out the paintbook
They see code 67 salmonpink and I say no , look at how codes line up with paint swatch and they say oops. Had to wait 6 weeks for a repaint. Never agaon for Maaco for me.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Years ago I had a 76 Monte Carlo. Took it iin for a paint job after I did the bodywork. Picked the colour on the car code 67 Medium Saddle. Picked up the car a few days later, salmon pink. They triied to tell me it was the colour i picked. I said pull out the paintbook
They see code 67 salmonpink and I say no , look at how codes line up with paint swatch and they say oops. Had to wait 6 weeks for a repaint. Never agaon for Maaco for me.

I would've been PISSED!!

 

[traveus]

Lesson learned, hope this saves someone else’s time and money. Haha funny thing to note when I brung my truck back in to be redone. There was a guy looking to get his 2009 escalade completely resprayed with the same package he sold me on. “It’ll look like factory” so I went up to him and told him that’s the same exact thing I got. He looked out the window and said hmm it’s got a good shine. I said now let’s get a little closer. He said it looked nothing like factory and got in his truck and left. I’ll post pictures in a couple weeks after they buff it out.


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[BeenChevy]

This post is educational at least. Sorry to hear about your paint job. Got screwed by ABRA Auto Body & Glass when they tried to paint a Cadillac Eldorado after a side impact collision. It was a battle trying to get them to correct it and it never did get fixed. Had I been older and wiser, I would have known what to do and say from the git. Learned to never go to Safelite auto for a windshield either. Two different vehicles and two different tech's botched my glass installs.

If we could hijack your thread and create a sticky with listing places NOT to bring your vehicle.. You best bet if you don't already have a solid network circle for things like this is social networking. Now days you can find a badass painter, references, and examples before you ever set foot into their shop/garage/barn. Try and communicate via e-mail your expectations and have your legally binding document right there without any effort. Most of the guys I'd use for paint are friends of friends and I've seen the work first hand. Some of these are small no-name shops, chops, or people doing work outta their pole barn with high-end equipment and years of experience. Some of the best deals are had outside of chain shops too. About a year ago my buddy had is STS-V painted Onyx black and all the dents removed for less than $200 and some side job bargaining. Good luck with the fix - as others said get into small claims and get your money and maybe something for your waste of time back. Your time is worth more than $1600

 

[Pockets]

It might cost you a little bit more money but I would look into a professional detailing shop to buff the paint out. If they did that shotty of prep/paint work you can guarantee they're going to burn through the paint that's on there.

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[Danny3737]

They warranted it so their gonna keep fixing it until it’s right. When I was pointing out stuff that was messed up. He told me that they work like a assembly line. That everything isn’t gonna be perfect and I get what I pay for, but why when I was paying for it you told me it would look just like a factory paint job. I’ll never recommend macco to anyone.


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I used to work next to a Maaco. Can't tell you how many times I used to see them paint cars outside. You would always see paint on the tires, muffler, etc. They had the same quality control as Earl Scheib. I'm sure there are a few old timers on here that remember them and their cheesy commercials. "We'll paint any car for $99.99".

 

[CTown LTZ]

They had the same quality control as Earl Scheib. "We'll paint any car ANY COLOR for $99.99".

FYP.

There's always a low budget option, It's up to the customer to do their due diligence.



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[Meccanoble]

My understanding is Maaco does good jobs just terrible preparation. Removing headlights, and other parts to avoid over spray and things of that nature. If you prepped car, it would come out good but still scared to bring my car to them. Glad they took care of you.

 

[Jason_S]

For $1800 you could have bought all of the materials, watched a few youtube vids, drank a bottle of jack, and done at least a comparable job.

 

[PG01]

Like above prep is key. I had a 79 monte carlo in high school (over 20 yrs ago)..it was white with a 1/4 red vinyl top... i swapped the entire front clip (hood fenders doors rad support everything) with one from an ugly ass light green monte...even swapped the doors...took my radio out, put on the stock steering wheel and then pulled all the trim, door locks and trunk lock, i did any body work needed, i wet sanded, jambed it with spray can white put on some stock tires and rims and drove it maaco in yonkers ny about a half hour from my parents house. When i got there i pulled the plate off the rear and taillights out. All they had to do was mask the roof windows door handles and wheels... finish prep(very little if they did at all) and spray it..Guy wrote antique white on the windshield and $600 and 5 days later i had my car back... not bad for maaco and a high school kid. I wiil never bring anything to a maaco again tho...i was a kid trying to save money and that was my option.

 

[Cattivo]

For $1800 you could have bought all of the materials, watched a few youtube vids, drank a bottle of jack, and done at least a comparable job.

For $300 I painted my old Jeep with rattle cans outside in the parking lot...I wet sanded and did a 3 step paint correction, came out better than any Maaco paint job I've ever seen

 

[Tonyrodz]

For $300 I painted my old Jeep with rattle cans outside in the parking lot...I wet sanded and did a 3 step paint correction, came out better than any Maaco paint job I've ever seen

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How's the kid doing with the Jeep? Is he keeping up with it?

 

[Cattivo]

How's the kid doing with the Jeep? Is he keeping up with it?

He actually put an 8'' lift on it last month and managed to blow both 12'' subs lol...he's actually been helping me with the Tahoe the past few days...I may reward him with some new speakers

 

[Tonyrodz]

He actually put an 8'' lift on it last month and managed to blow both 12'' subs lol...he's actually been helping me with the Tahoe the past few days...I may reward him with some new speakers

You're a good dude @Cattivo

 

[Cattivo]

You're a good dude @Cattivo

TY Brother

 

[Tonyrodz]

TY Brother

I calls it as I sees it yo!