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azboy · 05-02-2002, 01:01 AM

i'm going to their shop its weekend and see for myself if their paint jobs are any good.  I've heard they suck and basically you get what you pay for.  but I really don't have much money to spend on it and the car really needs a make over.  the original paint is really bad due to arizona heat.  

anyone here had experience with maaco?

Coldsun · 05-02-2002, 01:12 AM

didn't we jus see one of these threads

check around dog..i think there is a thread about this not to long ago
-Sun

91CRXsiR · 05-02-2002, 01:21 AM

if you do most the preping yourself then you can get a really nice paint job for cheap . Macco guys know how to paint they paint ALLOT of cars aday. but they dont have time to prep so they just shoot at anything.

Takumi · 05-02-2002, 06:06 AM

Be prepared to notice some overspray on some parts. Since they paint cars so fast, they're gonna get sloppy. So you're gonna have to do some of your own post-paint job body work yourself, aside from prepping the car.  Like almost everyone says, you get what you paid for.

nrcooled · 05-02-2002, 10:29 AM

After my sister decided to come home from college she wrecked my, get this, '86 Subaru GL10. After some hunting junk yards for parts I ended up w/ a red hood on a beige car and being a highschool student at the time didn't have much money so I took it to Maaco and got it painted for $150 Yeah it looked like shit and had runs but hey I thought it was pretty good for $150

Anubis · 05-02-2002, 10:40 AM

My s14 was painted at maaco. It turned out great. Since i didn't pay for it (got sideswiped) i think it was a good value. It all depends on which maaco you go to. The one I went to was excellent.

azboy · 05-02-2002, 11:11 AM

sorry about the re-post but i did a search and keep getting error messages.  

anyways, just wanted to thank everyone for the reply.  i'll let you guys know how it goes this saturday.

dave240sx · 05-02-2002, 10:49 PM

what kind of Prep work should you do before you send it in?

05-02-2002, 01:12 AM	#2
Coldsun Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 224 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	didn't we jus see one of these threads check around dog..i think there is a thread about this not to long ago -Sun __________________ Coldsun - The Honda Boy of the Forum                                        I Love Cars, thats why i'm here

05-02-2002, 06:06 AM	#4
Takumi Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Age: 43 Posts: 836 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Be prepared to notice some overspray on some parts. Since they paint cars so fast, they're gonna get sloppy. So you're gonna have to do some of your own post-paint job body work yourself, aside from prepping the car.  Like almost everyone says, you get what you paid for. __________________ 2000 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS (GC6) Yes, I am a devoted Scooby driver, but I still got love for the Nissans and I always will. =)

05-02-2002, 10:29 AM	#5
nrcooled Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Turn 8 'bout to get rolled by a SC'd ITR Age: 45 Posts: 1,849 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	After my sister decided to come home from college she wrecked my, get this, '86 Subaru GL10. After some hunting junk yards for parts I ended up w/ a red hood on a beige car and being a highschool student at the time didn't have much money so I took it to Maaco and got it painted for $150 Yeah it looked like shit and had runs but hey I thought it was pretty good for $150 __________________ '91 hatch w/ SR Sold; '03 Evo Sold 401 HP; '03 MS Protege sold; '00 Evo 6.5 TME Sold 300HP

05-02-2002, 10:49 PM	#8
dave240sx Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: nashville, TN Posts: 229 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	what kind of Prep work should you do before you send it in? __________________ 91 Fastback --Pilot Shortshifter--

05-02-2002, 01:01 AM	#1
azboy Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 52 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i'm going to their shop its weekend and see for myself if their paint jobs are any good.  I've heard they suck and basically you get what you pay for.  but I really don't have much money to spend on it and the car really needs a make over.  the original paint is really bad due to arizona heat.   anyone here had experience with maaco?

05-02-2002, 01:21 AM	#3
91CRXsiR Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: City of Industry, CA [626] Age: 41 Posts: 2,092 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	if you do most the preping yourself then you can get a really nice paint job for cheap . Macco guys know how to paint they paint ALLOT of cars aday. but they dont have time to prep so they just shoot at anything.

05-02-2002, 10:40 AM	#6
Anubis BANNED Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Age: 38 Posts: 990 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My s14 was painted at maaco. It turned out great. Since i didn't pay for it (got sideswiped) i think it was a good value. It all depends on which maaco you go to. The one I went to was excellent.

05-02-2002, 11:11 AM	#7
azboy Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 52 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	sorry about the re-post but i did a search and keep getting error messages.   anyways, just wanted to thank everyone for the reply.  i'll let you guys know how it goes this saturday.