I had my car estimated for small rust removal lots of dent removal and a paint job at Macco. It was supposed to be around 1700 but I had them work with me to get it for 1400. Is it worth it at Macco or not? Anyone have their cars done by them?

 

Word on the street in case you don't know, MAACO is

 

A 1400 dollar paint job. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

 

I got quoted 2500 at a local body shop. I need to get more quotes. How much do you charge Tom?

 

That must be the spray paint can type of job

 

i dunno, but i personally wouldn't spend so much money on just a couple of dents. If there is rust, sand the rust off n use touch up paint. i would think that the car would be worth as much as the paint job

 

if anyone is near Annville PA...Tilley does great work i hear

 

wait im confused... i have no idea what a good paint job goes for .... I have a beige car..how much for an all black paint job(door jams and all)??

 

lol my brother got a $600 paint job on his old car....looked really nice but 2 months later it started chipping....

 

if you change colors its more expensive....

 

depending on what macco its at it might be decent my aunt had her silver grand am color changed to orange and body work done for 1700 the cars paint looks good, the only problem is she didnt get the door jambs painted. they had to repair a door skin put on a new side mirror and a new sideskirt and the paint has held up good in chicagos bad weather so far.

 

From what I understand Maaco fits into the saying you pay for what you get. I've heard too many horror stories from maaco of paint chipping, fading, etc. just shortly after a paint job.

 

is it just me or the maaco quote is not funniest thing in this thread anymore.

 

Was just thinking the same thing myself!

I would say a trusted local autobody shop would be a better place to get a paintjob than macco.

 

I would be willing to get a body kit painted there, but not my whole car.

 

had my old integra painted for $300 at macco. some special thing they had. car looked alright for a year. no chipping. car got totaled so dont know how long it was going to last.

why spend thousands on a paint job on a old car like our maxima's which isnt worth very much now....

 

1700 or 1400 for a paint job. Don't you personally think that is kind of low? I personally won't get the paint job for that low. Either way my paint job is awsome "NEPTUNE BLUE".

 

Main problem with Maaco for you is the rust... the clear coat won't be there as well but within a year the rust will start all over again because they simply Fail to get Rid of It..

 

my friends paint job at macoo didnt come out to well

 

Seriously though, how much should a good quality paint job run you if;

a) you're staying the same color (in my case, black)
b) you're leaving the engine bay/underhood as it is
c) there is very little rust, just some paint chips and 2-3 places with minor surface rust
d) plenty of scratches and primered, unpainted front fenders/bumper

 

She has an 01 SE that was silver, She Got it painted a factory color from a 03 GT called Fusion Orange, Only the 03 and up GTs could have this color.

this is the color she got.

 

yeah that looks nice from the distance but what does it look like CLOSE UP

 

Thats not her car its just an example of the color, but up close her paint looks real good it just needs some buffing to get that glass like shine but the car is flawless i didnt find any runs and the paint is very even with no streaks or swirls. I would have never trusted a macco paint job until i seen hers

 

Instead of spending that on Maaco, do some research and you can get a good quality paint job. I paid about 2000 for mine when it was Custom MetallicNeptune Blue

 

I made a mistake on getting Maaco to do mine 3 yrs ago. Although they painted the car the same color, at least they should have, they managed to mismatch the oem color. I found this out when I did the pillar mod where I peeled off the vinyle covering from them. The beige color on them is a lot lighter than the rest of the car.....fawking Maaco!!! Also, the paint is now starting to fall apart around the front bumper area by the grill and by the sideview mirrors. My advise to anyone, pay the extra $600 and have it done right!

 

If you want your car to look like an orange peel. Maaco gives the worst paint jobs I have ever seen. Cheap quality and unskilled painters, overspray everywhere, always look unfinished.

 

That is the color I want but a color change might cost too much. How much was it to repaint the car black?

 

I have not personally dealt with him but alot of good reviews about him.
Here is his thread on paint.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=447761

 

In addition, don't be tricked by Maaco. When I went to look at their work, they showed me this pickup truck they were painting, all trimmings and lights have been removed to avoid overspray. They seem to know what they were doing at the time. When I got mine done, I was so disappointed when I saw overspray everywhere! Like some drunk-a$$ had painted my car. They offered to remove the overspray but I'd have to come back in a few weeks after the paint had cured more. I was so disgusted by them that I never came back and instead, I removed the overspray myself. Again, if you think everyone in here is being mellow-dramatic about Maaco...think again. You will regret you ever went with them, I did!

 

Assuming Macco is the same as Maaco! There seems to be two places with a very similiar name here unless they are the same???? Stay away! You're better off going to Walmart and spraying it yourself with BBQ paint. They did a car of mine years ago, I ended sueing! I had to sell the car at a huge loss because the paint job peeled after a few months they never pre sanded! But you never know maybe they've improved their methods?

 

well, my buddy got a paintjob for $650, and they molded the sideskirts and back bumper...now he has a bunch of green chips in his front bumper 9black car) and the paint job looks very wavy. never go cheap on paint.