Exactly. I need to go back to school for autobody, I refuse to pay thousands of dollars for a paint job.
Prep first then macco paint
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Exactly. I need to go back to school for autobody, I refuse to pay thousands of dollars for a paint job.
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KanomNom
Autobody...
Simple, its like $400-$1500 in parts depending on what you need done and quality.
It is the labor that kills it. Body work takes a whole lot of time to perfect or even do a great job.
Also a paintgun beats spray can anyday of the week and twice on holidays.
Simple, its like $400-$1500 in parts depending on what you need done and quality.
It is the labor that kills it. Body work takes a whole lot of time to perfect or even do a great job.
Also a paintgun beats spray can anyday of the week and twice on holidays.
Tell me about it, My wife backed into the neighbors trailer recently. $3k to fix the rear of her car. No visible damage to the trailer. Lucky ins covered most of it.
Like Chris rock says, insurance should be called in case s***. In case S** happens.
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KanomNom
Haha.
That one was from "never scared" right?
One scratch on the bumper and you'll have to pretty much paint the whole bumper itself.
But OP, please dont do maaco
That one was from "never scared" right?
One scratch on the bumper and you'll have to pretty much paint the whole bumper itself.
But OP, please dont do maaco
bdeitemeyer
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You get what you pay for (usually). Prepping the car yourself isn't a bad idea, as long as you or whoever is helping you truly knows what you're/they're doing. My biggest concern with this idea is the quality of the materials being used.
talontsiawd
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As someone said, Macco's low end paint jobs use really low quality paint and is single stage, unless something has changed over the years.
They have a reputation of doing shoddy bodywork but that's all the franchise. Not to say you shouldn't do it yourself but that's not the reason why a Macco paintjob is bad, or not the only reason.
I know a very small number of people who have had an OEM quality job at Macco. Realize that each is different. The thing in common was that they did their own bodywork and sourced their own paint. It's not cheap and not going to be close to $650 or whatever they are charging now but can be cheaper than other shops. On the flipside, I know many more people who have gone to a lower end body shop and paid around $1500-2000 and had a good paint job, about what you would likely spend at Macco, including supplies, when all is said and done.
They have a reputation of doing shoddy bodywork but that's all the franchise. Not to say you shouldn't do it yourself but that's not the reason why a Macco paintjob is bad, or not the only reason.
I know a very small number of people who have had an OEM quality job at Macco. Realize that each is different. The thing in common was that they did their own bodywork and sourced their own paint. It's not cheap and not going to be close to $650 or whatever they are charging now but can be cheaper than other shops. On the flipside, I know many more people who have gone to a lower end body shop and paid around $1500-2000 and had a good paint job, about what you would likely spend at Macco, including supplies, when all is said and done.
uhhkilleez
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I've heard that Maaco usually sucks all around but if you go to the right one, they have good workers who do a good job. If you have the tools necessary, I'd say do it yourself and do it right all. You'll know it was done right and you'll save some cash too.
If you do go the Maaco route, I would do all prep yourself and talk to the person who will be painting your car, walk them around the car telling them what you want and don't want painted (sometimes they paint stuff like door moldings or mudflaps)
Here's a honda-tech thread that shows tons of examples of Maaco paint both painted and prepped by Maaco or prepped beforehand.
http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=1563066
If you do go the Maaco route, I would do all prep yourself and talk to the person who will be painting your car, walk them around the car telling them what you want and don't want painted (sometimes they paint stuff like door moldings or mudflaps)
Here's a honda-tech thread that shows tons of examples of Maaco paint both painted and prepped by Maaco or prepped beforehand.
http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=1563066
LeBirdNest
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Bedliner.
I kid of course
maybe
I kid of course
maybe
