View Poll Results: have maaco paint your car?
yes
22
17.46%
no
104
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would you ever go to maaco?
Originally Posted by hasenbonkers
when i had my old 97 v6 camaro, the front bumper had soo many chips and scratches so i had them repaint it for $250 i had already sanded it and prepped it. 2 months later it looked the same as it did, its liek they didnt even use any clear coat
the deal on macco is that they don't pay their employees very much, more for starting out painters. So therefore the good guys don't work at Macco. Most of the time you get what you pay for when it comes to body work and paint.
I just started working at a Maaco in the 'prep' dept.
Yes, time is money to them, and yes, they pay low wages, and yes, they just mask off instead of removing stuff (unless its had bodywork done that required parts removal). And the bodywork guys get REAL good money, but its on a 'get paid on the work you do' basis.
All cars are sanded before paint, not just scotchbrite scuffed, then dewaxed before painting. If a car gets painted and its not right, it comes back to the prep and sanded again.
In the week i've been there, i've seen some really nice paint jobs and i'm waiting till it quietens down then I can get my Firebird painted (but I will be removing as much trim as poss first!!)
Sara Lou
Yes, time is money to them, and yes, they pay low wages, and yes, they just mask off instead of removing stuff (unless its had bodywork done that required parts removal). And the bodywork guys get REAL good money, but its on a 'get paid on the work you do' basis.
All cars are sanded before paint, not just scotchbrite scuffed, then dewaxed before painting. If a car gets painted and its not right, it comes back to the prep and sanded again.
In the week i've been there, i've seen some really nice paint jobs and i'm waiting till it quietens down then I can get my Firebird painted (but I will be removing as much trim as poss first!!)
Sara Lou
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When I was in High School, I had a 1957 Chevy Bel Air. I had redone everything on it except the paint, which was so bad it wouldn't even polish up. My X decided to key it so insurance paid for a new paint job. I took it to Maaco and they did a great job. The only problem was that they used a unique paint. Aparantly back then (don't know if they do now) but they used individual batches of paint that were never the same (or so they said) so if there was any damage there was no touch up available. This was 1990 just for clarification so there were no computers to speak of. I have to say though that the paint job they did back then looks better than the one GM put on my TA...LOL
A friend worked at one in Central Fla.
They told him the allotted time to sand a complete car was......
12 minutes.
So I cant see how they can knock off so much on a price due to sanding being done ahead.
As far as the facility and the workmanship most do a good job.
They use cheap azz paint and no prep time but do a good job of layin it down.
If you roll the windows down they color the interior for you too.
P&B is like anything else you get what you pay for(or less).
They told him the allotted time to sand a complete car was......
12 minutes.
So I cant see how they can knock off so much on a price due to sanding being done ahead.
As far as the facility and the workmanship most do a good job.
They use cheap azz paint and no prep time but do a good job of layin it down.
If you roll the windows down they color the interior for you too.
P&B is like anything else you get what you pay for(or less).
my old 94 was macco, did all the prep myself and payed 1K for basecoat cear coat. i was up there all he time cuzz i was screptical, only prob was the tons of overspray on my rims, didnt bother to tape those up. paint job came out looking real nice.
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No offense folks, but I'm going to close this poll {but the thread remains open}. The roof was painted a few weeks ago. We know that Maaco is not the ideal choice, but for some people, it just works. 
