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07-23-2009, 08:12 PM
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Re: paint???
You could do all the preparation work yourself and have a local Maaco spray it. Ask around at shops, see if they have pictures of work they've done.
07-23-2009, 08:33 PM
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Re: paint???
Hey, I'm from westminster, this guy I know does a great job painting, name is sam pickett, his business is precision auto unlimited and towing, #'s are 4109847876 or 4108571482, tell him andrew dodge with the red civic sent you, or say steve gossages friend sent you.
07-24-2009, 08:51 PM
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please Don't go maaco.Got a gsr clean no dents just needed some paint and had all kinds of problems with them retarts
there myself...but I've always wondered what Maaco really charged
"out the door"...
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07-25-2009, 10:48 AM
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WOW WHAT KINDA PROBLEMS DID U HAVE? CUZ I JUST GOT ALL NEW FENDERS FOR FRONT AND A NEW HOOD AND TOOK OUT MOST OF THE DINGS LOL SO ITS LIKE BLACK AND FADED RED LOL AND I HAVE NO CLUE HOW TO PAINT IM MORE OF A UNDER THE HOOD KINDA GUY
07-25-2009, 11:11 AM
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yea me too i did all the prep but the retarts painted!!!!!
TWO OR THREE MONTHS later it started to crack and called them about it And they just would not do anything about it.SO I wrote the them a letter and said how poor there service was.trust me I WAS NOT happy
TWO OR THREE MONTHS later it started to crack and called them about it And they just would not do anything about it.SO I wrote the them a letter and said how poor there service was.trust me I WAS NOT happy
07-25-2009, 11:23 AM
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TWO OR THREE MONTHS later it started to crack and called them about it And they just would not do anything about it
have to do anything to it or just push it in and spray? What factory
paint color was it?
I had a winter car that I was thinking about having them
spray a while back..but screw that. I'll just shoot it myself. I was
only going to have them do it if it was extremely cheap.
$900 is a chunk of change. I would have been livid had my paint
started deteriorating so soon..
07-25-2009, 11:36 AM
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yea i did all the tapeing for them all the lights out and had my toe guy take it.all they did was sprayTHE COLOR WAS pearl black.BLACK wit gold flakes.looked nice when i got it to my shop but then the cracks started
07-25-2009, 08:30 PM
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Re: paint???
That's why you ask locals about where they got their cars repainted. If you happen to find a lot of cars in your area that have been repainted by Maaco and the job worked out well... why not?
07-25-2009, 08:45 PM
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Maaco is a franchise. The business owner pays to use the name,
signs, tools and whatever else. By pays, I mean that he / she pays
Maaco a percentage of the profits. In turn, the owner is getting
national advertisement for his shop and other advertisement in
different media. So yeah, one guy who got into the franchise in
a certain city could be a great painter, does great work, and hires
only pros...compared to another guy in the next city who doesn't
care about anything but money, skimps on quality and hires hacks.
In good shops, you'll usually see the owner quite a bit. In the latter
description of what a shop could be like, you'll never see the owner.
he's always out on his boat or golfing. If you hear the words "boat"
or "golfing" while looking for a paint job, run. Run as fast as you
can.
signs, tools and whatever else. By pays, I mean that he / she pays
Maaco a percentage of the profits. In turn, the owner is getting
national advertisement for his shop and other advertisement in
different media. So yeah, one guy who got into the franchise in
a certain city could be a great painter, does great work, and hires
only pros...compared to another guy in the next city who doesn't
care about anything but money, skimps on quality and hires hacks.
In good shops, you'll usually see the owner quite a bit. In the latter
description of what a shop could be like, you'll never see the owner.
he's always out on his boat or golfing. If you hear the words "boat"
or "golfing" while looking for a paint job, run. Run as fast as you
can.
07-25-2009, 11:27 PM
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Hey dude, just give that guy sam a call, he'll tell you honestly how much itd be, he coulda got ur replacement parts way cheaper then you did, and he does amazing work!
07-26-2009, 08:43 PM
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Is it possible that your prep work was the reason for it cracking? Improper sanding or bad primer can cause issues. You honestly can not blame maaco unless they did the prep work. but since you did.....your equally responsible.
07-26-2009, 08:51 PM
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don't think so dude cause when i picked the car up had snow all over the car.And asked them about it they said it's fine.....they Fixed it but was a pain
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