miguel329

LOL that so true around here these kids got rims and carbon fiber hoods with primered cars... that **** always gives me a good laugh.. anyways my one friend buys cars and fixes them for a living and the macco he takes them too, do a really good job.. ive seen a few macco's that done **** work.... but i think just depends on the workers aswell... oh sum your car looks good man!!

fqnjdmboy

With automotive paint work you always get what you pay for I know I would not take anything I cared about or planned on keeping to macco....Just my opinion

00OCSi

I just bought a used Si. It needs some body work and definately repaint. Someone had painted the car before but I think I could have done a better job. Now I have to pay for paint but am being quoted as much as I bought the car. It just doesnt make sense to me. I am still shopping around for the best quote.

Oknoe.

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CarFreak23

I just got a paint job at One Day.

It's for my Camry...

My question is this: My car is in the sun, it is waxed regularly and washed weekly.
...am I doing this for naught, that is.. .will this paint look like crap in a year?

I paid 1000$ and that included 200$ of body work.

Thanks.. and sorry for bringing up such an old thread.

Spawne32

iTrader: (3)

maaco uses automotive grade paint, so yes, it will look fine, 1 year, 3 years, 5 years and beyond when maintained normally. Its not a rustoleum job like you see in so many threads in here.

CarFreak23

I didn't go to Maaco I went to 1 Day.

This is the paint job I got.. I just do want to bust my butt keeping this looking good if I am fighting a losing battle...

I had a couple hundred $$'s worth of bodywork. By the way... the guy in Van Nuys that runs that office is a typical painter... let me just leave it at that.

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yet a rustoleum paint job looks 10x better and without a Goofball ruining your vehicle, with crap paint and body work, with little masking and prep.

CarFreak23

So just real quick back to my question.
1Day Paint uses Sherman Williams Urethene Paint.

Is waxing/washing going to keep this paint job halfway preserved from that hot sun here in SoCal?

I'd like it to look nice a year from now.. any chances? I can't garage this car.

Thanks.

Spawne32

iTrader: (3)

sherman williams does sell vehicle refinish grade paints, not exactly stellar stuff, but alot better then rustoleum. Ultimately it will depend on the prep work of the person that did your car, and the amount of UV protectants the paint contains. If it looks good now, proper maintenance will keep it looking good.

CarFreak23

It does look good now... and it gets washed weekly and waxed monthly.

Lets hope they did what they say as far as prep work, I think my body shop guy did give them some instructions about that because he didn't want it coming out blotchy he said.

I use several of the products that Maguiar's offers.

Thanks again.

joeshmo

Yikes, you definitely are not supposed to wax or "seal" any fresh catalyzed paint for up to 3 months after it is painted, they surely told you that right? SW paint actually isn't too bad. It's clearly no PPG but it isn't rusto either. You won't have problems with durability, urethane paint is SO much stronger than the old enamels (ESPECIALLY oil-based).

And I know you say "haha, yeah right" to the no wax for one year thing but that is pretty accurate with most urethane paints. Lacquers and enamels would fade pretty quick when left un-waxed but the clear coat on new paintjobs is much more durable, truly. Waxing before one year will improve gloss and give a warmer look but I'm not sure it will add much protection.

CarFreak23

It was painted the mid to late May, waxed in mid August.

I checked with my body guy...he said ok to wax but nothing else.

joeshmo

You'll be fine with May and August. It can ruin a paintjob though by waxing IMMEDIATELY after the cut and buff or after the paint cures as the paint needs to outgas. I've heard wax can cause hazing, gloss dieback and other various problems.

If you wanted to, you'd be fine to cut and buff at any time if you know how. If the paint begins to appear oxidized after a year or two, a cut and buff will restore the initial shine.

russ.shafer

my buddys wife got her ek painted at maaco and it was the best 500 bucks ive seen. we rolor painted it lol so it was an extra 100 to get sanded of. it was a single stage gunmedal color. they do skimp on taping off tho.and some overspray on exhaust. he never got to wax it bc within 18 hours of getting the car back she slid on some ice and hit a truck. if i would go to maacco for a paint job i woud take off anything you dont want painted/trim/mirrors/exhaust/taill lights/head light ect.

dem0nk1d

how do you guys think a single stage matte-black would come out from maaco? if you did all the prep work, and taped eveything up... moldings etc...

joeshmo

Matte black looks bad on cars. Prep needs to be perfect, it can't get dust in it when sprayed, it is next to impossible to clean, you aren't supposed to wax it, you can't cut or buff it and touchups are generally very obvious. If it isn't a trailer queen, it shouldn't be matte black.

Spawne32

iTrader: (3)

honestly, the only matte black ive seen that came out good was SEM hot rod black paint, we did it on my brothers motorcycle and it came out fantastic, thing about flat automotive paint is that its not actually "flat", its more of a satin finish when done properly. It just has to be to provide the kind of protection that automotive paint provides.

dem0nk1d

no my idea was to murder out my civic. using hot rod flatz by Kustom Shop. I know the matte-black has a low gloss to it, and that's fine. That's the look i want, and the flat paints are mostly single stage paints with the integrated flatting agent which gives it that semi gloss look.

joeshmo

Many suppliers make flattening agents for their clearcoats as well.

Spawne32

iTrader: (3)

if it is a dual stage paint, as in, bascoat clear coat, in this case a semi flat clear coat, make sure that it is sprayed in a controlled environment and mixed extremely well, and that all the panels are done in the same day. The issue we had with the semi flat clear was that every time we sprayed a panel, we had to do it on a different day, the environmental conditions changed the way the "flat" would appear on each panel, resulting in some panels being sort of a sharp satin finish, and others being closer to a flat finish. the single stage paint held its consistency alot better then having to deal with the woes of clearcoat drying.

tsdneil

i got a paint job at maaco about 3 years ago. i paid for the second highest level paintjob they had. today, my car looks like ****. i just got done buffing my hood for an hour from the oxidized paint, water spots, and chips off the moulding on my front bumper. they did not use a plastic adhesive for my mouldings, they did not prime the car, they did not get even coats, there is orange peel like crazy, they only sprayed what looks like one, maybe two coats, i paid them an *** load of money, the list goes on. i take car of my paint like no ones business. i have a special microfiber mitt that no one is allowed to use. i wash it in the washing machine after each time i use it so it doesnt collect dirt. i only use good car wash detergent. i wax the car regularly. i only park in the shade if i have that option. and the paint still looks like ****. im thinking about getting it re painted soon.

sorry maaco, you will never get my business again. maaco gets two thumbs WAY down from me.

edit: i had another car that i was selling that i got painted at maaco because the old paint was fading... also a piece of sh*t paint job. you could see where the paint was running down the sides of the car because they sprayed one thick coat and then get it back to me without any kind of inspection, curing, or care that it looked like ***.

Romero_VIP

ive seen hella cars come outta macco with orange peel

Spawne32

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orange peel is a normal side effect of the repaint process, maaco cars are painted by hand, not by robot, so it all depends on how well the painter works with the gun, but ultimately there is always orange peel, the only way to get rid of orange peel is to cut and buff the clear coat properly afterwards.

Builda'Teg_92

Yup^..Just about all cars have orange peel to some degree. It's never noticed cause people just don't care to pay attention and just think paint is paint. When I got stuck at a stealership for 5 hours me and my buddy walked the lot and 90% of cars had orange peel, the srt10 was by far the most severe.