Macco recently opened up a shop in my area nanuet,NY they currently charge 800$ for their signature paint job which is 2 stage. They said they will cut out my rust, and grind down the other surface rust. and will give me a 5yr warranty on paint peeling and chipping and on the clear coat.
Im getting a factory paint job color on my 1995 honda prelude Si
i was wondering has anyone experienced their paint job before? is it a good idea to have my paint done by them? Yes or no ?

http://www.maaco.com/auto-painting-service.aspx


Modified by LukieLuc at 12:43 PM 3/31/2007

 

did anyone get the 800$ paint job the most expensive one??

 

My buddy got his EK painted with the signature package



came out fine to me

 

it really depends on who is painting. its more the painter than the paint. i know of a guy that work at macco that does great black paintjobs, but i doubt you would get a good black paint job at very many other maaco places.

 

580 dollar macco paint job



it still looks good after a year

 

I went down to a maaco, but they told me that none of those prices include cutting/buffing/colorsanding, so have some extra money ready if you want them to do that.

 

So far it seems like the people that chose to go with the cheaper paint jobs, didnt come out well, but the ones which got the 500$ and up ones they came out good

 

just a pointer. ive read this more than i can count from people who have went to macco...

make sure you take off all the parts you can....side skirts....bumpers...lip.....mirrors etc......

 

take off the parts you dont want them to paint???

 

Really depends on how well it's preped and who is painting. A few hundred dollars and a few hours can be the difference between a good paint job and a great paint job.

 

that price doesnt include alot of very important steps in a good paint job . make sure you ask.

 

what steps, should i ask them about??

 

ask them what they do for prep .and what finishing steps they take after paint. paintings the easy part . what takes the most time and skill is prep and finishing.

 

from what i learned.

Prep the car yourself if you can handle it,

making a car nice is all in the prep work. Like stated above paint is the easy part. I would remove all the glass and things you don't want painted and prep the hell out of it. Take it to macco with a case of beer in the trunk and tell the painter there is a gift in the back for him.

that = balla paint job. haha.

Then after you get it painted don't wash or wax it for like a month. Get a friend that knows how to buff/ wetsand and get to work. The car will look money when its done.

 

all Maacos are different. Before my dad had his bodyshop, and even when he had the shop, he must have had over a hundred cars painted. He used different ones and when he found the best one he stuck with it.

ask around and see which ones near you are good and which ones suck

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ATS*Mark &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> what takes the most time and skill is prep and finishing.</TD></TR></TABLE>
So True

 

what should you do to prep a car for paint, i have some door dings, nothing major, rust under the passenger side door above the sideskirt, and next to the windshield on the pillar and a little bubble rust on sun roof and on fender?????

 

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by WishinItWas &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My buddy got his EK painted with the signature package



came out fine to me </TD></TR></TABLE>

i see that car around manch all the time...i think he lives right down the road from me... : for manch rides

 

what do you drive in manch?? ^^^
My old car was also done at macco $580

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TallKyle &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">from what i learned.

Take it to macco with a case of beer in the trunk and tell the painter there is a gift in the back for him.

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Its amazing how far an extra 20 bucks would go. On my last car i tossed the painter a bag of some good stuff (45 bucks worth) and he really busted his *** on my car

 

Any nice maacos around philly? I once got a hatch painted at a local maaco but i not that good with how paint is supposed to be you teel me....




this one is my boys he got it done at another maaco in pa not sure where.

 

are you guys saying do it or not to?????

 

i'd say just do it.. just give the painters some stuff or some cash and im sure itll turn out fine =D check on it wenever u can and even help them if theyll let u..

 

i will probably do that, give the guy working on my car a six pack and tell him its for after hes done, and also try to help them out as much as i can