I got a 95 coupe (faded red almost pink) and Im looking to have it painted yet not break my college fund. I went to macco and got an estimate the guy said $700 will cover everything but I dont know how good of a job he would do? Any comments or sugestions?!

 

Macco is not a person.

 

^ FACT^
but seriously are they good?

 

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NOOO. Do not go to maaco. i used to work for them painting - your better off learning how to paint your damn self. they're going to charge you way more than $700, they'll make up some bullshit to get you to pay more and if you dont.. they wont do a good job..

 

Save your money and when you graduate college get a real paintjob.

 

Ive personally heard good and bad about MACCO. For what your needs are I would say go for it. Find reviews in your area and choose the best one. If you have the ability I would say to try and prep the car as much as you can. This takes the longest to do when painting a car, and places like MACCO don't honor that.

 

Is it true that they wont let you take your time ?

 

Don't go to maaco, period.

 

What you mean? if your talking about they make you rush, then yes they do..

 

If the painter likes your car, they'll do a good job on it - Well atleast i did and a couple friends of mine that worked with me

 

heard a lot of bad things about macco. but even if you get a lot of good reviews, why take the chance with the bad ones..

i wouldn't go

 

I plan on doing the prep work my self just a few dents here and there, I already replaced the back bumper and the OEM hood comes in next week. I only Have one bad dent from the previous owner that they try to fix and just looks like crap. That is my main concern Ill post pictures tom.

 

btw my car is red. I wanna go for a similar red or maybe a little darker. What are some things I should mention to them? any recomendations on a specific package or type of paint?

 

They focus on qauntity not quality. A co-worker of mine had his car painted. His car had a scuff on the bumper and rather than taking one minute to sand it down they painted right over it.

With paint, you get what you pay for

 

Yeah thats what i meant to say...

 

Do your own prep and finish. meaning primer body work, wet sand, buff polish etc.
i have seen a paint job from them out shine oem paint that was minty.

some of them do good work but i varys from shop to shop

 

it will depend on the actual painter. if i was working there (and i knew how to paint), i would do a quality job every time. regaurdless of what the bosses say. i take pride in my work and it would show. now you might get a guy like me painting your car. or you might get a guy hung over on monday who paints just to get a paycheck and afford another weekend drinking and who dont care about the work he does or the quality of the work. you just never know. i know a guy who we used to use when i worked in the dealership. he would paint right in the parking lot and just blend new paint onto fadded areas like your faded red car. his **** looked good!! maybe you can find a guy like that. the guy i'm talkin about had his van all set up for mixing paint and spraying on site.

 

I got my hatch resprayed white and it came out good..u just have to remove and install ur own stuff (i.e. side moldings, weather strips, etc if u want a good job) And make sure u talk to them and tell them what u want and they will do it..if they finish and theres streaks or globs or anything point it out and they have to fix it for free...

 

^maaco paint job..like others said its on u to do prep work and talk to them at maaco and ur car can be clean without spending 3k for a paint job cause id rather put that in performance personally

 

i have customers that pay for sub-out paint work and they pay 8-12 grand!! but thats for classic rides and the paint shop also handles the bodywork. mostly dents and body pannel replacements. and they also include the media blasting, glass removal and installation, and they do one hell of a paint job. i cant tell you how badd *** the paint looks other than to tell you it looks like glass. no orange peel or raised surfaces between colors or on pinstripes. an those rides usually have the underside painted too along with the engine bay, wheel wells, etc.
dont get me wrong though, i have seen hole in the wall shops or macco do good work, but it depends on the individual painter in my opinion

 

JUST DO YOUR OWN PREP WORK otherwise it will turn out good i have like 3 runs on my ej1 but other than that looks mint i was happy for 550 you gotta love the maaco specials too

 

my friend has a corvette red paint job on his bubble but not sure how long it lasts. it looks nice as hell though. it pops.

 

true... i did the same thing too.. It came out alright, there is some minor orange peel, but overall I'm satisfied.

 

good or bad review they all use the same materials. but like most have said do your own work, or talk to some people going to school for autobody. good luck