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uhm if you want to change colors i wouldnt suggest going to maaco unless u pay like 1 grand...

i payed 500$ cdn and got my car resprayed same color, i must say it was a good job they did made the car look new..
(dont expect them to do any bodywork, even though they say they do )

why not sell your red car and buy a black one... i think thats much cheaper.

 

Yes macco can do it, if you prep it then it will look alot better. First since your car is red, I would by some paint stripper and strip the hole car. This stuff is great, you spray it on the car and your scrap the paint off. Second, if you don't tell macco what you want then expect to be pissed off when you see something you did not want painted. The one went to, the guy came out and I showed him what I wanted painted. I also asked to see what the place looked like and some other jobs. He just rolled a car out of the place and it did look pretty good. I also had a piece of molding that was not on the car but he still painted it for me. Don't expect a 3,000 paint job when it comes out though. Some maccos are worsth then others. If you prep it and the place you take it to seems good, then you should get a good paint job

Here is my car


It has almost been 3 years since it has been painted. It is not chipping at all. And the shine is still there, since then I have takin all the sticker off and painted everything black again.





[Modified by 90blackcrx, 12:52 AM 1/21/2003]

 

I have seen good Maaco paint jobs and bad Maaco paint jobs.

 

I got mine sprayed at Maaco. I did all the body and prep work myself, and got the $850 paint job for $450 thru a friend. Check it out....

 

macco paint jobs are fine, good prep work is the answer to everything. Also if they mess up or you don't like it, tell um to do it over, thats what my friend did. His car came out great!


Modified by FredoTheChimp at 12:05 AM 2/14/2005

 

i want to paint my car also ... its gold .. and i want a BMW metallic black.... what kind of prep work should i do so they can cover a lil between door and under hood and stuff??? so i dont see no gold around.... any inputs for a gold car to go to black.....

 

i sported the maaco paintjob. not bad for 240$ i'd do it again. in fact, i probably will soon.

 

LOL $240? Now that is asking for a shitty paint job.

 

yes it is but a kid at my highschool got a cw paint job at macco and its so freaking nice.It goes with his white EK hatch with fake ctr spoiler and lips with some si rims good **** .It looks just like a ctr

 

At Maaco can I get Milano Red or will they just get out the big 'ol barrel of red paint and do it?

 

They did a fantastic job on your Civic. I'd be very pleased if I was you.

 

i am also looking forward on getting a paintjob from maaco myself...my hatch needs a new paint job bad...i am plannin on doing the prep work myself...i think they have a special deal rite now...i think it will cost about 250 because of this deal...i am plannin to get it painted black...any ideas what color code???

 

I was going to go with the Iamabastard paintjob on my beater, my dad drove my car and busted the right side for me...paint job money gone down the toilet

 

i wonder why you have to do it again. lol

 

bringing this back from the dead a little bit....

anyone know of a "reputable" maaco in the greater atlanta area? looking to get the teg painted real soon. thanks.

 

maaco is 50/50 usually.. your car can look great or it can look like ****. my sister got her jetta sprayed from one shade of blue to another ( ) and it looked okay, but she sold the car the next month so who knows if it chipped off or what.

 

Prep your **** yourself and it should turn out fine...my step dad sprayed my old del sol in his garage and it shined like a ****, no orange peel, chips, runs...nothing...were about to paint my new sol in the next few weeks...**** paying $3,000 +..
heres a pic of my last $200 paint job

No Flames please...i know the car was kinda ricey but that was back in like 99 or 00, atleast it had boost

 

it isnt ricey d00d. its just a show car thats damned nice paint for $200!

 

anyoen ahve a link to a good prep work thread that descibes what you have to do? i di a search and it didnt come out too well.

 

macco!

 

if you do all the prep work yourself and do it well, then it should be decent. i knew someone who did that and it didn't turn out that bad, considering it only costed about $200.

 

yea, exactly what is involved for prep work? how much time we looking at for someone who has never done such things?

also, im willing to spend about 1000 total on the paint.. would it be possible to find a shop that does all the prep work with DECENT paint for that price or am better off doign my own prep and then getting the $500+ maaco job?

 

if you do all the prep yourself you shouldn't have a problem finding a body shop(better than macco) to just spray the car for $500 bucks..

 

My friend had his 95 civic painted there twice already (2nd time because of a accident) and both times they came out very well. He paid just over 700.00 for them each time. Thats where I plan on taking my car in March to get painted. It just depends on which maaco you go to since they are all owned by diffrent people.