“Uh ooh, better get MAACO” is the commonly heard catch phrase of the globally known autobody/ paint shop. After having my hatchback crashed and stolen in 6-month period I decided to have my repairs done at the shop on Dorr Ave. in Merrifield, VA (mostlt because I work there and its cheaper ). The front-end, dents, and rust (above the rear quarter panels) were all removed and/ or repaired. Below are a couple of picture of my hatch before, during, and after the body work… Hopefully this will change you mind about the quality of MAACO paint jobs (well at least at my location!)

Rust (this was the beginning...was a lot worse)


Damage from my accident


Prep.


Different View


In the booth


Painter, Steve applying epoxy primer coat


First coat


Applying the second coat


Finished Product


will keep you posted with more pictures once i am finished taking off the tape and put the car together.....


Modified by import92c at 6:44 PM 2/11/2004

 

damn, i bet you personally know the maaco people, as people down here take shortcuts like whoa!!

cant wait for results

keep us posted....

 

i like maaco myself. cheap paint owns.

 

teaser pics suck! hurry up meng.

 

dam worse way .....first day ..starts chippin.

 

so ... hmmmm .. white fire wall????

 

i am also goin with the macco paint job... hope it turns out like yours

BTW how much more is it to get your engine bay painted at macco???

 

They painted over the door skin.

And yes a white fire wall?

 

yeh i hear macco isnt all that bad, jus depends on which location u go to. nice car dont make us wait longer for more after pics

 

I don't get it doesn't any wet paint that's not done look "good" ? How can you tell if it's gonna be even semi good or extremely good frmo this picture alone? BTW I think you either got lucky or got ties cause maaco usually just throws the car into the pit and paints it maybe a wash before paint..

 

also, no clearcoat???
or did they use one of those "the clear is in the paint" deals

 

looks good, you definately gotta keep us posted. although they are cheap, i would never torture my car by taking it there...no offense.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dirtyd463 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">also, no clearcoat???
or did they use one of those "the clear is in the paint" deals</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah those deals have a term " single stage"

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Distant B &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">They painted over the door skin.

And yes a white fire wall?</TD></TR></TABLE>


they painted the inside of the door with the paneling removed, not over it

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by import92c &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> “Uh ooh, better get macco” is the commonly heard catch phrase of the globally known autobody/ paint shop. After having my hatchback crashed and stolen in 6-month period I decided to have my repairs done at the shop on Dorr Ave. in Merrifield, VA (mostlt because I work there and its cheaper ). ...</TD></TR></TABLE>


man were all fuckn stupid, he works there

 

did you now that if you prep hte car yourself and supply them with the paint you want used they will only charge you a few bucks to paint it and buff it out.

my uncle did this and his paint job turned out to be perfect on his mercedes 420sel

 

maaco

 

Go Maaco! quick question... how much did u pay for that? and how long do they keep ur car?

 

oh man, my friend took his teg there along with my other friends three cars at that maaco and they all turned out great...he did the prep on it himself though...

i'm going to be taking my car there hopefully this summer...is it true about the prepping and supplying the paint yourself that maaco will charge cheaper?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JCracer723 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so ... hmmmm .. white fire wall???? </TD></TR></TABLE>
Only a small portion of the fire wall is white, unfortunately I didn't have time to pull the motor...

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Distant B &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">They painted over the door skin.

And yes a white fire wall?</TD></TR></TABLE>
No he didn't paint over the door skin, the door skin is the exterior of the door...do you mean door panel? And no, he didn't paint over that either

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by #jefs0ng &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't get it doesn't any wet paint that's not done look "good" ? How can you tell if it's gonna be even semi good or extremely good frmo this picture alone? BTW I think you either got lucky or got ties cause maaco usually just throws the car into the pit and paints it maybe a wash before paint..
</TD></TR></TABLE>
Nope, not true...not all wet paint looks "good"...There can be runs in the paint or it can orange peel


<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dirtyd463 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">also, no clearcoat???
or did they use one of those "the clear is in the paint" deals</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes there is clear coat and it is mixed in with the paint. Some places do a coat afterwards, but it really does not have any benifits over mixing it in.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by reza &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

yeah those deals have a term " single stage"</TD></TR></TABLE>

MAACO has both single stage and base coat clear coat paint jobs. Within the single stage is acrylic and 100% urethane. My paint job was a single stage urethane. MAACO does professional paint jobs (quality of dealership or better)...At least at my shop

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DriveSideWays &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Go Maaco! quick question... how much did u pay for that? and how long do they keep ur car?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I paid for the paint ($400) and body ($100) materials to have the body work done (dents and rust) took a little over a week total to do everything

Hope I answered everyones questions


Modified by import92c at 6:49 PM 2/11/2004

 

man that looks good especially if u only paid 500 bucks for it.

 

looks like they're doin a nice job
which macco did you get the car painted at in NOVA?

 

my friends SOL got painted there and for only 200 bucks...the thing turned out beautiful...i guess it depends on location and if you got the hook up

 

MAACO Auto Painting and Body Works
2809 Dorr Avenue
Fairfax, VA 22031
703.573.3972

the retail value of my paint job was $1050

 

let see the finshed pics