every body i ask says that Macco is the worst paint place to go
why is that?
any horror stories?
is it, you get what you pay for?
how about just a spoiler is it ok?
-djspike+Aug 27, 2004 - 2:43 PM
I know a dude that had his work done at macco and it came out well actually it hot. BUT he did the prep work and supplied the paint. They can spray pretty good they dont prep well so if you just want to get it sprayed i would say go for it. Good luck
yeah, you get what you pay for-- that sums it up
maaco is the cheapest so you will get the cheapest job
I've seen the peeling on a couple of cars, they just paint right over rust and old paint
i heard good and bad things about em but either way they still give you 5 year warranty for their paint so i guess that can be a good thing
reason i am asking is my spolier is peeling really really bad
so i was thinkin just repaint the spolier.
and then when i get my kit repaint the whole thing.
so i was thinking macco just on the spoiler
my car is maccoo, unfortunatly....chips really easy................the front is very rock chipped....and SWIRELS OMG THE SWIRELS.......
-playr158+Aug 27, 2004 - 4:28 PM
john has a macco... he seeems to love it....
-rlan214+Aug 27, 2004 - 6:45 PM
ummm no i don't think so......i wash and wax with PERFECTION.....meguires 3 stage wax baby......microfibercloths.....its the paint TRUST ME
every paint job is going to swirl. doesnt matter if you spend $500 or $5000. its going to swirl, its going to scratch. thats what polishing is for
-red_94gts+Aug 28, 2004 - 8:09 PM
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-Jen+Aug 29, 2004 - 12:17 AM
-djspike+Aug 29, 2004 - 1:47 AM
-djspike+Aug 27, 2004 - 4:17 PM
Its Orville's Celica, i just drive it...
-orvillescelica+Aug 29, 2004 - 1:53 AM
I have a friend with a Nissan 240 and it had a paint job from macco.. it was pretty crappy.. it had streaks and they even painted over the decals on the trunk. I would not suggest getting it from there if you want a decent paint job. It would be worth paying a little more now to get it to last and look good! >
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~Daniel~ No Longer Celica Owner.. moved on to a 03 WRX-EJ207
If you search macco paint jobs in newgroups, you will find so many upset customers who had crappy paint jobs, paint was flaking after a few months, overspray, dull finish within months. Most of this is due to their low price, you get minimal prepration, and poor quality work. What do you expect if you are paying $500 to have a car repainted. Good luck with theit 5 year guarantee, its unlikely they will re-do the work, and even if they do, it probably won't match what was there. In the end you get what you pay for. Macco is not even say like the walmart of car painting, they are more like a street vendor in my opinion.
so how much do you think it would cost a professional
to repaint my spoiler?
can't be that much do just do the spoiler. i would just go to a local body shop near you.
so i went to a local body shop
and the estimate is $300
seems kinda high doesn't?
they said that its de-laminating
so they would redo the whole spoiler.
-djspike+Aug 30, 2004 - 6:37 PM
-celicarocker+Aug 27, 2004 - 10:07 PM
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So. You have a Maaco paint job right now? And they blended the colors of the kit to match the car? Or you had the whole car done? When did you get it done, where at, and how is it holding up? What's the warranty?
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-Akimbo+Aug 30, 2004 - 4:42 PM
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Well best of luck with your paint job, if it holds up in a year without flaking around the windows, and doen't peel and crack maybe you're lucky. But it would be a rare find, good luck with the warranty... somehow if so many people have comaplined about their ****ty macco paint jobs, then you think hey would have taken them up on the warranty? Take a search in the newgroups via google searching for macco, and you will find a ton of pissed customers.
dawn dish soap? Please explain why this was done and what it does.
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i only did it because it will take everything off the car. oils and old wax. i wanted to polish the paint so i had to get down to it without any oils or left over waxs on the paint still. dont wash ur car with it unless u intend to wax it right after since it will leave your paint unprotected.
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