5sfeTurbo

#1

Man, I went to maaco to get a quote on a paint job on a 4 piece body kit(not the whole car) and to remove a SLIGHT dent in my door he definatley quoted $1100!!! I luaghed and said thanks but no thanks. Id rather buy 30 cans of spray paint and a Ding King and call it a day. >> Just a heads up, they wanted blood.

Cody

#2

They quoted me $1300 WITHOUT CLEAR COAT for the whole car.

5sfeTurbo

#3

LOL

Thats such crap!! How are they in business?

Cody

#4

Stupid people exsist. Either that or like, people who steal cars go there, and get the $200 paint job so no one can track them or something.

kuya1284

#5

-5sfeTurbo+Sep 5, 2003 - 10:45 PM

Seth6Gen

#6

If they do quality work that dosent sound to obsurd to me. It may be a little steap but thats what i got quoted for body kit install, whole car paint, and ding in fender.

macavely

#7

damn i was quoted 650 puls tax=679 to paint my whole car and take all the dents out and realine the chassi...

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Cody

#8

Probably with crap paint and no clear though. Lets just put it this way: the best way to get your car painted? Have connections. Either that or a LOT of money.

This post has been edited by Cody: Sep 7, 2003 - 12:33 AM

nicksceli

#9

i think it depends on what maaco you go to. a buddy of mine got his jetta painted there. complete color change and all door jambs and clearcoat was 750

kuya1284

#10

Just for the record... the quality of a paint job usually comes down to the quality of the prep work... If a car is prepped properly, paint jobs done by those cheapo shops can turn out nice.

Maaco general doesn't prep a car very well, but I've heard of people prepping the car themselves and taking their car to Maaco with nice results.

Now if you're going to ask me how to prep a car or what needs to be prepped... then I'd recommend that you leave this up to a body shop that knows what they're doing. Otherwise, do some research on the subject or take an autobody class...

This post has been edited by kuya1284: Sep 8, 2003 - 8:07 PM

Cody

#11

What Maaco actually does...well, they don't sand all the way down. What I've heard is that they sand the car lightly and put an "adhesive coat" on, then spray on paint.

5sfeTurbo

#12

DOWN WITH MAACO!!! >> >>

97GTinKC

#13

" Just for the record... the quality of a paint job usually comes down to the quality of the prep work... If a car is prepped properly, paint jobs done by those cheapo shops can turn out nice.

Maaco general doesn't prep a car very well, but I've heard of people prepping the car themselves and taking their car to Maaco with nice results. "

Yep, we used to say about Maaco " If you want matching interior, just leave the windows down"
Seriously though, I know a lot of small/part time car dealers that do all the prep work and then take it to Maaco to get the paint sprayed. Which is not a bad deal if you are going to sell it soon.

PhoenixDownVII

#14

-kuya1284+Sep 6, 2003 - 12:07 PM

Inferno

#15

That was a bit harsh. Personally, I'd bet any number you can think of that Ray doesn't work at McDonald's. >>

PhoenixDownVII

#16

-Inferno+Sep 12, 2003 - 1:46 AM

Cody

#17

Whoa, I don't know where you come from, but I come from the middle class. My last paintjob was $1200, and I almost had a heart attack while writing the check out for that.

kuya1284

#18

-PhoenixDownVII+Sep 11, 2003 - 5:23 PM

PhoenixDownVII

#19

-kuya1284+Sep 12, 2003 - 7:49 AM