Civic_Racer9

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what do u guys think about MAACO's paint job?

im thinking about getting my car repainted there.

yay or nay?

tuningmycivic

iTrader: (11)

nay, unless you want to get it redone in a year's time

johnbt23

iTrader: (8)

yeah nay, i learned the hard way.(their paint job only lasted one year, then the paint started to peel off my car)

219owen

they stink at prep work, but paint even, perfect paint match, High Quality paint. So do your own prep work, take to them save money.

rednwhite04

iTrader: (3)

agreed 110% 219!

blinknfgkicks

iTrader: (6)

x3 just don't get the $249 special.
their supreme and signature (2 top paint jobs) come with like a 4 year warranty against peeling and fading.

TemjinX2

iTrader: (11)

yup same thing happened to me with my integra.

Eyger

I just posted about maaco in my thread. I took my car to them and they painted it the wrong color. I won't be a returning customer.

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

its a great paint job but like others have said, you better bring it in perfect primered for them to spray it. then just make sure they have the exact color name and code, and it will turn out great. ive known the cheapie jobs to last many years so long as you wait 2 months before waxing and then wax every few months after that. people complain that they took in a peeling and rusted car, had it sprayed, then the paint peeled cause they never even bothered to wash it. lmao poeple come on. common sense here. paint is paint, there is no cheap vs expensive formula lol

sl33pyriceboi

iTrader: (3)

a good friend did his own prep work and took his EG there to get it painted... it was aweosme....and still strong to this day

Civic_Racer9

iTrader: (9)

thx for the input guys.

how much money/time does it cost to do ur own prep work?

gearbox

iTrader: (95)

ALOT of time lol. Basically sanding down to the metal and then priming the whole car. depends how fast you are and what tools you have. i dont think you could sand it all by hand.

mrbanhbao

what are the steps and tools for prepping it ?

dru106

iTrader: (13)

Are you freaking serious?!!!!!!! Some ppl just dont get it!! You get what you pay for and if you do this kinda cheapo work to your car...... seriously come on......lol

sicma99ot

i thought about going there for paint, but i read some reviews and...no. ive eve thought about prepping and painting it my self but i have no experiance in that. so basiclly im looking for a new shop.

if they painted my car the wrong color, id have them do it again for free

Eyger

I've been prepping my car forever. It takes a lot of time and patience to get it right. I want the paint job to be show worthy, meaning no dents, waviness or orange peel.

To prep a car for paint, you can read a book the side of war and peace on how to do it, the basics are:

sand it, prime it, sand it, paint it, clear it, sand it, buff it.

search how to prep your car for paint on google and it'll return a million articles.

beadebaserr

iTrader: (7)

i'm gonna go ahead and say they don't do bad paint jobs if you prep the car yourself. have fun.

khmer

I had the front bumper painted factory honda green for $500 before selling the civic. THe paint is good, but they painted on speck of dirt and didn't bother sanding it or repainting the bumps from the dirt. When I inquired about it they said I had to sand it and repaint it. For $500 what was I paying them for. Luckly I sold the car and didn't really care or else I would have complained to BBB. They have a record with the BBB like no other day.

mradam85

maaco's bread and butter is comercial work, fast, cheap, sh!tty paint jobs that DO NOT LAST!!! i.e. taxi cabs. ive been painting for ten years, i know. there is a tremendous diffrence between cheap and expensive, high quality clear coats, and its worth the money. if you care about your car you will regret bringing it to maaco.

Killzone2142

iTrader: (2)

i took my old vw to maaco to get painted and it came out nice. parts that where pre preped where really good but some of the other parts where just nice but i didnt get the cheapest paint service either.