Maaco paint
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My friend has his car painted by them a few years ago. Even though his car was older it should have looked a lot better than it did. It looked quite bad when they were finished. Paint looked all bumpy as if there was like a coating of sand underneath the paint.
Cheddar
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 558
My biggest mistake was to go to them. I could have gone anywhere - anywhere, but NOooooo, I chose to go with them because the owner happened to live in the neighbourhood. Nothing but problems. I've taken it back many times for things not being put back right. We're talking things a child could've figured out. Now I didn't raise a stink, because ultimately it was my decision to take my car there. BTW, I was rear ended and it was 100% the other party's fault. Everything was going to be paid for by insurance.
One of the other things that made me decide to go with them was they offered to paint the whole car for a couple of hundred bucks on top of what the insruance company was going to pay.
If you ain't got the money and you intend to sell the car ASAP, then Maaco is ideal. If not, look elsewhere.
The paint job looks ok from far away, but up close, it looks just like what MrEastside said..... when I got the car back, I thought it was stone guard (OK, I'm exaggerating a bit) they used and not paint.
Maaco is a "Wham Bam Thank-you Ma'm" kind of outfit. I would only recommend them to my best enemies.
Instead of "Uh Oh.... better get Maaco", it should be
"Uh Oh, looks like a Maaco"
One of the other things that made me decide to go with them was they offered to paint the whole car for a couple of hundred bucks on top of what the insruance company was going to pay.
If you ain't got the money and you intend to sell the car ASAP, then Maaco is ideal. If not, look elsewhere.
The paint job looks ok from far away, but up close, it looks just like what MrEastside said..... when I got the car back, I thought it was stone guard (OK, I'm exaggerating a bit) they used and not paint.
Maaco is a "Wham Bam Thank-you Ma'm" kind of outfit. I would only recommend them to my best enemies.
Instead of "Uh Oh.... better get Maaco", it should be
"Uh Oh, looks like a Maaco"
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I once had my Z28 painted by a Maaco. At the same time they painted SUX2BUs fullsize Jimmy. Both vehicles were color changes also.
While both paintjobs looked pretty decent - even up close - the paint on my car was vry fragile and chipped easily. I actually got them to repaint it. The second time it was marginally better but not fantastic, it still chipped too easlily IMO. Plus I had them fix some rust that came back 4 months later - a month after the 90day guarantee they give.
The truck on the other hand had a great paint job. The paint was durable and looked good up to when he sold it.
A mod on the board here works for a Maaco in Calgary (or did - have not talked to him for a while) and I would trust him to do what he could to deliver a good job.
While both paintjobs looked pretty decent - even up close - the paint on my car was vry fragile and chipped easily. I actually got them to repaint it. The second time it was marginally better but not fantastic, it still chipped too easlily IMO. Plus I had them fix some rust that came back 4 months later - a month after the 90day guarantee they give.
The truck on the other hand had a great paint job. The paint was durable and looked good up to when he sold it.
A mod on the board here works for a Maaco in Calgary (or did - have not talked to him for a while) and I would trust him to do what he could to deliver a good job.
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