Paint??

[CATunner]

Would you take your car to Maaco to get it painted?

[CustomLowz]

Would you take your car to Maaco to get it painted?

absolutely NOT!

[coletrain]

Um, if you were on a budget I would. There are some on this site who have a Maaco paint job and it's held up for years. I think it's a bit of a gamble, some people have a good experience with Maaco and others don't.

If i ever got a car painted there I'd remove the headlights and taillights and most of the trim, or atleast mask it off myself. Maaco doesn't remove parts for paint unless you pay more money.

[bluecb7]

I have also heard they do little to no prep work such as sanding. But look at the price, they have to cut corners somewhere, right?

[CB7H22AccordSIR]

New Paint ... MAACO

IMHO.. I would save the extra money and get a great quality paint job.. if you are just trying to going the extra cheap route.. then MAACO is your man.

[Juice21]

maaco does real well paint jobs if u are looking for fresh paint on your car...but detailed paint jobs u dont get...any other body man who see's a maaco paint job can see the flaws...but it probably wont matter much to you, but dont get me wrong at times and depending on shop you may get a superb job done.....but plain and simple=You get what you pay for.

[1cb790]

maaco does real well paint jobs if u are looking for fresh paint on your car...but detailed paint jobs u dont get...any other body man who see's a maaco paint job can see the flaws...but it probably wont matter much to you, but dont get me wrong at times and depending on shop you may get a superb job done.....but plain and simple=You get what you pay for.

how much is a maaca paint job??

[Juice21]

how much is a maaca paint job??

just for fresh paint i remeber about 250 bucs

[C91BLX7]

Do the prep work yourself and you should be set.

[tickleMYelmo]

Bro... I would honestly paint my entire car myself before going to maaco... It is paint on a budget... You could honestly do just as good of a job yourself and save that much money...

[Straight Success]

IMO, naaaaaa! I want a body shop to take off moulding, smooth everything out, paint door jambs, a good coat of primer, a few coats of paint (maybe 3) , and a serious clear coat (the whole shabang, no half steppin'). MAACO will ot do that. If they do, not body shop quality.

[foamypirate]

Do the prep work yourself and you should be set.

x2.

If you do the proper prep work and take it to Maaco with all the trim removed and masked, you get actually get a pretty decent paint job.

[Kamikaze_ITR]

i'd rather rattle can a whole car myself than take it to Maaco. their clear coats are garbage. you're lucky if it comes back without too many runs in the paint. don't go to maaco.

[Kamikaze_ITR]

it's like going to a chop shop to buy a new car.

[foamypirate]

it's like going to a chop shop to buy a new car.

That's not exactly a fair comparison.

A better one would be "that's like taking a car to the stripping tank for a new paint job."

There...much better.