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Old 02-Jun-2003, 01:48 AM
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Maaco for bodywork / paint???
Well truthfully i don't have too much cash to spend.

I have alot of rust i need fixed, and i would like it painted a Stock BMW Colour. Can they do a decent job?
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think orange peel
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Old 02-Jun-2003, 09:27 AM
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You get what you pay for...

Wait until you have the money to do it all at a reputable shop. You are just throwing your money out the window by going to Maaco. Don't do it! I've heard some very bad things about that place.

If anything, get your body work done for now, and save up until you have money to paint it...or wait until you have enough money for both before doing it.
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Old 02-Jun-2003, 09:29 AM
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one word, "a waste of money"

your better off in saving your money 'trust me'
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Old 02-Jun-2003, 10:59 AM
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I have heard so many radio commercial of Maaco.... so they suck eh?

They don't spray more then one coat or what? No primer?
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They don't prep it properly. Proper prep work is 80% of a good paint job.
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So that means they don't put enough primer and sand it eh? No wonder they say "get your car repainted for 499!"
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Old 02-Jun-2003, 12:16 PM
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Try masking.

A in a really good shop they'll take all the parts off bumpers, and lights, and mask everything like crazy. Like SW20 MR2 said, that work is almost 80- 90% of the job.

Macco is like that paint shop in GTA2. Great place to go when you need to duck away from the cops, bad if you actually like your car
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Old 02-Jun-2003, 01:20 PM
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Originally posted by echien
Macco is like that paint shop in GTA2. Great place to go when you need to duck away from the cops, bad if you actually like your car
that's a great analogy...
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Originally posted by EKdude
one word, "a waste of money"

That's 4 words.
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Old 03-Jun-2003, 07:14 PM
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Ty truuuust me
I have heard nothing but bad things about the Maaco paintjobs.
I know your money situation and stuff, but i think you should save up and go for a better place. The place Tre got his Lude painted was $1000 and it was a good job, 2 yr warranty too.

My 2cents
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Ask 1sicsol about macco..
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Old 03-Jun-2003, 11:37 PM
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Yeah, wait until summertime and we can go to the place I got mine done. Maybe we'll get a deal getting both of our done at the same time.
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Old 03-Jun-2003, 11:38 PM
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What color are you gonna paint yours Tre?
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Repainting it red
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Originally posted by D.R
The place Tre got his Lude painted was $1000 and it was a good job, 2 yr warranty too.
I wanna drop my car off somewhere either today or tomorrow to get it painted. Who's Tre? Is it DJTre?
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Tre! How much do you think they charge for painting a front bumper red??
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ya, Tre = DjTre

PM him for the info where he got his Lude done, it looked good from what I remember.
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