macco paint job?

[akavinn1]

it may sound crazy but someone told me if you do all the prep work like disassemble the car and prep the body , that a macco pint job isnt bad . anyone have any luck or experience ?

[keifernet]

Well if you type maaco in the search and limit it to this forum you now get 128 hits! LOL

It was only in the 70's a few years back.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=191716&highlight=maaco

[vwbud1973]

it reall;y depends on which macco you go to. There is a guy in the local club that had his car done at a macco and it turned out very nice. If you want, I can ask him which one it was when I see him again, and let you know.

[sharkskinman]

yes its not the painters that suck at maaco or earl scheib

its the body work and disassembling that gets ya

do all the body and take all the windows and fender beading out
and It will be a good paint jib
NOT Show Car
but good
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[johneliot]

Agreed. I did all the body work and primed it at the local High School. I ran out of good weather so I had Miracle Auto paint it. Turned out very well.
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[akavinn1]

Any one have any picks ? I am in south nj and don't know if any one had any good experience here .

[harryset]

I had two cars painted by Maaco, a long time ago. Both went flat withing three months. Used to be that if you did your own prep work they wouldn't guaranty their paint job.
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[keifernet]

I am sure there are some decent jobs depending on the location. They are a "franchise" and some are probably better than others.... but most of the paint job I've seen ( on VW's) that were "shot at maaco" had more runs, drips and orange peel than behind the counter of a juice bar!

Check out the one that vwbud can find out about though and talk to them and see some of the work they are doing. You might get lucky and have a good owner who has a decent painter working for him and cares about what goes out.

[Bart Dunn]

When I was a kid I had my first VW ('74 Super) painted at Maaco. They got hair and runs in the paint after I'd spent days wet sanding. They told me those were under the paint they sprayed and not their fault, so they wouldn't fix it. Lame.
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[caseydenise]

[akavinn1]

That paint looks awsome !

[rlutterb]

My Maaco paint job.....

I used the Maaco on Norhtland Blvd in Cincinnati Ohio.
They have a brand new paint booth and new ownership that really cares about the end product.

That being said, I did all of the prep work.....removed all windows, rubber, chrome, so they didn't have to tape a thing. All they did was prime and spray. Maaco gets a bad name because people give them CRAP to paint, then complain that it was Maaco's fault.
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[akavinn1]

i think it looks good did they paint the fenders seperate or while on the car ?

[TheRustySuper]

I've been looking into this too. I plan on fully restoring my '72 Super in a few years, but for now I just want it to be all one color, I probably won't even bother getting all the dents out, I'm not pulling the fenders off, I don't want my doorjambs painted, etc. If I just want it primed and painted, about how much does that normally cost?

I know that it won't be an ideal base to paint and it will be FAR from perfect, but I'm not looking for show quality or anything really near it...just one color that actually has a gloss to it.

The car now...

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[swhitcomb]

I was at a show last summer. I met a guy who had a 67 he had painted at Maaco 10 years ago, and did all the prep and body work himself. He had since sold it, but it was at this show. The paint wasn't perfect, but 10 years later it was still holding up.
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[johneliot]

2 years and still looks good.

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[caseydenise]

[akavinn1]

i really like the job they did on your Thing ! how has the paint kept up ? i was thinking of doing clemintine orange . was trying to see how far that shop is from me

[caseydenise]

[busmania]

Yep, each one is different. I have had two buses painted at maaco and at two different locations. ONe was done near my parents house. Supposedly this maaco is one of the busiest in the US. They did great work (for a $500 paint job). The other was a little closer to my shop so I decided to give them a shot. This one was horrible. Tons of orange peel, painted over things that should have been taped etc.

Anyway, my mentor who got me into cars years ago had a 54 chevy pick-up painted at the same maaco that I was happy with. He had it done 10 years ago and it is a daily driver left outside at night. Paint still looks good (not perfect, but good). For a daily driver, I think it is an option that should be considered...especially if funds are tight. Do all the prep work yourself. As someone else said, these guys spray cars all day long so they have that part down. Dont ask them to do too much bodywork though, on my first one I was told "this is a production shop, we dont have time to wetsand etc.".