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post 1659714853 04-15-2022, 03:48 PM
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Maaco paint job garbage?

Are they complete trash or acceptable?
post 1659715703 04-15-2022, 04:09 PM
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it puts the paint on the car.
however best paint job in the world will look like chit if the body isn't straight.

another place that does paint jobs will make sure the dents and dings are pulled and filled before priming and epoxying.

I think maco just tapes and sprays the car.
post 1659715813 04-15-2022, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted By Skeptical_Hippo⏩
Are they complete trash or acceptable?
You have to do all the prep yourself, remove headlights, tail lights, trim, etc to get even an acceptable paint job from Maaco let alone a good paint job.
post 1659716713 04-15-2022, 04:30 PM
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It'll look alright for 7 months to a year and a half, long enough for you to get the thing sold. I can't imagine anyone doing that to a vehicle they weren't trying to flip
post 1659716883 04-15-2022, 04:34 PM
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they have different grades, you can get their cheapest one and it looks like chit. theyre most expensive isnt that bad
post 1659716943 04-15-2022, 04:37 PM
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I had an IROC-Z painted by a local trade school, all I had to pay for was the paint. I inspected it twice in process and had a couple things I wasn't happy with that they fixed reasonably well.

If you're looking for a cheap paint job you might want to look into this route.
Don't put that on me Ricky Bobby, don't you ever put that on me.
post 1659717113 04-15-2022, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted By Bando⏩
I had an IROC-Z painted by a local trade school, all I had to pay for was the paint. I inspected it twice in process and had a couple things I wasn't happy with that they fixed reasonably well.

If you're looking for a cheap paint job you might want to look into this route.
Interesting, might be interesting to buy some old clunkers with horrible paint and flip them after a trade school paint job as a side gig. Where exactly does one find these trade schools that do paint jobs at cost?
post 1659717233 04-15-2022, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted By Sal29⏩
Interesting, might be interesting to buy some old clunkers with horrible paint and flip them after a trade school paint job as a side gig. Where exactly does one find these trade schools that do paint jobs at cost?
This was a high school vocational education program.

Said IROC:

Don't put that on me Ricky Bobby, don't you ever put that on me.
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