Just got a 30% off email for Mem day. Closest Maaco is 2.5 hours from me. Are their paint jobs total crap ? Haven’t gotten a quote yet - but just asking the consensus. My truck is a beater hunting machine but the paint is really bad.
Are Maaco paint jobs, total crap?
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Totally fine for a beater IMO. My dad just got his beater done by them a month ago. Looks pretty dang good for 1,800. We’ll see how long it lasts.
tmxmotorsports
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Do you have a show car? Do they do body work do you need body work ? I've never used maco have heard ok things years ago.
COS80
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I've always heard that they can spray paint well, but that's it... you have to do all the prep and taping and sanding for them.
tmxmotorsports
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That looks 1000 times better just from those 2 pictures
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Yeah for that price it’s great
tmxmotorsports
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This is pretty much what I heard
I cannot recommend a Maaco paintjob enough. I think it is all about what Maaco shop you pick. I went to three different Maacos in the Colorado Springs/Denver area until I found a Maaco that was recommended in the FJ60 group. They totally understood what I was looking for and did a great job. It transformed my truck. Just take as many things off the truck as you can so they can focus on the paint and not the prep.
When I dropped it off:
How she came back:
When I dropped it off:
How she came back:
tmxmotorsports
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Sold!
COS80
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I think it helps to think of it as a glossy rust preventative for the vehicle that you're going to bash into trees and rocks... not a "paint job", and certainly not a "restoration".
totally depends on the location. As he mentioned shop around
One other thing I would recommend. I got their cheapest paint option and I wish I splurged on that. After I got the paint job I moved up to Aspen and it began its life living outside. I noticed dirt really liked to stick to it and it was a pain in the ass to clean. So I did take it in to get ceramic coated, and it made a world of difference. I got it cermaic coated 3 years after the paint job, and it still sharpens up pretty darn nicely.
Was it dropped off complete or did you prep it any by pulling out lights or things?
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That’s not happening with me 2.5 hours away- they have 3 paint levels. So will see what they say but me doing prep is not happening with the distance issue. These look good though for what I need.
tmxmotorsports
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Live a little
COS80
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Rent a U-Haul trailer.
He didn’t do anything. Just dropped it off. There are a couple of goofy mistakes that a non “car guy” wouldn’t even notice. They pulled the emblems and put back with 3M tape.
If I were to take a vehicle to them I would remove all lights, trim, flares, etc myself before dropping off.
Tim,
I actually just got the same coupon sent to me and went to a local shop that I have heard people had good experiences but like others have said I do not expect them to do miracles. I plan to prep as much as possible (e.g., remove bumpers. lights, grill, door trim, etc.).
Main goal is to get it presentable again and on a slightly lesser level to preempt a fine from my HoA. The clear coat is basically gone over much of the hood and the DS fender. Side note, I will never willingly choose a home with an HoA as they can be good or plain tyrants depending on mood and personality.
The quote they provided was roughly $3200 with the discount. To note, the 30% discount only applies to the paint package and not any labor or add on charges.
What I asked for that increased the price:
1. I chose the top line package and required the paint to match the Toyota paint code not a generic maroon.
2. They are doing the R&R on the flares. Current color combo is the maroon over the charcoal. They will also get new weatherstrip for them and heck, if they break them the have to fix it.
3. They are also removing the luggage strips on the roof and treating a couple small areas of surface rust.
4. Back and forth about removing the rear deflector as they do not weld and not sure if I want the holes filled with body filler or not.
5. Also requested they pull the windshield and paint around the inner jams and then reinstall.
6. If I do not get to removing all the current emblems then the quote covers that as well. I did not however have them quote to replace as I have "ideas" for replacement and/or alternatives.
It will also cost me another $300 to have a couple door dings and a small dent near the rear passenger taillight to be removed via PDR for a mobile vendor.
Understandably you travelling 2.5 hours will not allow you to safely do some of the prep but it is surprisingly easy to get a lot of the prep items off in a matter of an hour in the parking lot. Easy things would be: wipers, grill, squirters on the hood, front bumper, headlight surround and maybe pull some of the window trim but not sure (haven't done that yet). You could take off the rear deflector, grill, hood squirters, running boards, and the window trim and drive without impacting safety. Of course this is MO so it all up to you.
If you decide to go the Maaco route, post up and let us know your experience.
I actually just got the same coupon sent to me and went to a local shop that I have heard people had good experiences but like others have said I do not expect them to do miracles. I plan to prep as much as possible (e.g., remove bumpers. lights, grill, door trim, etc.).
Main goal is to get it presentable again and on a slightly lesser level to preempt a fine from my HoA. The clear coat is basically gone over much of the hood and the DS fender. Side note, I will never willingly choose a home with an HoA as they can be good or plain tyrants depending on mood and personality.
The quote they provided was roughly $3200 with the discount. To note, the 30% discount only applies to the paint package and not any labor or add on charges.
What I asked for that increased the price:
1. I chose the top line package and required the paint to match the Toyota paint code not a generic maroon.
2. They are doing the R&R on the flares. Current color combo is the maroon over the charcoal. They will also get new weatherstrip for them and heck, if they break them the have to fix it.
3. They are also removing the luggage strips on the roof and treating a couple small areas of surface rust.
4. Back and forth about removing the rear deflector as they do not weld and not sure if I want the holes filled with body filler or not.
5. Also requested they pull the windshield and paint around the inner jams and then reinstall.
6. If I do not get to removing all the current emblems then the quote covers that as well. I did not however have them quote to replace as I have "ideas" for replacement and/or alternatives.
It will also cost me another $300 to have a couple door dings and a small dent near the rear passenger taillight to be removed via PDR for a mobile vendor.
Understandably you travelling 2.5 hours will not allow you to safely do some of the prep but it is surprisingly easy to get a lot of the prep items off in a matter of an hour in the parking lot. Easy things would be: wipers, grill, squirters on the hood, front bumper, headlight surround and maybe pull some of the window trim but not sure (haven't done that yet). You could take off the rear deflector, grill, hood squirters, running boards, and the window trim and drive without impacting safety. Of course this is MO so it all up to you.
If you decide to go the Maaco route, post up and let us know your experience.
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Which Maaco shop did you wind up using in Colorado Springs/Denver?