yea i have a buddy who got his galant painted at maaco and it looks awful. I went by today and got an estimate from a local body shop that was recommended to me by my friends pops who owns a tire store, and by MAACO, they both quoted me around 450 so i guess ill go with the recommendation. Im not getting my car painted just dentwork and the neccessary paint on the trunk, I will go apeshit if my trunk is a shade different.

 

mo it was straight up orange lol ... he did get the tire packagebut only on one wheel lol

 

So he got screwed by MAACO -- they only did one wheel! LOL

 

I can't believe that anyone would use Macco to even paint their mailbox. Why don't you park your car in the middle of a paintball field?Is Earl Schieb still in business?

 

People get shitty paint jobs from Macco because they don't pay the money for extras. Macco has a single stage paint that has the clear coat mixed in. They do not do multiple coats unless you pay for it. You can bring your own paint, if you want, and get a much better job done. Pay to have them wet, sand and buff the car and it can look good. Don't forget 90% of a paint job is in the prep. Macco only does a light sand to make the paint adhere. You have to pay more to have them properly prep the car. So you get what you pay for. If you pay for the cheap job you will get the cheap job. If you pay for a good job you better get a good job.

 

Yeah I wouldn't take my audi to Macco, they are cr@p. I got my camry paint there too. LOL. After a month the pain start to come off. Very ugly.

 

what about Maaco for a small job like a trunk lip? My friend got his trunk lip painted for $25 and it looked OEM. I think for smaller jobs I would use Maaco, but never for anything like a bumper.