Macco's Famous Paint Jobs ?

[93SM4_CB7]

Ok So i have been doing some reading and just wanted to know what the people here think about the famous Macco Auto body paint shops.. i live in the Ny Area and want to get my CB repainted do to the usual HONDA RUST around the Rear Quarter Panel. . .Someone gave me a Est and told me 1700 and i was just like umm.. ill shop around .

Now i want to do this without going 2expensive but either want it to be extrememly cheap being that i just joined the unemployment clubvDam Economy..

So what are peoples imputs on this .. i know ill prob get more bad then good but im all ears

[MikeW]

Dont know about body work/rust, but last i heard, Maaco paint jobs went for like $250 or $300. Theyre good for a few years.

[C91BLX7]

1700 is about right. Unless you know how to do it your self or are buddy's with a body worker, getting it done for cheap, remember you get what you pay for.

Mine were probably like 200 bucks for all the supplys and we did all the work.

[jdmO]

Dont go to maaco its a rip off, go to side painters! its cheaper, you will be saving at least 6-7 hundred dollers, my cb7 needs work too but i dont got the dough rite now, but dont do maaco!

[starchland]

its hit or miss cause they are owned by diff people.

[garreth8tsu]

they paint a whole car in one day and bake it on their.. then give it to you still tacky in some cases. but i have seen good jobs

[wherm]

Maaco can put out decent paint, but you have to pay for their "premium" package where they'll use a basecoat/clearcoat instead of just a single stage. The problem with having them do a rust repair is that they will probably just trim out the rust and patch it up with Bondo. I have seen that with my own eyes. I had them paint my body kit before I was a bodyman/painter and paid almost $700 for their best quality. That was back in 03, and it held up pretty well till I re-did it all last winter. I don't have anything bad to say about Maaco, but Maaco has it's place in the refinishing world.

It would be like choosing a nice sounding CD player for your car. Your choices are Phase Linear, or Alpine. Phase Linear works, for a little while at least.

[civic_90_08]

Dont go to maaco its a rip off, go to side painters! its cheaper, you will be saving at least 6-7 hundred dollers, my cb7 needs work too but i dont got the dough rite now, but dont do maaco!

get facts right.

The paint job isnt a rip off if you do the prep work first.

and by prep work i mean. fix dents, sand the entire car smooth, prime the car, then wet sand. I have done this many times and its not a rip off. just maintain it like it should be and you should have any problems for a long time.

-Jordan

[tn_accords]

mine is a Macco paint job... not bad for what they had to do... no body work was involved in mine because i didn't want any done.. just wanted paint on the car for now. for what i paid i am satisfied. i would send another car there to have them paint it and do the body work if needed. just depends on the owners of the franchise.

[93SM4_CB7]

get facts right.

The paint job isnt a rip off if you do the prep work first.

and by prep work i mean. fix dents, sand the entire car smooth, prime the car, then wet sand. I have done this many times and its not a rip off. just maintain it like it should be and you should have any problems for a long time.

-Jordan

My Sisters X man has been telling me this as well that back when the honda crazz came on the scene one of his friends took it to a body shop so they could do the body work dents rust etc and took it to Macco and still to this day still goes by Macco for a cheap decent paint that'll last a few years . and thats what im looking for nothing showroom but something when cleaned gives a decent shine ,and maybe get a dam thats a pretty decent CB .lol...

[slick]

im planning on doing a macco job once i get all my exterior mods finished..... dont need show quality work just something that will last for at least 3 or 4 years

[90HONDAINSPIRE]

yo you got shop around your local body shops and go with the best price thats what i did

[King James]

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=17790

Cant believe noone linked him to this yet

But you get what you pay for.....and there are some good Maccos out there and some shitty ones....The one in Edmonton put out some good work....I had a buddy go to them to get his ef painted.....It turned out pretty good

BUT the key thing he did was doing his own prep work....Thats generally where macco skimps (thus saves money).....do your own body work....then let them spray the paint....The finished product depends greatly on how well the prep work was done.

[93SM4_CB7]

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=17790

Cant believe noone linked him to this yet

But you get what you pay for.....and there are some good Maccos out there and some shitty ones....The one in Edmonton put out some good work....I had a buddy go to them to get his ef painted.....It turned out pretty good

BUT the key thing he did was doing his own prep work....Thats generally where macco skimps (thus saves money).....do your own body work....then let them spray the paint....The finished product depends greatly on how well the prep work was done.

Very Helpful LINK!! i think im going to take the plung still trying to figure out if i should try the Macco or the Earl S .. But either way prices are sounding good .. only question is i have the honda rust on my pass rear quarter panel , think ill be alright ?

take a look what you think ?
This is the bad side

[AcCoRd91cBsEveN]

Maaco isnt bad its not all the same ppl working at all the maacos in the world some jus have horrible workers. but where i live ar bro in waterbury,ct maaco paint jobs right now ARE 200$!!. but they r cheap their like 300 but the more $ u spend the better the paint job will b and the longer itll last.