 Macco, why negative rep? |
 Aug 27, 2004 - 4:43 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Apr 23, '04 From WA Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%)  |
every body i ask says that Macco is the worst paint place to go
why is that? any horror stories? is it, you get what you pay for? how about just a spoiler is it ok? |
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Aug 27, 2004 - 4:49 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 22, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I heard that they dont prep well or at all. Their paint peels and chips within a few months. That's all that comes to mind. |
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Aug 27, 2004 - 4:59 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 6, '04 From antioch CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I know a dude that had his work done at macco and it came out well actually it hot. BUT he did the prep work and supplied the paint. They can spray pretty good they dont prep well so if you just want to get it sprayed i would say go for it. Good luck
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Aug 27, 2004 - 5:16 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 7, '04 From Maryland Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yeah, you get what you pay for-- that sums it up
maaco is the cheapest so you will get the cheapest job I've seen the peeling on a couple of cars, they just paint right over rust and old paint |
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Aug 27, 2004 - 5:44 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 27, '02 From Sleep in Warren chill in clinton twp, works/school in detroit Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
i heard good and bad things about em but either way they still give you 5 year warranty for their paint so i guess that can be a good thing
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Aug 27, 2004 - 6:17 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 23, '04 From WA Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
reason i am asking is my spolier is peeling really really bad
so i was thinkin just repaint the spolier. and then when i get my kit repaint the whole thing. so i was thinking macco just on the spoiler |
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Aug 27, 2004 - 6:28 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
my car is maccoo, unfortunatly....chips really easy................the front is very rock chipped....and SWIRELS OMG THE SWIRELS.......
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Aug 27, 2004 - 8:45 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 27, '02 From Sleep in Warren chill in clinton twp, works/school in detroit Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
so i guess maaco doesn't cover swirl and chip marks 
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Aug 27, 2004 - 9:07 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 25, '03 From cranston RI Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
john has a macco... he seeems to love it....
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Aug 27, 2004 - 9:20 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 22, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
well swirls can be made by doing a bad job washing or waxing ur car. -------------------- Note to new members. Discussions such as the ones below are forbidden.
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=26310&hl= |
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Aug 27, 2004 - 11:56 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
ummm no i don't think so......i wash and wax with PERFECTION.....meguires 3 stage wax baby......microfibercloths.....its the paint TRUST ME
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Aug 28, 2004 - 7:09 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 15, '04 From saskatoon, sk Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
every paint job is going to swirl. doesnt matter if you spend $500 or $5000. its going to swirl, its going to scratch. thats what polishing is for
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Aug 28, 2004 - 7:17 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 14, '03 From Jacksonville, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Are you saying every paint job from Maaco, or every paint job in general? -------------------- |
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Aug 28, 2004 - 8:47 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 23, '04 From WA Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
macco dont have $5000 paint jobs or they do but you got ripped off |
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Aug 28, 2004 - 8:49 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '04 From LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Macco is the paint job in GTA; for when you need to change the color of your car fast |
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Aug 28, 2004 - 8:53 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 1, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
dj, i remember seeing your spoiler. My suggetion is see if you can remove it, sand it down yourself, and then give JUST the spoiler to Macco. If you do your own sanding and there is nothing for them to tape up, i think Macco will do fine. -------------------- Its Orville's Celica, i just drive it... |
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Aug 28, 2004 - 10:02 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 23, '04 From WA Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
what do you mean by Tape up? just sand down with a sander or do some type of technique |
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Aug 28, 2004 - 10:25 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 27, '04 Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
I have a friend with a Nissan 240 and it had a paint job from macco.. it was pretty crappy.. it had streaks and they even painted over the decals on the trunk. I would not suggest getting it from there if you want a decent paint job. It would be worth paying a little more now to get it to last and look good!
-------------------- ~Daniel~ No Longer Celica Owner.. moved on to a 03 WRX-EJ207
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Aug 28, 2004 - 10:32 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 23, '03 From New Orleans Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
i believe the owner of the car before me had a macco paint job done, lots of overspray on stuff. and the color doesnt have any kind of shine to it, very dull. But very soon i'll have my new color
Very excited.
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Aug 29, 2004 - 2:29 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 31, '03 From BC Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
If you search macco paint jobs in newgroups, you will find so many upset customers who had crappy paint jobs, paint was flaking after a few months, overspray, dull finish within months. Most of this is due to their low price, you get minimal prepration, and poor quality work. What do you expect if you are paying $500 to have a car repainted. Good luck with theit 5 year guarantee, its unlikely they will re-do the work, and even if they do, it probably won't match what was there. In the end you get what you pay for. Macco is not even say like the walmart of car painting, they are more like a street vendor in my opinion.
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Aug 29, 2004 - 2:36 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 23, '04 From WA Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
so how much do you think it would cost a professional
to repaint my spoiler? |
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Aug 29, 2004 - 10:50 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 14, '03 From Long Island, N.Y. Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
can't be that much do just do the spoiler. i would just go to a local body shop near you.
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Aug 30, 2004 - 1:37 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 23, '04 From WA Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
so i went to a local body shop
and the estimate is $300 seems kinda high doesn't? they said that its de-laminating so they would redo the whole spoiler. |
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Aug 30, 2004 - 3:19 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 7, '04 From Maryland Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
300 for just the spoiler?? well in that case go ahead and take it to maaco and get the whole car painted for 600 more |
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Aug 30, 2004 - 3:37 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 12, '02 From Webster Ma. Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
how can u go wrong for 800 plus door jambs? also a 4 year warrenty agaisnt allll defects... how is that shaddy? dont do there cheapest paint duh ull get teh cheapest job. i got the super or sumthing. cant go wrong seriously. i was quated like 2.2k for a paint job screw that im not made of money. if it peals or cracks. warrenty comes into play. -------------------- |
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Aug 30, 2004 - 3:42 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 30, '03 From O-town, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
So. You have a Maaco paint job right now? And they blended the colors of the kit to match the car? Or you had the whole car done? When did you get it done, where at, and how is it holding up? What's the warranty?
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Aug 30, 2004 - 3:55 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 12, '02 From Webster Ma. Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
they did my whole car and door jambs for 800 bucks. they sanded my car did all the prep work. they even took out s few dents for cheap. they did a good job. people who saw my car at the meet all liked the paint. ok i have my prrof of sale in hand. $200 for prep plus service (highest) $500 for supreme paint job (secound highest) there wasa sale going on also. door Jambs $100 extra $800 total. the warrenty is on cracking peeling fading least thats what it says. but so far so good. just take care of ur paint. after 2 months of hanving the new paint i washed it down with dawn to take all residue off then polished it with megiars number 2. then waxed it with megiars NXT wax. the paint cant really be harmed like this. -------------------- |
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Sep 2, 2004 - 12:02 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 31, '03 From BC Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Well best of luck with your paint job, if it holds up in a year without flaking around the windows, and doen't peel and crack maybe you're lucky. But it would be a rare find, good luck with the warranty... somehow if so many people have comaplined about their ****ty macco paint jobs, then you think hey would have taken them up on the warranty? Take a search in the newgroups via google searching for macco, and you will find a ton of pissed customers.
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Sep 2, 2004 - 12:51 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 28, '03 From Bloomington, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
dawn dish soap? Please explain why this was done and what it does.
-------------------- NASA/SCCA RX-7....currently under the knife
92 Civic hatch B16 - Sold 10th anniv RX-7 - RIP The Slow Celica - Sold...and then crushed crushed due to street racing. Quote from Seinfeild: George's Boss reading a magazine: "People magazine's most beautiful people. Oh and a Celica...nothin wrong with that!" |
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Sep 2, 2004 - 1:14 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 12, '02 From Webster Ma. Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
i only did it because it will take everything off the car. oils and old wax. i wanted to polish the paint so i had to get down to it without any oils or left over waxs on the paint still. dont wash ur car with it unless u intend to wax it right after since it will leave your paint unprotected.
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Sep 19, 2004 - 2:01 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 15, '04 From saskatoon, sk Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
every paint job in general. swirls are just scratches and every paint job gets scratches unless you polish every 2nd day |
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Sep 20, 2004 - 2:03 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 18, '02 From Northern, Virginia Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Maaco has a bad rep because they do poor prep work, about 80% of a good paint job is in the prep work and takes the most time, plus even when they paint they do a horrible job overspray painting windows, mirrors etc, i've heard horror stories.
Also you have to remember good quality paint for you whole car, will probably cost $800, Maaco uses the crappiest paint so you get a cheap price. I would only take a car to maaco that had chipping or rust on it that you wanted to sell real quick. |
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