Got Car Painted at Maaco ::PICS::
Mar 16, 2005, 08:49 AM
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Got Car Painted at Maaco ::PICS::
Okay, well I know everyone is skeptical about Maaco, but after looking around in the DC area I found one that seemed pretty good and went with them. I've heard that Maaco's are privately owned.. so some will be terrible and some will be okay. This one did a very good job. My Mom's in Iraq and she wanted the car painted while she was gone.... Complete color change; white to Burgundy. Note: We have 2 cars... My Lancer and her Mom-mobile minivan. We got the paint with the 4 year guarantee... Oh, and note: I got in a car accident with the minivan in November, and the hood was dented and the grille was broken. We had the hood hammered back... We had Maaco install a new hood and grille.
Mar 16, 2005, 09:03 AM
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the reason some people are skeptical of maaco is not the quality of the initial paint job, but how long it will last. I've heard some peopel get maaco repaints and it lasts them a long time, while others claim that the paint started to look bad within a year. As with any paint job, as long as it's cleaned and waxed on a regular basis, the paint will last a while.
My question, though, is how was the quality? Was there any orange peel? I can already see that they didn't spray the door jambs (i'm from the school of thought that you should hit as much of the car as possible when you change a color), so I can assume they didn't hit the engine bay either.
My question, though, is how was the quality? Was there any orange peel? I can already see that they didn't spray the door jambs (i'm from the school of thought that you should hit as much of the car as possible when you change a color), so I can assume they didn't hit the engine bay either.
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Mar 16, 2005, 10:23 AM
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a couple... but she's really busy so i don't get to speak with her much.. I'm sure I'll hear them when she gets back. Has anyone else ever had a paintjob by maaco?
Mar 16, 2005, 10:51 AM
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Cool man, tell her thanks for what she's doing over there- She probably had a big mess to clean up at that place.
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yeah.... Army. She's a fullbird Colonel, and the Director of Interrogation at Aihbu Ghraib.. the prison
Mar 16, 2005, 11:02 AM
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don't wax it for 3 months!!! Once you seal the paint by waxing it can't cure properly and that's a major cause of flaws. Wash it, use a good glaze, pamper it all you want but no wax. And then, for the first few waxes you'll want something that doesn't contain silicone (so a pure carnuba is what you're looking for). After that it's pretty much waterver you're used to using.
I followed these instructions and get lots of compliments on the depth of color and overall look of my car.
I followed these instructions and get lots of compliments on the depth of color and overall look of my car.
Mar 16, 2005, 11:08 AM
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Back in the day we had our old civic done by them... they do a great job, but the paint's ability to... remain... sucks, they had to replace it under the warranty 4 times within 2 years... then they just gave us our money back and said "you know what, it's not gonna work" but I think that was the salty crappy Utah weather
