macco!!! lol

[aircargoo]

brought this truck to 1 bodyshop in the area..$3400 "k"..
.went to macco and said $1300 deal,takes 3 days. he wont warranty it cause paint job is pealing on it now.(probably thinks itll come up...which it probably will).
earl scheb said $1200. said it will shine,glossy.(showed me a cab...nice job) like new.body work is nothing,its pings on drivers door...BUT...i take off roof rack, front roll-barr. ill probably pull grill and take wipers off,plastic by windsheild...ect...this guy wants truck 4a week....mon -sat


not going crazy.....$3500 is alot!......anyone paint there truck lately.....how much was it....did you help by taking off pieces?

 

[nvycrmn]

i have not had mine done yet but was also thinkin maaco. if you decide to go that route, let me know what kind of hangups you had with them. you keepin same color?

 

[walnuts4x4]

well my buddy owns a body shop and I was quoted 2 grand to keep it the same color or 3 grand to change color... so your prices aren't that far off... i have just seen some crappy jobs from MACCO... but i guess you get what you pay for... just my .02 and my second home is at a body shop...lol

 

[aircargoo]

keeping same color......macco didnt show me any of there work. earl scheb did....macco was more concerned that it was a big truck....then actsv like he has tons of work when all i seen was cab cars...car service cars....then asks me..oh u want roof done.....lol freaking fool...

might go to earl scheb....considering he spent more time looking at my truck...1 week thou he gets truck for comparing to maccos 3 day deal....

macco had like 3-4 guys doing 1 car....but hes busy.....lol

i let u know....

 

[hardrock]

Most of these budget shops can lay a clean paint job, just beware of the quality of the paint (may only last a year or two). I would do the prep work myself as they usually are lacking in this area.
You may want to see if there are any trade schools in your area. Sometimes, they will paint it for free or for cheap just to use it as a training vehicle.

 

[smo0othride]

I garuntee you that if you pay under $3g's for a paint job it's not going to last more then 2 years without fading or peeling. Personally I wouldn't pay under $5g's. If you can't afford it then it's best to just not get it painted. The only reason to get one of those cheap paint jobs is if you are going to sell it in less then a year.

 

[aircargoo]

yea.....wish i didnt have to paint it but its ONLY way to clean it up. trucks pealing now.....gonna take off as much as possiable. after grill,windsheild wipers and molding around it(windsheild,rear wiper,knob,roof rack......ect....theres really not much left.thinking of sanding it but itll look better then it is. pictures dont show fade and peal on drivers side...but its bad...especially the roof...

 

[aircargoo]

well people....came out decent|(paint job). nice glassy finish on entire truck with a bad run under handle on rear hatch door.its about a 2 in. sloop under handle....you can see it cause of gloosy finish.

he wanted to take $100 off but i wanted it off.....paint job was perfect.....i think he will have to do whole rear door over.bringing it this week.....he says he can sand and buff it...?...

other then that....looks nice and clean.went with earl scheb.

 

[Eric]

My father-in-law has owned a body shop his entire life, I used to help out prepping cars when I was younger. Anyway putting paint on a car is no mystery, it's all about the prep, if you don't prep the metal properly and use the right primer undercoat then the paint will fail regardless of the quality. In CA we have to shoot all water based paints now which have gotten better but still not close to what we used to have. As for the gloss, it's all in the clear coat, fish eyes, orange peel and fog are results of poor painting conditions and contamination, look for a down draft booth with good filters and a clean shop. Some of our best painters came from Macco and Earl Scheib as they had the most experience since they lay paint on so many cars. But due to labor costs, material cost and EPA regulations we can't touch a car for under $3,500 so we often rerfer people who don't want to spend that to the low cost paint shops but tell them to do their own prep as all they will do is scratch and shoot. Glad yours came out good.

 

[aircargoo]

........baddabing! runs gone....im happy with paint job. now blacken wheel wells and im good.

3500 i wasnt going to spend on a paint job in the city! lets c who gives it 1st scatch............lol