Anyone ever taken a car to MAACO for a quick paint job

[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Originally Posted by Herb Concord Ca

..... for about a quarter of the price at a private shop.

I paid $2000 for the paint but under the paint is $2700 of body work.

Herb, if ¼ of the price is $4,700, that would be almost $19,000 for paint job. If all I have to do is some bodywork and the paint, and have it match the quality that you would getting from MAACO, then I as a restoration shop can compete with MAACO's numbers.

My personal experience in the past with this MAACO level is when the customer is ready to come inspect the MAACO level of quality, they start nit-picking and comparing it to other cars in the shop that are straighter (hand sanded), have better fits, and are slicker because they have colorsanded and rubbed out. If it takes an extra 40 hours of work to shrink out the dents (in lieu of Bondo) and to hand block-sand the primer instead of using an air-powered DA sander, ...and another 40 hours to colorsand the paint and buff it to a high lustre, then they likely would have had the same quality as what those other cars did. My customers always drove away saying they were happy with that level of quality and the value they received, but deep down I was never convinced.


Mr. Huseby, I truly like your response and the clear explanations.


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[Dan Baron]

I used MAACO to paint my first Model A (29 Tudor). I didn't have allot of money back then, and I knew they'd do a better job than I could. It took allot of trips to their shop to keep an eye on what they were doing but it came out OK. Aside from the drips down the side of the fenders it looked pretty good. The people I sold it to, say that their still pleased with it. The MAACO shop that I used won't even do Model A's anymore. They said that we're too picky. Go figure....

[1931 flamingo]

Each shop is independently owned as are most body/paint shops. Buyer beware, as in anything else. Shop around and ask for references. If it's a driver and doesn't need body work, scuff it yourself, seek out the painter and tip in advance. Enjoy it.
JMO
Paul in CT Again, I' talking driver.

[Fred K-OR]

Had a Chev PU painted by MAACO. Looked great but everytime you hit it with something like a seat belt, the paint got a chip in it.

[Herb Concord Ca]

Brent, I should have added that the coupe had all it's body work done, all the shop had to do was prime it and paint it black all for $10,000.
Seamed a little pricy to me.
I saw the finished car and it was no better than the job MAACO did on my T/S and I had 3 colors!

Regards,
herb

[Ken Ehrenhofer]

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Hey Mark,
I can paint it for $39.95 out the door by lunch, You buyin?
Where did I put those rattle cans now?????????

[Big D]

Wow-- fifty posts... to all say---
"YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR"

Enjoy the weekend. D

[msmaron]

Originally Posted by Ken Ehrenhofer

Hey Mark,
I can paint it for $39.95 out the door by lunch, You buyin?
Where did I put those rattle cans now?????????

You were not to post her Ken....Lol!!!

[trvguy]

to Mike K: to write a story like that; you must be a politician. good one...

[Dave in Denver]

my 1930 Adulusite blue and black Tudor Sedan was painted by MAACO in 1977 and still has the same paint on it today. I wash it by hand a wax once a year and am very impressed with the quality.

[1931 flamingo]

There is probably a world of difference in the quality of a 77 vs 2010 paint job, labor, most important would be pride in what they did. JMO
Paul in CT

['29wagon]

This Guy !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtjdHaMeiiQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtjdHaMeiiQ

[Desi]

Look at all those cars in the video going through Earl Scheib's lot. I don't know if they were painted that fast, or if they were trying to get away from there as fast as possible!!