years back - both long gone. Chopped had a rattle can paint. other had a MAACO discount paint job. this month discount available.
Looks great, way better than satin black, fake patina, or doing nothing. Cars need shiny paint, tractors not so much. So with 50% off what does a MAACO paint job cost?
Hello, These days, Maaco can’t all be bad… for those that don’t have the facilities at home, there are some great paint jobs that come out of Maaco companies. It is not the name, but the artist better known as “the painter.” YRMV After all of these years, going back to 1959 fall semester of high school. My close friend was the first guy to get a license, so he was the “go to guy” for rides and cruising. After all of us got our licenses and cars, he wanted to change his stock look to more of a mild custom. At the time, his was the first car, but when everyone else started getting their own cars, they went the hop-up route, with headers, duals, chrome wheels and some mods to the motors. So, the 54 Chevy went another route. It looked like this car. While it was still stock, chrome rims were added, along with the standard accessories. But after he got it painted that greenish blue color at the local Earl Schieb shop near our high school, he had to fend off the constant barrage of comments like “$19.95 and Earl Schieb all on one sentence…” the constant commercial ad was for all to see and hear. So, it was a teenage “ribbing” point. But, it was the first car of our teenage group and it was the first cruiser to the local drive-in restaurant parking lot. We had our family cars, his was the first teenager’s car. The interior looked out of place. So, again, his car was the first trip South of the Border, late at night/early morning to TJ. The trip was made to get the full, white tuck and roll. The complete job, included the headliner, door panels, the rear package tray and the trunk. It was an all day adventure on its own and not too costly. We ate tons of tacos and did not get sick. It must have been the original Coke in a bottle that was a thick brown/black color and very tasty that kept us alive. (not the exact Bel Air, but the color was a close match… as was the lowered look) Jnaki The stance was a low stock rake, but at times with 4 teenagers inside, it was a very low cruiser, close to being stopped by the local police or CHP at times. Finally, his car became a very cool cruiser, with no intentions of competing with our hot rod/drag racing cars. He kept the stock 6, but added chrome stuff to it. The stance was lower in front and it gave the Bel Air some at***ude. He also got new mufflers for a better sound. It was a nice custom car for daily driving to high school and the local drive-in cruises. He asked if he should have flames painted on the car…the answer was no. We all agreed it would ruin his new paint job. But we did outline with tape, several scallops (3) along the side of the hardtop fender and door. It looked strange.
The amount of prep it takes to make a maaco paint job actually turn out well has always made me lean towards rattle can if I couldn't paint it myself with a gun. In my years dealing with cars I've seen far too many horror jobs to ever trust maaco ..... including in recent years lol
I have had a few cars painted by MAACO which turned out O.K. But I did the prep work (sanding and needed body work) before bringing the car to MAACO. I also paid for a better primer and paint then their standard one shot covers all spray job!
Our Corvair came to us with a four year old Maaco paint job. We’ve had it for ten years and it still looks great. We keep it waxed, covered and in the garage. It was so nice that I had my ‘56 Chevy painted there, single stage Matador Red, I had them do some body work, I took off as much chrome as I could stand to remove. The cost: just a little over $1600, with the under hood, jambs and trunk. It came out really nice. Even the underside of hood! A few little flaws but nothing terrible. I did a very thorough job removing the new paint from door latches, switches and trim, and I touched up the ch***is black where it got oversprayed. They really outdid themselves. I’m sure it’s more $$ now. Apparently, it does depend on the store. I was referred to this particular Maaco by a guy at a local car show when I admired his paint job. When I went for the estimate I talked to the manager and told him that I didn’t expect an $8-10k paint job for $800 but what could I do to help get a good result. He became much more friendly and mentioned that he had a particularly good painter right now so take off everything you can and bring it in. On the other hand, my friend down in LA who saw how my ‘56 came out, went to his local Maaco and they told him “We don’t paint nothin’ over fifteen years old - corporate rules”. Not sure what that was about.
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