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Old 01-03-2003, 06:07 PM   #1
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How bad shops rip you off...

K finally....im getting this trunk lid painted....thats it....painted....and ill put in on myself probably...200 plus taxes...so around 230ish..its the best price ive goten...and it will be done properly and there putting on my window at the same time......dont u love the low low prices...lol...
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Old 01-03-2003, 06:15 PM   #2
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sounds like a good price... painting is expensive work bro... should have got me to paint it.
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Old 01-03-2003, 06:26 PM   #3
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ya painting a car costs way too much ... cost a couple thousand to repaint my maxima

as for the accord where i dented the trunklid.. the estimate my dad got for that was $1000 (in conversion)
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Old 01-03-2003, 06:39 PM   #4
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paint is too much, but i think that price sounds decent. Yeah it is high but...paint is...:o
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Old 01-03-2003, 06:41 PM   #5
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wow i never knew a trunk would be around that price...i was getting other prices at over 400...and i thought i might as well give them my wallet and walk away..lol...oh well...
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Old 01-03-2003, 07:40 PM   #6
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i know someone that painted their truck and it cost them 5k. They got ripped off thoug.
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Old 01-03-2003, 09:38 PM   #7
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umm lol...5000 for a truCk is ok....were talking about TruNks lol..
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Old 01-03-2003, 10:04 PM   #8
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What I don't get is www.maaco.com ...their TV commercials say they have lifetime warranty for their paint and it's ~600-700 bucks to paint a whole car....Canadian dollas too...what's up with that?!?!?!
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Old 01-03-2003, 11:18 PM   #9
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i wouldnt trust maaco with a 100ft pole wearin photanium gloves
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Old 01-03-2003, 11:30 PM   #10
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What I don't get is www.maaco.com ...their TV commercials say they have lifetime warranty for their paint and it's ~600-700 bucks to paint a whole car....Canadian dollas too...what's up with that?!?!?!


Maaco paint jobs are straight ass. They don't properly prep the car, etc. I would rather have old stock paint than a new job from a quick paint place like that.
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Old 01-03-2003, 11:32 PM   #11
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my mom has a maaco paint job from maaco and it looks quite nice. and the paint didn't come off after 2 years
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Old 01-03-2003, 11:44 PM   #12
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Anyone else have any experience with maaco? Do they put a fresh coat of clearcoat on?
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Old 01-03-2003, 11:50 PM   #13
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well i dont know about prices but when i crashed my integra in october i messed up my hood and fender...the owner of the body shop in my fathers parking lot told me when I bought the new hood and fender to let him know and he would paint it for me for free...he said b/c black is the cheapest color...plus he's really cool with my dad so thats a plus... ...if u lived in NY i'd try to get u a better price...their body shop does crazy paint jobs...
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Old 01-04-2003, 02:25 AM   #14
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Hmmmm....I'm not too far from NY and I like black...hmmmm
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Old 01-04-2003, 05:30 AM   #15
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macco's paint jobs act differently on different cars.....i had a frind who had a 92 firebird and he got it painted fire engine red......now it's orange.......as stated before they dont properly prep cars...and that clear coat is an option........
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Old 01-04-2003, 02:32 PM   #16
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Paint jobs ARE expensive, but if you can find someone who does a good job, it's totally worth it.

Luckily, my dad owns a shop & does award winning paint jobs. He does my paint for free!
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Old 01-04-2003, 08:30 PM   #17
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well tell ur dad im his new best freind and im coming over..
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Old 01-04-2003, 10:14 PM   #18
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well tell ur dad im his new best freind and im coming over..

You're going to too many places
I thought you wanted to CF your hood with biker lol
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Old 01-04-2003, 10:38 PM   #19
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SHHHH i can do it all
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Old 01-04-2003, 10:51 PM   #20
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well tell ur dad im his new best freind and im coming over..


Yea, too bad you're not closer to Oklahoma. My dad is a WONDERFUL guy! He hooks all my friends up w/cheap custom parts & stuff like that.

awwww....isn't he awesome?

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Old 01-05-2003, 02:01 AM   #21
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Yea, too bad you're not closer to Oklahoma. My dad is a WONDERFUL guy! He hooks all my friends up w/cheap custom parts & stuff like that.

awwww....isn't he awesome?

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Umm...I'm pretty close to Oklahoma. Can I be your new best friend? I need new paint, BAD. I have a sunbleached trunk, black primered hood and fenders, white passenger door, and scratched granada black on the rest. Help me, please!!
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Old 01-05-2003, 01:23 PM   #22
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I had my Plymouth Laser painted there it was red but the paint was all faded and i got it done a metallic black and it kinda didnt loo bad but after a coule months i put a flashlight up to the front bumper and u could see where i had got some rock chips and u could seee red paint..

There is a shop about a couple miles away from me that charged 800$ to paint my integra and Macco charged the same and this shop did one hell of a job and they also put my body kit on too. one of the best paint jobs i have ever had and the cheapest. they did my whole car Acura Red and did my kit and put it on for $1200
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