Maaco Paint Job Before and After

[soulflyfn69]

I wanted to change the color of my 240 so I brought it to Maaco. They had it about a week. I got the rear panels reskinned, some minor body work, and metallic black paint on it. I had a 50 percent off coupon on the paint job. I got the most expensive paint job. They also put my spoiler on. Anyway I was always curious about bodywork and the cost of it. The end cost of everything was 1280. I had also heard good and bad things about maaco so I was kinda weary. In the end it looks pretty good, I had to pay extra for the door jambs. It would look stupid if I didn't get them painted. Anyways here's the before and afters:

Before: After:

[kanye240]

mmm looks nice ......

You think you could take some close pictures at dawn or when its sunny outside so we can the metallic in your paint job ?

[simmode1]

Yeah, I hear Maaco is really a 'You get what you pay for' kinda place. If you cheap out with them, don't be mad if it looks like **** in a year. Most ppl just use them to get the car looking good enuff to sell. But if you go all out, I've heard their work is pretty good.

BTW... you seriously need more aero now with that spoiler. I'd suggest 180sx side skirts and Type X rear valences...

[RedSubdivisions]

Damn. That's actually not that bad looking at all, especially for the price and all the work they did to it (the spoilers, the body work, etc.). Once my paint starts showing some signs, I'm gonna take her to get a new paintjob as well. Kudos to you. lol

[S15nS13vert]

what i dont like about macco, they mask everything, and the paint i mean clear coat, flakes off in 6 months. come back in 6 months and let us know

[BMAR240SX]

You paid like alot of money so it is bound to come out nice, looks great keep us posted

[dickie]

type-x wing ftl

[baoweezee]

it'll look better if u have a kit and wheels to go along with the wing, or else it look kinda off. I like type x front bumper, skirts, and valances but paint job is alrite, i think u can get a better job elsewhere with that price

[soulflyfn69]

My GTO was painted at the same place in '96, so like 12 years ago and the paint still looks decent on that. I have a 5 year warranty on the 240's paint job.

[StricNyne]

GTFO i goto the tinton falls meet and i never seen yoru car there.... i throw a meet , well i used to at my house all the time zerothread?id=295315

check it out, and which maaco u use ? the one in AP ?

[CRIPES]

Yeah, I hear Maaco is really a 'You get what you pay for' kinda place. If you cheap out with them, don't be mad if it looks like **** in a year. Most ppl just use them to get the car looking good enuff to sell. But if you go all out, I've heard their work is pretty good.

BTW... you seriously need more aero now with that spoiler. I'd suggest 180sx side skirts and Type X rear valences...

maaco is a franchise... every one of them is different and they are not trained by "Maaco" standards (if any). so you can go to a maaco with painters who have essentially worked at a high end body shop before. it all depends with them so just check their past jobs to see for yourself.

[soulflyfn69]

Yeah I never made it out to any of the meets, I used the Maaco in Freehold btw. Between my friends and I in the Tinton Falls area we've had every 240 style besides the convert. 2 90 hatches, 1 90 coupe, 1 92 coupe, 1 93 Super Hicas hatch, 1 95 , and 1 98. There's a meet in Tinton Falls?

[StricNyne]

at the mc donald on rt 35 by BJS...hmm i used to live in neptune and all my friends stay there, but i have never seen you before... do u know tranch ? he has a s13 and is doing full resto, and rb25, and i had my rb 25 in a s13 back in the day

[soulflyfn69]

Oh yea I heard of that a few months ago, I saw a guy from here once on 35 tjmhillz and he told me about it 930 on thursday right? I go to college at night so I was never able to make it you guys still doing it on thurs

[StricNyne]

lol me and tjmhillz greew up togeather lol he used to live 2 houses down from me, he is in iraq now , **** YEAH WE ARE STILL THERE !!!!! i am trying to get my car there soon, i need a helping hand ifyour free hint hint lol

[soulflyfn69]

ill hit you up on that regional post man

[sancosys]

Where did you get the stuff to reskin the rear panels? Did they do it or someone else? Thanks.

Aaron

[r3v_v3ng3]

is it a single stage paint job or base/clear

[AutoShadow]

Yeah, I hear Maaco is really a 'You get what you pay for' kinda place. If you cheap out with them, don't be mad if it looks like **** in a year. Most ppl just use them to get the car looking good enuff to sell. But if you go all out, I've heard their work is pretty good.

BTW... you seriously need more aero now with that spoiler. I'd suggest 180sx side skirts and Type X rear valences...

[soulflyfn69]

They reskinned the panels and it's a base coat and clear coat. They did all the sanding too.

[NismoDriver240]

looks good, i was debating maaco then i went flat. i might go later down the road, we'll see. came out good

[sancosys]

They reskinned the panels and it's a base coat and clear coat. They did all the sanding too.

how much did they charge to reskin them?

[Rellik27]

it came out real nice

[WhiteKnight]

One Day Paint in California charges $1,300 for b/c paint job without body work.I did have to go back 7 times and repaint my car a few times. Now the paint is chipping off the bumpers. They didn't add Flex for the bumper paint.

[soulflyfn69]

Some more pics after I put my smoked tails on

[s13lovesg35]

One Day Paint in California charges $1,300 for b/c paint job without body work.I did have to go back 7 times and repaint my car a few times. Now the paint is chipping off the bumpers. They didn't add Flex for the bumper paint.

damn i went to the macco in carson (223rd and vermont) to get an estimate and it came out the 1300 with a door replaced and exxxtensive body work + paint . . good deal . .. i saw a cool s14 there too getting done . .ahahah sry thread jack!

[WhiteKnight]

I went back to One Day Paint and showed them the cracks in the bumper paint and the bubbles. They said the warranty doesn't cover plastic bumpers.

[White Comet]

One Day Paint in California charges $1,300 for b/c paint job without body work.I did have to go back 7 times and repaint my car a few times. Now the paint is chipping off the bumpers. They didn't add Flex for the bumper paint.

why does flex matter? did they take the bumper off?

op- looks decent and the tail lights are unique, i woudl say thoguh that u need more aero to pull the wing off

[s13toofawty]

did you get any overspray? muffler,etc,friend got his beemer painted last week and the whole car was orange peeled and there was overspray everywhere but he only payed about 500 though

[Greddy323]

looks good. How much did it cost?