my maaco paintjob

[blklscmd]

they did a good job i have to paint the lsc trim over the rear lights i meant to tell them to do but i forgot

 

[TarzansLS]

Yes Sir Thats Real Nice. How Much Did They Charge You? Im Lookin To Get
My LS Painted.

 

[Chadly]

Take some pics with a real camera. Those are useless. Cant tell if its even been painted.

 

[Chadly]

Yes Sir Thats Real Nice. How Much Did They Charge You? Im Lookin To Get
My LS Painted.

You do yours first and let me know how they do. If its decent I will take mine there too. Just let me know which one you went to. You can be the guinea pig. lol

 

[ford nut]

Take some pics with a real camera. Those are useless. Cant tell if its even been painted.

LOL no need to block the plate.....nobody could read it anyway.

 

[blklscmd]

it was $860 i had to get the header panel fixed it had a slight crack from when the motor was put in.I saw your post on the other mark viii site chad i couldnt paint my hood and my other spots right so i said fcuk it.I will post some pics when i get it out monday.Im about to order the speedstars and see about the alternatives to the cobra brake upgrade.

 

[Chadly]

I'm gonna get mine "professionally" painted soon. I had my old 94 (DJG) painted at maaco in NC and it turned out OK. Let me see if I can find some pics.

 

[Chadly]

Here are a couple. Mine was $1200 cuz I got the top of the line and had them do a lot of body work too

 

[slowmkviii]

cant wait for good pics
and hopefully I will have pics soon of my now $3,000 paint job
from maaco

 

[k9t8m]

Did they remove any of the lights, handles, mirrors etc?

 

[blklscmd]

i dont know if they did or not but i looked at everything very closely and didnt see any overspray on the lights or glass the did a good as job.They get alot of work they had a 70's something monte carlo they did no bull you couldve ran it threw the barret-jackson auction it was flawless

 

[kustomizingkid]

I would love to see some good pics of it... looks ok, but then again those pics could hid an elephant.

 

[TDUB]

+1 on the guinea pig comment. They quoted me for like $1700 but my paint is tri coat pearlescent. I was told by a guy I know who does body work to do all my own prep work and take it to them.

 

[Speed Demon]

I still can't decide to black out all the trim or nor(base model)? ?

 

[timothyr]

personally as far as the chrome it seriously depends on personal preference and color....I love the chrome on the pearl white gen1's, on most of the other colors i like either body color or black; but again thats just personal preference.

 

[blklscmd]

edit

 

[blklscmd]

new pics

 

[johnboy89]

They will do a decent job, if you prep it remove lights trim, etc...

The one near me has had the same owner for quite sometime and a few old timers work there that do decent work.

The thing is that most body shops don't want to be bothered and if they do they are going to charge you alot. if you are looking for decent driver paint job then go for it. Of course some maaco's might be different than others??

 

[kustomizingkid]

You like close ups huh?

Looks pretty good though...

 

[BAD97LSC]

stand back and take a real picture!

 

[blklscmd]

I dont know if anyone has done this or not but they painted my turn signals on the mirrors.I didnt like it at first but it still lights up good i think it looks better with them painted black.I will post a pic

 

[rubberducky700]

Maaco ussually just tapes off all components, mostly nothing gets removed. and if its too slow getting tapped they have been known to just spray right over it. (trim and such)

Its a good fix on a low budget but it wont be permenant. Really what kind of quality do you get for 900 bucks, When most shops cost in low end of 4000 with minor body work. its not a material mark up

 

[blklscmd]

it will be permanent enough for me i got my crown vic done by earl sheib 4yrs ago in black still shines to this day.I think its all in how you take care of it wax will make it go a long way.