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matthew357 · 10-09-2012, 06:34 PM

hey guys im looking at either a spray glow or macco paint job post picts plz

**leddzepp** · 10-09-2012, 08:06 PM

macco shops are independently owned and operated, so results will vary greatly.

fastwillie 696969 · 10-10-2012, 03:34 AM

this was a macco paint job ,total cost with prep work was 800 bucks

63 & 64 Bowties · 10-10-2012, 07:54 AM

Sorry, no pics, but back around 1990 I had a 74 c-10 that I got a Macco paint job on.
I did all the body work, then took it to them. I was real happy with it. And it was the cheapest paint job that they offered. I kept the truck for several years and it held up well. But, I kept it waxed.
One word of advice it you go that route; sand the whole truck making sure to get close to chrome and get into any creases or body lines. I have noticed on some of the older cheapo jobs that it looks like they don't hand sand at all, only air sand what they can.

derail · 10-10-2012, 09:00 PM

This is what I started out with and what I ended up with. 1996 Dodge ram that I used to take great care of. Washing once a week, waxes once or twice a year, stuff like that. I was a little ocd about it because it was black. Well, about 5-6 years after I bought it, I noticed that all the trucks of these years (1995-1997) had paint problems. Mine took a little longer because of how I took care of it I think. Maybe it was just luck. But, it was inevitable. Mine was $719 in 2007 and that included taking the hood and top down to bare metal. I did do some light sanding before I took it in. I did this because i didn't know what to expect. I hadn't ever had a car painted before. With the horror stories that I'd heard about maaco, I figured a little extra sanding wouldn't hurt. I was thinking that they'd tape the headlights and windows and go to town. I was wrong. They did an awesome job. Honestly could not be happier. Still looks good to this day and I only wash it about once a month and haven't waxed it since it got painted. They didn't do the door jambs and stuff. That will make the price go up. It's not a $10,000 paint job. But I wasn't expecting one either. All maaco's are different. I would look at examples of the work from your specific maaco. Some are not so good. I will definately use the one in Redding again as long as the same guy owns it.
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10-09-2012, 06:34 PM	#1
matthew357 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: panama city fl Posts: 50	spray glow and macco picts hey guys im looking at either a spray glow or macco paint job post picts plz

10-09-2012, 08:06 PM	#2
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 19,995	Re: spray glow and macco picts macco shops are independently owned and operated, so results will vary greatly. __________________ 1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man

10-10-2012, 03:34 AM	#3
fastwillie 696969 ~Rest In Peace~ Join Date: May 2005 Location: CALIFORNIA NOR CAL Posts: 9,707	Re: spray glow and macco picts this was a macco paint job ,total cost with prep work was 800 bucks Attached Images __________________ is it fast ? it has a lighting bolt donut? B___H please, I can remove 90% of your so called "beauty" with a kleenex

10-10-2012, 07:54 AM	#4
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: spray glow and macco picts Sorry, no pics, but back around 1990 I had a 74 c-10 that I got a Macco paint job on. I did all the body work, then took it to them. I was real happy with it. And it was the cheapest paint job that they offered. I kept the truck for several years and it held up well. But, I kept it waxed. One word of advice it you go that route; sand the whole truck making sure to get close to chrome and get into any creases or body lines. I have noticed on some of the older cheapo jobs that it looks like they don't hand sand at all, only air sand what they can. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

10-10-2012, 09:00 PM	#5
derail Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: redding,ca. Posts: 182	Re: spray glow and macco picts This is what I started out with and what I ended up with. 1996 Dodge ram that I used to take great care of. Washing once a week, waxes once or twice a year, stuff like that. I was a little ocd about it because it was black. Well, about 5-6 years after I bought it, I noticed that all the trucks of these years (1995-1997) had paint problems. Mine took a little longer because of how I took care of it I think. Maybe it was just luck. But, it was inevitable. Mine was $719 in 2007 and that included taking the hood and top down to bare metal. I did do some light sanding before I took it in. I did this because i didn't know what to expect. I hadn't ever had a car painted before. With the horror stories that I'd heard about maaco, I figured a little extra sanding wouldn't hurt. I was thinking that they'd tape the headlights and windows and go to town. I was wrong. They did an awesome job. Honestly could not be happier. Still looks good to this day and I only wash it about once a month and haven't waxed it since it got painted. They didn't do the door jambs and stuff. That will make the price go up. It's not a $10,000 paint job. But I wasn't expecting one either. All maaco's are different. I would look at examples of the work from your specific maaco. Some are not so good. I will definately use the one in Redding again as long as the same guy owns it. Attachment 996940 Attachment 996942 Attachment 996943 Attachment 996944 Attachment 996947 Attached Images



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