paint decision e36 m3/pre-stage build thread
02-18-2010, 07:33 AM
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Re: paint decision e36 m3/pre-stage build thread
I don't think anyone is up in arms, I'm sure noone really gives a shit. I'm sure everyone is just commenting. I doubt anyone is jumping up in their computer chair with steam coming out of their ears
all everyone is saying is you did a shitty thing to a car that deserves better. it's an ///m car man, not a civic. I just went to check out an e30 m3 in yorktown monday. it had a maaco job, and now the clear is basically gone and the thing looks like dog shit. all i could think was "why the hell would someone do this to an m car?"
you bought shitty paint. there's a reason it costs 4k. want to cheap out? learn how to prep a car (you're on the internet man. there are a thousand diy's, videos on youtube, etc). and pay someone to just spray it. would have cost you sub 1k and looked way better.
bottom line, you get what you pay for. you paid 1400 for something that goes for 4k. granted "you didnt want to spend 4k" but you also didnt want to do any work. this will look like shit soon.
all everyone is saying is you did a shitty thing to a car that deserves better. it's an ///m car man, not a civic. I just went to check out an e30 m3 in yorktown monday. it had a maaco job, and now the clear is basically gone and the thing looks like dog shit. all i could think was "why the hell would someone do this to an m car?"
you bought shitty paint. there's a reason it costs 4k. want to cheap out? learn how to prep a car (you're on the internet man. there are a thousand diy's, videos on youtube, etc). and pay someone to just spray it. would have cost you sub 1k and looked way better.
bottom line, you get what you pay for. you paid 1400 for something that goes for 4k. granted "you didnt want to spend 4k" but you also didnt want to do any work. this will look like shit soon.
i'll tell you what, i'll post pics in 2 years if i still have the car, and you can say 'i told you so'. feel better?
02-18-2010, 08:58 AM
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Re: paint decision e36 m3/pre-stage build thread
Looks good from what I can tell in those pics... Never seen any of Maaco's higher end stuff, so who knows what it will look like in a few years... how about some "real" camera pics so we can get a better idea?
But looks good from what you posted, IMO....
But looks good from what you posted, IMO....
02-18-2010, 09:19 AM
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Re: paint decision e36 m3/pre-stage build thread
maybe after i get better pics some people won't jump on the 'maaco sucks' bandwagon. i'm beginning to think i should conduct an experiment, and post up in eye candy with some better pics, NOT tell people it was painted at maaco, and see what comments i get. i would just have to make sure no one posting in this thread was allowed to spill the beans.
someone could write a psychology thesis about an empirical study like this...
someone could write a psychology thesis about an empirical study like this...
Its the details that add up to all the extra work done in a "real" paint job. Stuff like extensive prep work, removing lighting, molding, trim, etc. A lot of that stuff has little effect on the paint job itself, but if you ever have to work on the car later it will show up big time.
Not to mention how deceiving pictures can be.
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02-18-2010, 06:54 PM
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hahahha, thats awesome. now you have to probably cut in the door jamb, remove the window and fix his work. Thats awesome they tried to weld that thin ass sheet metal with an arc welder, hahaha its probably warped all over the place now. I always try to warn people that the cost is gonna be more when someones elses crappy work has to be fixed before we can even begin doing it right, but I dont mind charging them for it if they dont want to listen.
02-20-2010, 09:05 AM
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Re: paint decision e36 m3/pre-stage build thread
You've started a trend of such wonderfully insightful posts, I'm so sorry to disappoint you.
Let me guess, I suck because I ruined such a prestigious 12 year old car with a maaco paint job?
The irony is staggering.
Let me guess, I suck because I ruined such a prestigious 12 year old car with a maaco paint job?
The irony is staggering.
02-20-2010, 02:22 PM
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Has Maaco told you if they're going to fix their goof up of painting over your moldings? Kinda lame that they went and did that when you specifically asked them not to.
02-20-2010, 07:19 PM
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Re: paint decision e36 m3/pre-stage build thread
The funny thing is that I've talked to 3 or 4 paint shops with good reputations about painting my S14 (track car) and all recommended certain Maaco's to do the work because they are affordable and the certain Maaco's actually do decent prep work. If paint shops that have been in business for 20+ years recommend Maaco for certain applications then affordable paint jobs might just have their place in auto body...
02-21-2010, 04:39 AM
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Re: paint decision e36 m3/pre-stage build thread
if i do randomly decide to drive it i'll definitely hit you up. i was planning on a trip down there just by myself to get away from all this snow up here, and then i would be driving it down. probably spring/summertime though... maybe i'll coordinate it with a meet or something.
The funny thing is that I've talked to 3 or 4 paint shops with good reputations about painting my S14 (track car) and all recommended certain Maaco's to do the work because they are affordable and the certain Maaco's actually do decent prep work. If paint shops that have been in business for 20+ years recommend Maaco for certain applications then affordable paint jobs might just have their place in auto body...
exact same thing happened to me. they specifically mentioned, for an older car that isn't imperative to have a spectacular paint job, maaco actually does ok work. and that's exactly what happened, save the moldings, which are growing on me.