I would fight em to get the maximum from them. Tell them your paint condition was excellent. They should be paying more than $1,200 to repaint a car. Insurance will always try to lowball you in everything they pay for.

Put your foot down and get MOAR!

 

Well they are only paying for the side of the car that was keyed. That's why it's 1,200 they aren't paying for the whole car just front corner, pass door, back pass door, and back pannel. Should they be paying for the rest of the car?

 

I would try to get them to repaint the whole car. Tell them that you want all the panels to look identical. Obviously just blending won't even out everything on the car. Good blending will get it close to the untouched panels but it will be very hard to get it to look the same especially since your car has been weathered over the years.

I would do everything possible to get them to repaint the whole car.

 

I had my front bumper painted by them for $135 .. I was nervous but it came out well .. it's been almost a year and I dont have any rock chips (I wouldve with Nissan's soft paint) and no cracking or peeling. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. It was a brand new bumper tho so not too much prep work was involved.

BTW MAACO is a franchise. No two locations are the same.

 

where do you live tbssimp.

 

I used to work in a body shop and maybe that is going to make my opinion alittle biast but, in my experience maaco is not the best place to go for full body paint. Its worth it to save the money and go to a reputable shop that is gong to do a good job. Maaco does minimal prep work and your gonna have alot of over spray. Which may not bother you but im my opinion I would avoid maaco for a paint complete.

 

my friend got his 06 gt mustang painted at a maaco and it turned out great, but you need to do the masking yourself, my friend had some overspray on various plastic pieces like the windshield wipers, and some of the rubber door trim but otherwise his car looked sharp and he paid 1200 for it all

 

my father in law had an old truck painted for $800

the truck is more or less just a weekend / hardware store truck

The Macco job was ok. You can tell they did minimal prep work.

If you want TOP notch paint I would go to a local shop and talk to them about the price. They may be able to bargain with you.

If its a car or truck you want to sell or just wanna paint just cuz, then do Macco

 

North metro Atlanta.

 

You need to do alot of research. If you want a good paint job that is similiar to OEM quality you will be spending way more $1200, most parts would need to be removed also not just taped off. That includes door handles, all of the trim pieces, sometimes bumpers and windows, etc.

If you just have the repair work done(which is what I would do) make sure they use PPG and not Omni paint otherwise the metallics and tint will not match perfectly. The PPG is DOUBLE the cost of the Omni but for repairs it is worth it for paint with metallics. I would tell them also to do a good job in blending(blending further), this will cost more but make the difference in old and new paint much less noticeable. Also have them color sand and buff the entire car after the new paint has had time to cure to get the best overall results.

Painting a whole car even with Omni is not cheap. Paint,primer, clear alone cost me $1000 for decent quality stuff. That does not including the cost of any of the other materials or labor. The problem with cheap paint jobs is not only the masking parts instead of removal but the really cheap quality stuff there using, it will not last as long. I have color sanded the cheap vs good quality clear coat and the difference in durability is night and day.

I'm not sure how much of your car got keyed but $1200 may a low bid. Any body damage I have had on cars I bring to most expensive places possible to get multiple (high) bids submitted to insurance to make sure the car gets repaired properly. Paint and body is a major PITA, requires skilled hands , and the decent materials are not cheap, if you go cheap you will get what you pay for.

I have had three sports cars completly painted outside of insurance claims, each I have pulled all the trim,etc. prior to painting and reassembled afterwards. The last one I actually did most of the prep work, masking, and did the color sanding and buffing on the last two and let me tell you there is a reason why good paint is expensive. That being said the paint jobs on the G35's are really great considering it's OEM, I would think long and hard before having any place do a shoddy job.

 

Hahaha no insurance company will pay to paint panels on the other side of the car. They dont wanna pay for anything.

 

hi. nazc0, which maaco did your friend get his mastang repainted?

 

I had my VR-4 repaint Pearl white from Maco and it turned out ok. Too bad I sold the VR-4 in the summer and got my G.

 

I'll throw in another one for Maaco... if you do all the prep work yourself.

The guys there spray a lot of cars. A LOT. They're quite experienced at it. But the prep work is where they cut corners, so if you do every bit of prep work possible, you can get good results, otherwise, I'd steer clear.