MAACO $2k PAINT JOB OF MY ‘95 RAM

A quick vid of a $2k paint job by Maaco on my ‘95 Dodge Ram 1500.

Urethane with I/C (integrated clear) and extensive sanding.

This is Maaco’s second tier paint job.

[imkwuzn]

I used to be the office manager of a very high quality local body shop. I can tell you that a complete paint job runs upwards of 8-10k. The entire vehicle would be disassembled. All trim removed. Glass removed. Moldings removed, lights, bumpers etc. For 2k I’d say Maaco did a fantastic job given the overall condition of the truck when you dropped it off.

[jake-thegoat]

Saying "I don't know why they did that" and "Maaco" in the same conversation, that makes me laugh

[chrishart]

I worked at a maaco twenty years ago, that’s the quality you can expect at that price point. A “real” body shop would remove all the trim lights mirror’s etc. before painting. That’s part of why it costs twice as much or more at the real shop. They generally will also use higher quality paints and primer etc.

[jumpinjojo]

Considering you didn’t remove a single piece of trim, taillight, or moulding, they gave you exactly what I would expect for $2000.

[sfred]

I think it looks pretty damn good compared to before! I wouldn't nit-pick, or should've went somewhere else and shelled out more money for your specifications.

[zpardee]

So glad to see similar comments to what I was about to post - this is a fantastic paint job for $2k. I think you'd likely get similar, if not (hopefully) slightly better results at over twice the price - around $5k+ from another shop. I'd call this a win. After all, you went to MAACO - you knew what you were dealing with :) I have a 1967 c10 that I had painted a completely different color through MAACO for $1500. Other shops wanted to charge me closer to $8k! Does it have orange peel and overspray? Yes. Would I have paid 5x that amount for the same color to not have that? Honestly, no. I wouldn't. MAACO is a 'good from far, far from good' company and you honestly did very well with it. I have a lower grade than you, and it still shines great after 2 years as long as you take care of it and regularly wax. Enjoy it!

[maroonsn]

That's damn good for $2k. I'm sure it's just a driver and the things you pointed out, someone would have to go over it with a fine tooth comb to see. The prep work I wouldn't say was bad, just the masking could've been a little better. Overall, I'd be happy with that.

[remarkable]

That actually looks better than most MAACO paint jobs that I've seen.

[althunder]

This looks ok the only area I'd be unhappy with is the wheel arch chrome which could have been easily removed before painting. But for 2K it's ok.

[KekeeBlack]

If I went there I’d take everything off, sand it and tape it myself. The prep work YOU are willing to do is what makes MAACO a good option. If you don’t to the prep, manage your expectations.

[speedracerjeff]

Reminds me of Earl Scheib, I had many cars painted there over the years. About the same type of prep.

[SigmaSheepdog]

II'm glad that I watched this video because I know what to expect when Maaco paints my truck.

[sbrave]

Looks great for 2K. As others have said, it makes sense to tape/mask your own trim, lights, etc.

[nothanks]

It's macco. There tape and prep work is just as budget as there paint. They give the painter just enough supplies for coverage and the prep guys are paid to pull nothing. Best way to way to get decent results is to pull every thing, no lights, trim moldings or glass, do the prep work to the point they just need to back tape the jams and tip the guy spraying it otherwise they all come out like that.

[camarokurt]

Wow, that looks like an Earl Schieb $99 special! One thing I always do is take all the trim off I can before taking it to be painted.

[HeresJohnny-bu]

$2, 000.00 for a paint job is crazy. I had my car painted at Earl Schieb when I was younger and I only paid $29.95.

[Marz]

I'd call that a win. I have a White 2003 GMC Yukon Denali that the roof and hood is starting to peel off similar to your truck's before photo. Not to that extent but it's starting. I took it in to a local body shop and they quoted me $4, 000 to do JUST the hood and another $5200 to do the roof. With the complaint that it's a lot of prep work sanding the hood and the roof down. And for an extra $1200 I could get the rear rocker panels replaced as they are starting to rust. And that's painting ONLY the hood and roof, total quote with rocker panels $10, 400 before taxes. Yeah, I'm taking this thing to Maaco. All things considering for 2 grand they did a great job. Could they have did better prep sure but it's Maaco. For what it is that looks great and I'll be doing the same before long with this Yukon. 2 to 3 grand for a full body SUV paint job that would look about as good as your truck compared to 10 grand for just the hood and roof only. Yeah not bad at all

[Long-ndbq]

The key to using Maaco is to take off the mirrors, grille, headlights, tail lights, bed cover, and fender flares before you let them start on the truck. They literally just tape over those quickly which leads to paint lines and overspray. I'd even take the bumpers off so they can paint around them correctly.

[RT-tnry]

What do you expect ! Macco is the Spirit airlines of paint shops, geeesh.

[tombair]

For 2k really good job I hate to plug maco but man pretty good job