I was looking into painting my Mustang. She's a 99 Silver Coupe and while the piant still looks fairly new, I wanted to do a new color. I'm feelin' some kind of blue, but I'm still looking into it. First, I wanted to get a ballpark price range from those of you who have painted your cars. Next, would I be better off going to a body shop or would a place like Maaco do the same work?
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tgray41
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1999 Ford Mustang
35th Anniversary Edition
3.8L v6- Stock
MAC Catback
Why not throw a "painting party"? We used to do it when any of my buddies moved into a new apartment. Invite a few friends and give each one of them a brush and a bucket of paint. When the painting was finished, the person who lived there would buy pizza and beer for everybody who had helped paint. I wouldn't have suggested this for painting a car, but you mentioned you're considering MAACO. And a "painting party" would only be one step below that, so...
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2008 Shelby GT500 torch red with black stripes + sequentials
2001 Cobra mineral grey with 2003 Mach 1 shaker hood
1996 Cobra color-shifting mystic paint + sequentials
I wouldn't let Maaco do it unless you're wanting a mediocre paint job. To do it right (door jambs, under hood, trunk, etc.), I would say you're probably looking at anywhere between $3-5k). Have you considered doing a two tone? Would be a lot cheaper, plus would set your car apart from the rest of the group?
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2007 Redfire GT, "Scarlett"- it's got stuff. "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”- Edmond Burke
I wouldn't let Maaco do it unless you're wanting a mediocre paint job. To do it right (door jambs, under hood, trunk, etc.), I would say you're probably looking at anywhere between $3-5k). Have you considered doing a two tone? Would be a lot cheaper, plus would set your car apart from the rest of the group?
oO I love the two tone! - how do you think that would look on a convertible?
Mine is true blue, it's the best stock blue in my opinion. Definitely don't let macco do it, i have white over spray on my hood just from getting a side panel repainted.
Dont go to macco. Went their 2 times once to get it painted they mixed the wrong paint and painted it horribly and the second time (warrenty from the paint due to flakeing) they did a better job but its already rusting on the roof and it hasent even been a year since the repaint. Btw it cost me over 2000$.
i have to wonder if some of you have actually been to MAACO or are just trashing the company due to their reputation...
i went to MAACO to have my car repainted (boo, hiss...). they did alright, but im not going back. they didnt really pay attention to detail like i thought they should have. theres nothing wrong with the job, but that's because i had to go back 3 times because they put the wrong bumper on my car, there was a place where the paint was running, and they painted my exhaust pipes...? and, this is their "Signature" service, or "Stage4" as they call it, and that's their top of the line package. cost me around $2,500.00
as mentioned before, if you want one of those "Holy Sh$% look at that car" paint jobs, expect to pay upwards of $4k-$5k.
oh and btw, MAACO does not offer a "Holy Sh$%" package.
thier cheapest Full Repaint package, the "Ambassador" service is $200.
now THAT is scary !!!
it's like buying one of those $1k turbo kits off ebay. sure, $1k is a lot of money, but what can you really expect from a $1k turbo kit??? not much. you get what you pay for.
so bottom line, if i had to choose again, i'd have saved up another $2k or so and had myself a "Holy Sh&%" paint job rather than having gone to MAACO.
if any of you have to go to a bodyshop for insurance reasons, stay the hell away from MAACO. dont go there unless you want to save money, because for the prices they charge...you can't complain a lot.
that's because i had to go back 3 times because they put the wrong bumper on my car,
How does that happen?
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2000 V6
A.M. CAI
Dual exhaust w/Flowmaster super 44's.
GoodYear F1 tires
17" five spoke GT rims
Painted calipers, Painted pony, flat black painted hood stripe, flat black painted spoiler.
wow only 200.. thats scary but in my price range, if they paint it bad the only thing i have to worry about is rusting or flakeing, cant i just go over it with some gloss protection spray paint..? or is that a horrible idea?
wow only 200.. thats scary but in my price range, if they paint it bad the only thing i have to worry about is rusting or flakeing, cant i just go over it with some gloss protection spray paint..? or is that a horrible idea?
lol there's a lot more to worry about than flaking/rusting. for $200, they'll probably just dump a bucket of paint on your car, smear it around with a brush, and call it a day.
to be perfectly honest, here are a few things you can expect from a $200 paint job:
- you will probably have your car back the very next day
-overspray on EVERYTHING
-runs in the paint EVERYWHERE
- no paint under spoilers, mirrors, etc.
- no clearcoat whatsoever
- flaking/chipping paint even before your very first carwash
- painted doorlocks, radio antennas, tires, window mouldings, etc.
- horrified looks of disgust as women and children flee the scene when you cruise through a parking lot...
$200 is a lot of money to just piss away; plus, i highly doubt your car looks as bad as that job would make it look.
lol there's a lot more to worry about than flaking/rusting. for $200, they'll probably just dump a bucket of paint on your car, smear it around with a brush, and call it a day.
to be perfectly honest, here are a few things you can expect from a $200 paint job:
- you will probably have your car back the very next day
-overspray on EVERYTHING
-runs in the paint EVERYWHERE
- no paint under spoilers, mirrors, etc.
- no clearcoat whatsoever
- flaking/chipping paint even before your very first carwash
- painted doorlocks, radio antennas, tires, window mouldings, etc.
- horrified looks of disgust as women and children flee the scene when you cruise through a parking lot...
$200 is a lot of money to just piss away; plus, i highly doubt your car looks as bad as that job would make it look.
hmm well id be going from orange too blk if i did a full body but im woundering about getting my trunk painted, i want that blk strip between the back tail lights, what would that cost me? would they be reliable if i coverd everything ahead of time?
Paint my Stang... 
and, this is their "Signature" service, or "Stage4" as they call it, and that's their top of the line package. cost me around $2,500.00 
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