Here are some pics of my 1987 Firebird. It was just painted at MAACO last week.....


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Looks pretty good, how much was it?

 

looks great, congrats. maaco actually does a good job of laying down paint, you just gotta do your own prep for best results. my iroc is wearing a maaco job, doesnt look half bad. just keep some wax on it! paid $3300 for it, it i think i got a deal

 

That's pretty good, What area are you in? I'd go to that Maaco, even if it only lasted a few years.

 

well wtf it wont let me load pics? oh well, shes pretty, trust me

 

For $3300, it better last!! A good body shop will do a great job for $3300. Maaco should not have been an option for that price.

 

I think he put 1 2 many 3's in there and meant $300 for his Maaco paint job.

 

yeah if you payed 3300 for a macco job you're crazy

 

I don't think Maaco would even have a paint service that cost that much. Their top service I think is only like 1500 or so

 

Here in connecticut we have the #1 maaco in the country(manchester,ct) thats where I will be having my rs painted as soon as i finish up the sanding + Priming + finish with my engine, price is around 600-1500 for the good ones and that includes door jambs

 

 

Looks pretty good... Maaco quoted me about $850 to paint my RS...

 

everyone disses maaco but if u buy the $250 job, your going to get a $250 paint job. one of my best friends had his monte painted at maaco. he paid around $2500 and the thing came out beautifully. too bad its been sitting in the driveway for a year and a half with no engine.

 

anyone who would pay maaco over a grand to paint a car is out of their mind

 

Once I have the trans into the z28 I'm getting it will be recieving a maaco... Will soem one please message me with detailed dirrections on how to prep a car for a maaco job?

I am going bottum of the line cheapest.

Picture of my Z

 

That's really the #1 in the country? Wow, I've driven by that place so many times and thought about getting my car repainted, but never actually seriously considered it. Would you suggest doing your own prep work and primer or should I be okay just sending it there and having them do it?

 

When you guys talk about applying primer to the car, how do you do that? Do you use hardware store spray paint primer?

 

I use a roller.

 

Do you sand off ALL the old paint before hand? All the way down to the fiberglass?

 

Dang next time I go visit the folks in East Htfd I'll have ta drive the camaro out just ta get it painted.

 

Looks very good!

for future macco costmers...Definitely do any prep work yourself!

 

looks real good!
now just adjust that passenger headlight and youre golden!

 

That looks great man!

 

i was thinking of getting my truck repainted by maaco in stratford. the one in norwalk did it before about 7 years ago and the truck still looks decent except for the scratches from off roading but they have closed up shop since then. how did you find out the ratings of the macco shops from which ones are best to worst

 

Hate to burst your bubble, but the car pictured is not a Z28.

 

My brother-in-law owns a Maaco in Georgia and tells me he gets outsource work from a lot of the good paint shops in Atlanta/Macon. If you write off Maaco as a place to get your car done you are either a snob or a fool with your money (or you own your own paint/body shop).

If I move back there, he's totally doing my car for me.

 

Really? How can you tell?

 

Well, Aside from the rims and such the body kit and emblems show it not to mention theres other suttle things

Of course im not a camaro expert

But it looks like a RS

 

Well, if you guys could piont out any specific difrences i would apresiate it.

 

Obviously the rims are not correct, but that can never be a determining factor. Based on the condition of the paint, I would say that the entire car is sporting it's original paint. If that's correct, then the headlight pockets should be black and the hood would have the louvers in it.

What does it have for a steering wheel? A round horn button or square? Emblems and badges are easily swapped.

 

has an rs grill too

 

Pop the hood I bet its got 305 TBI, real uncommon for a z28.

 

wow, i'm originally from ohio, where'd you get your bird painted at?

looks great...

 

in 84 the biggest engine avalable was a 305. This one acualy has a 350.

It was advertised as a Z28.

 

How do you know it has the 350?
just cuz its advertised as something doesnt mean its true.
They probably even called it a camero huh? lol.

 

It was $1300.00 bucks... Maaco did the prep and paint. They replaced my driver side mirror and hood. It took them about 2 weeks to get it done. I did some prep work myself and went to Maaco a couple of times to see how it was progressing. I think that that is what helped them to do a better job..

 

I think you did too.... If you are willing to do the prep work then Maaco will be fine. I think that a lot of issues are due to NO prep and NO taking care of the car afterwards. I just can't see laying down $1300.00 and not keeping up with the car. I microfibered it the other day, when it was getting dirty and it looks awesome. I'm not even going to consider waxing it for another month or so. It's been 3 weeks since it was painted and I can still smell vapors. It's still curing...

 

Trust me when I tell you that the BIRD looked sooo bad before MAACO that the $1300.00 was way worth it... I forgot to take before pics, darnit....

 

CAdillac, which Maaco is your bro at in GA? I need paint and been trying to find a good shop. I'm in between Atlanta and Macon

 

My 1987 Z28 Camaro came with that grill when I bought the car off the Chevy dealers lot in 1987. I'm going to try Maaco for my next restore paint job.

 

no no i paid $3300 for the car and it had just been painted by maaco. hell no id never give them that kind of money!
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yeah im looking to get some touch up work done too....is it the one on south marietta pkwy? thats like 2 seconds from my house

 

Fayetteville.

 

WHats his nama? I actually live in Fayetteville

 

Work OT, sell some BS, do whatever... Don't get anything you take pride in painted at those places. Ever heard of, "Do it once, do it right."

 

If you are like me and was going to college full time and also having to work to pay off bills, then getting it painted at Maaco or Earl Scheib was the solution. I'm not saying they are the greatest, I'm not even saying they are decent. But so many people think it's easy to make that extra money to pay for a body shop to do it.

 

You got a PM.

 

Take yer trailer queen wherever you want (or your truck). I'll take my daily driver to a place I trust -- family owned you know?

~shrug~