HOW TO TURN A $1,000 MAACO PAINT JOB INTO A $3,000 PAINT JOB
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- Unhappy with my $1,000 MAACO paint job I enlisted the help of a local detailer to do some of the extra work that MAACO didn't do. I'd say it was well worth the money.
Thanks to Tony at Concorso Detailng in Plano, TX
www.concorsodetail.com
#maacopaintjob #maacopaint #maacomercedes
Bruh my car is 6 different colors your "bad paint job" is my dream
Same
Agreed. Wouldn't worry about it.
As a detailer, most detailers dont specialize in taking care of orange peel being that it needs wet sanding. Most detailers don't wet sand unless it's for head light restoration. Finding a detailer who wet sands paint for mirror shine is like finding a tattoo artist who is amazing at portrait tattoos. All most detailers can take care of is light scratches and swirl marks etc.
I polished a used car that I bought that had previously been bargain shop painted. I wet sanded from the door moulding up with 2000, 3000, 5000 then machine/hand buffed it. I had to be careful because some parts were barely painted and the wet sand/polish ate through some of the paint. It was a single stage job but it looks much better. Any cheap paint job can look great as long as it's covered with enough paint.
Great vibes and professionalism from Tony. GOD bless him and his company in the name of JESUS CHRIST.
Wow! You made the right move by having Concorso detailing provide you with what you were looking for. This Mercedes E55 now looks amazing.
Hope you decide to keep the ride. Its coming along very well now.
I think that’s the plan unless someone is dying to take it off my hands.
The clear coat on my E92 was failing and I had Maaco repaint the hood, roof and trunk lid, I picked it up ten days ago and I'm happy with the results. I'll let the paint cure and then I'll polish and ceramic coat and see the final result. I wish that I could get my wheels refinished at $75 per wheel so I ordered a set of CSL reps from VMR to finish the car.
Thing looks good! Might have to take my 01 F150 to Maaco here in my city
Tony kilt it!!! That man is a master at his craft…..i wish i was closer to texas id bring him my cls550 i just resprayed…..
Amazing results
I too follow Hoovie, his trust of Maaco has me gravitating more to them so been checking TH-cam vids. I'm glad I found yours.
I bought my 2003 Dodge Ram quad new. Upgraded 20" wheels set it off and were uncommon then, Fords and Chevys still had 17s. The black paint looked fantastic when wash, detailed and waxed. A task I lovingly did weekly for the first year, to then just washed, waxed, detailed monthly, then finally after 5 years just washed when we bought a new black HHR as the family car (gas prices were $4 a gallon).
Like your Mercedes, my paint color is BLACK. Therein lies the problem with budget paintjobs. I am in Florida so no rust, but the finish is now 80% clearcoat damage on the roof and hood, and swirls on the panels. I am no longer in the black auto paint phase of my life, it is my work truck now, so I may opt for a white color choice. One that won't show those imperfections that deep dark colors will? (sold the HHR and our Lexus is a deep pearl white)
Good save on the so-so paint job.
They should have wet sanded and buffed and polished not just wemt aroujd it with a D.A. buffer
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Turned out, really good.
Definitely looks better 🙌
Looks pretty good
I would have left it alone for at least 3 years before getting thsi done...clear coat protects the paint and they just removed a heavy layer of protection just to make it "look better"
Pretty damn good. You have a little ding on the fender, a Paintless dent removal guy shoood be able to get that out
He did a gr8 job.
I bought a black Alfa spider a few years ago that had that weird texture on the hood. Yup, receipts from Maaco. I was told that they should have wet sanded it out as part of the painting process, but knowing Alfa owners, he went for the $500 job. There was also overspray on the side windows and down the side of the car. I was able to improve things alot with claybar and Grio's Garage products. Yeah, I'm still thinking Maaco this summer, but top of the line. Unless I can find somewhere else that will paint for $3500 or so...
Never make assumptions with Maaco. You have to literally type out your list of what you want done and how you want it done when you do business with them. They do excellent work when YOU tell them to do it. They can't think in their own.
Good to know for next time. The main guy sold me that it would turn out awesome and the end he just said tough break that’s how we do it but I did get a discount.
@@HacktivistMechanic your car looks very nice , they done a good job, i guess if maaco do a half job on mine, ill take it to a detailer.....
From my screen, that car looks great. Those monoblock wheels are in good shape too. Any mechanical issues with the car?
Mechanically it's in pretty good shape. B/w myself and previous owner have done a lot of the heavy lifting. Drives great, lots of power. I'm prepping the car for sale and main issues are mostly interior cosmetic like the drivers seat and steering wheel need to be addressed. Great car though!
@@HacktivistMechanic I did notice the seats are a bit worn. How many miles and what were you considering selling it for?
@@alexmaldonado835 it’s just the drivers seat. I swapped passenger and rear for newer, perforated seats. Send me an email: mwreyno @ gmail
Been thinking about taking my car to Maaco but im afraid of it looking grainy. I think i’d pretend like I like it and then go home and cry about it 😩😂
But like a lot of the comments said “for $1200 it looks great” and thats about how much im willing to spend on my 23 year old car so … 🤷🏻♀️ we will see how it goes
For an extra $500 I had my detailer buff everything out and it looked pretty solid so just budget for $1,200-$2,000.
Yes, be afraid...be very afraid. I just spent 2k on base clear which is their higher tier paint which included heavy sanding on truck roof. Picked up car it was terrible. Horrible orange peel much worse than this video and specks randomly all over every single panel. I was very unhappy to say the least.
Maaco is a crapshoot. Each one is independently owned and operated. Even after reading reviews about my local one it came out terrible. Guess their best guy called out sick that day...
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Good information
My E230 is in the same black and i got monoblocks also but they are intra replicas but still look very nice and similar to your W210
The thing though is that paintjob cost more than my E230 haha i polished mine recently and waxed it turned out decent im not a professional detailer so i just took one tube of turtle wax and a fine polishing pad polished it to 7am in the morning. The fenders have some orange peel because they were replaced.
They should color sanded and the then buffed. Would of looked much better
There you go now the car looks even better for 2000
Looks good, time to work on the interior.
Already started! th-cam.com/video/WVYZS6Vu2ug/w-d-xo.html
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Another thing you could have done is wet sand with 800 grit
And have one wet coat of clear coat sprayed on it.
It would look like a glass mirror
A lot of shops do that instead of trying to buff it out.
Yea start with 800 and work your way up to 2000 grit is probably the best way
@@OGKILLa9365 No if you are going to respray the clear just use 800
You want to have something for the clear coat to hold on too
2000 doesn’t really give you a lot to grab.
It’s the same for headlights
Finish sanding with 800 then spray the clear.
Comes out better and will last much longer.
@@anguslean4058 if it has very bad orange peel you can knock it down with 800-1000, then work your way up, and buff
Going back would you have done the 2500$ MAACO paint job if you knew about it? Or would you go with a higher end installer knowing what you know now?
Good question. I think I might’ve spent the extra money but I also might’ve quoted it with others. That extra prep work I think would’ve gone a long way but ultimately I think the car looks pretty good with the detail.
how much was the detailing?
About $500
Hey can you lmk who the guy is that did your wheels please
Call Tony Varvel at Concorso Detailing in Plano. He did the detail but he had a guy come out and do the wheels. I think they were $75 each.
Hrmm wonder what they would charge me to polish/correct my paint on my Mercury.
Based on my results not sure a polish there would be the way to go. Call my buddy Tony at Concorso Detailing in Plano. Maybe he can help you.
So paying Maaco is a waste then?
I wouldn’t necessarily say so. As some have mentioned it’s not too bad for $1,200 and I took it to my detailer to have the orange peel buffed out for $500 and it looks pretty great!
Which Maaco did you go to? I’m located in McKinney, TX and was wondering
This was the one in Carrollton. I think there is one closer to you though.
How are you your Mercedes looks super
how much did he charge to do that? I've spray painted and cut and polished paint that looks flatter than that. Not to bash that old man...
I think it was $500. It was much flatter and better to the touch when he was finished. Not saying it was worth $500 but certainly better than I could’ve done.
line-X the car if MAACO is a F up.
Maaco? Is the worst place you can take a car. Mine was painted by Park Place Motorcars. Cost me $4000.00 just for the hood.
You’re probably right but I wasn’t going to spend more than I paid for the car to paint the hood.
You got robbed if you paid $4000 just for the hood
@@ninofarhan9807 im guessing he has a very expensive car
Darn!!! Must had been a B or RR. hA!
$4,000 just for the hood. They clowned you
Colour sand to flatten, compound then polish and it would have come up like glass.
Detailers often know sweet fuck all and charge like wounded bulls, the detailer you took it too being a prime example.
I haven't heard such nonsense in my life, polish is an abrasive so starting coarse by way of sanding all the way through to your finest polishing compounds is how you remove imperfections, not avoid using finer compounds to perfect a finish as you try to hide flaws🤦♂️.
They were just lazy, missed the correct steps right from the start then at the end to cover bad practices
Looks the same
No offense bro but Mercedes bens are pieces of shit and even worst an old 99 and you invest 1200 on paint and 600 on detail ?? That car is worth 2,500 bucks you must really like that pile of junk
Funny because I sold it for $9k last year
@@HacktivistMechanic sold to another dummy 🤣🤣
@@COCH813 guess everyone on Bring A Trailer are dummies
What Mercedes have you had