As a body guy myself, painting is 90% prep and 10% actual painting... All the over spray and masking is totally preventable. Proper masking doesn't take any more time to do it right than having the vehicle come back for a repaint because of an unhappy customer. But going to Maaco instead of an actual body shop is like going to McDonalds and excepting the food to be home style like the mom and pop café, you get what you pay for.
For Maaco jobs, you really get what you pay for. On a personal note, I spent a month meticulously sanding and prepping my car and painted it myself. In the end, I spent roughly 1000 dollars between paint, guns, a paint booth, chemicals, sandpaper, masking and bags, and essentially only got a "Maaco quality" paint job. It is difficult for a business that offers cheap paint jobs to be meticulous with your car and to prep each and every part of your car. With so many seams edges and trim pieces, it's difficult to mask every corner and work tape into all of the cracks. Take it from me, I spent much much longer than maaco would spend prepping my car, and still ran into a fair bit of problems. I am surprised at the overall quality of Maaco paint jobs given the price honestly.
I just picked up a 2001, merc grand marquis precision Trac (that's the welfare edition), original paint, but fading at hood, and fenders. thought about getting it painted cheap, but changed my mind. because i had I had bad experience before, almost no clear coat, paint over trim. I'm probably going to compound, wax and take it from there
I understand that you got the same factory color but next time you should ask what type of clear brand they will use on your car. I get the feeling that it's something cheap like omni which costs $70-90 dollars a gallon depending on where you get it and this is ok if you are planning on selling your car and you just want to make it look good but if you gonna keep it for some years it usually lasts a couple of years on an average so my suggestion is to be on a safe side keep on waxing it often to preserve your paint job for as long as possible cause a good quality clear it's like several hundred dollars a gallon plus hardner etc. and a place like macco their goal is to spend as little as possible on the materials so if you think about it just the cost of a good quality materials can cost $500+ dollars to paint a car especially this size look if they don't even do a good job masking a car you think they will use good quality materials on it? To paint a car at macco it is good to know someone who works there that you know and trust that will do a good job otherwise it's like getting served at McDonald's you know what the experience is like most of the time. There's no difference between one and the other they both ask what would you like you tell them this or that after you pay and check what is in your bag and what you hoped to get is two different things and a good quality auto body place is like a fancy restaurant lets say you get what you pay for. Good luck 👍
Thank you for this review. My Crown vic has the peelformance white that needs to be redone. I was thinking of taking it to Maaco but after this I am going to a body shop with the hops of getting a really good paint job done.
you can use acetone, or fingernail polish remover same thing but use a folded paper towell for a crisp edge a tiny bit at a time but be extreamly careful not to touch your paint job, and keep the remover far away from your car, if it splashes onto your car, it will littrrally eat your paint, and if you try to wipe it, that will only make it worse, do not try to take paint off of paint, that does not work take your time, no hurry ànd as soon as the paper is saturated with paint, get it away from your car and start with a fresh paper towell use a whole roll if you have to, they cost nothing go very slowly and carefully, I used to paint, body work, and detail my own Muscle-cars more than 30 years ago, also you can take paint off the rubber, and chrome, first it will be vert sticky, then it will begin to wipe off, don't worry all the black is just oxidation, of the rubber no harm done, but it stains, so don't spread it your paint especialy white good luck best wishes
I think it depends on where you go and the level of skill in the people who do the work. I reviewed yelp in my area and one macco place was ranked at a one because of things like in this video. However I went to another macco one town over and my 3k paint job on my Vic was outstanding. They even called me during the process to discuss how it was going. Also from the beginning they told me not to take my car back unless I was full satisfied in the job done. I found one area that wasn't perfect near my trunk and the manager saw it and was really upset. He fixed it and then painted the inside of my trunk and under the hood for free because of this. Just depends on where you go. That job they did on your car is totally unacceptable.
Wow thats great you had an amazing experience. The first MAACO I ever went to did a good job, but this MAACO I went to this time it put such a bad taste in my mouth that I will not be going there anytime soon.
It's a typical Maaco job, but that's about appropriate for an old cop car. You can get most of the over-spray off yourself. Get some decent rims for it, cutouts for the exhaust and run the shit out of it.
rubbish, thats a great car and will last a long time. its worth it to get a very good paint job done to it and take care of it. u can easily get a half a million miles out of that thing with proper maintenance. its also a real car...big and roomy and has a V-8
Going to Maaco seems to be like opening a box of chocolates... I recently dropped my 07 CVPI in awesome quality Ford peelformace white at a local Maaco and your video scares me because it reinforces the stereotypes about Maaco. I did get a chance to look at some of their other work and it was decent so I'm just gonna keep my fingers crossed for now. I know all their shops are independently owned and operated. I did not need any body work and the total was $1150. Should be ready within a week. I wish I had taken off all the lights and grille now though.
The first time I went there I had a pretty decent experience, but this last time was so bad I will never go again. I also went to a different one the second time as well, so maybe it was just the MAACO I went to. Good luck with it
it just shows how much time (which = $$) it takes to do a proper masking up. my only advice is next time,get some 2" masking tape and do all the rubbers and light yourself. as for the aerial bungs,you should have popped them out,mask under the hole in the trunk and source new white ones.
When I get my crown vic repainted I'm going to take off all the lights and rear reflector panel. Any thing I don't want the potential for paint to get on its cumming off. And I will flat bed it to the paint shop. And I will do a lot of masking myself.
Why didnt you remove the lights, trim, grille, rear facia panel, etc...that wouldve made the difference and even save you money ...the taillight alone is held in place by 3 nuts...thanks for the review but doing your own prep work/removal is an absolute must!!
I got to send my car to maaco soon for paint work, what they told me is they only have a hour to hour and a half to mask a car off and they recommend removing stuff you wont want paint on.
My mom got her car painted at maaco and there were drips on the bottom of the panels, paint on the inside vents (i dont even know), and paint on the windshield.
If you're going to get a paint job at maaco take the headlights, grille, corner lights, also the rear lights and trim off, trust me I had the same exact shit work done on my old crown Vic, even overspray the engine and it really bothered me because I could have taken those things off but I didn't know they were that lazy with their prep work.
Originally I was just getting the one side painted but since my car had been painted before I got it in some special Pearlescent 3 stage paint it was cheaper doing the whole thing back to factory white, so I never really considered taking everything off. The first time I went there it was actually decent. This time holy shit.
I painted my Vic with Tremclad spray cans, and honestly, I did a way better job at masking than they did. It helps if it's your car, I just don't trust many people working on my car. You might be able to take some of that over spray off with a rag dipped in acetone or paint thinner.
my caddy was painted my maaco by the previous owner, door jams are fucked up, looks like paint was wet when they closed the doors and he got pulled over when he left for no license plate light, he had one they just painted over it
Bring it back and have them fix the quarter panel and if you want the paint to last long as possible then claybar and wax it through the summer and wash it often in the winter so salt doesn't build up and eat away the clear coat
I bought 1985 barrettes Cadillac it was two years old when I bought it it was peeling all over the place came like that I guess from the factory I went to Maaco and I got a beautiful paint job same color I was very pleased with it manager said he left it outside more or less to dry he got two or three more customers from my Cadillac I kept the car for at least 10 years finally sold it when I sold my house I was very pleased and I didn't get the most expensive paint job
the more it makes you angry the worse I feel, they could have done better job, or at least, offered you a discount, you're right about the quality, I hope you csn still enjoy your car, dispite what they did, and what they did not do.
If you go to a car show or some type of car event ask people where they got their car painted and go from there. Honestly maaco isn't horrible just the one I went too sucks bad.
I bought 40 cans of walmart satin black spray paint and took my time with the prep and wet sanded in between coats with 1000 grit. People think it's a professional job, looks way better than Maaco. My trigger finger hurt, I learned how to paint with both hands or I would have killed my finger. I also used my thumbs to spray.
Never go to Macco. Call a taxi company and as who does their paint work. Its cheaper and on my CVPI I had all black on mine. Also they did good work on the checking paint on the car before
That is one of the crappiest paint jobs I've ever seen. At least they painted it. I have a 2006 Crown Vic P71, and the original white paint was flaking off. Apparently that was a factory defect with the white paint. Maaco told me it would cost over $4000 to repaint it because they would have to remove ALL the old paint, because if they painted over it, it would still peel off. I did some research on it, and apparently they were telling me the truth, Ford did mess up on the paint. So now I'm looking at selling the car. I saw some things on your car I would have done differently. I would have removed the rear door side trim, so it matched the front doors. I would have also removed all the rubber plugs from the antenna holes, and replaced them with new ones after it was painted. The plastic rocker panel covers are a soft textured finish, with the color molded in. It was not designed to be painted, and the black paint they put on it will peel off. You can clean the paint off the exhaust, and touch up under the fenders when you get the wheels off. If I were going to take a car in to be painted, I would remove everything that was removable, and I would carefully go over the car with a notepad and make notes about such things as no paint under the fenders, no paint on the exhaust, no paint on plastic rocker panels, no paint on tires, and anything specific to the car, and I would give them the list, and go over it with them. If they tried to blow me off, I'd go somewhere else. I'd rather go to a more reputable paint shop and pay more for a decent job than end up with a mess like that. I did have Maaco paint my old '79 Chevy pickup, it came out about the same as your car, but it still looked 100 times better than it did to begin with. The blue paint had almost completely burned off.
i agree with all your complaints....those guys are lazy, masking correctly is easy, how are u gonna paint a car and not take the time to cover the plastic and rubber parts correctly? stupid
This guy got all worked up just take it back and have them touch it up. Or get some kind of solvent and clean it up or get some black spray paint and use a q tip and touch it up yourself.
As time has gone on I guess Ive appreciated it more but there still some things that were unaccetable in my eyes. Overall it looks decent and thats all that matters I suppose.
MAACO Sucks at painting cars!Back in 1989 I had a 73 Dodge pickup painted at MAACO in Tempe, AZ and when I got it back, they didnt even spray the rockers. They stopped at the top of them, and they didn't even take out the taillights. I had the rest of the truck stripped and all that was left was the glass and taillights. Within a month, the paint around the vent window flaked off down to the primer. Don't use MAACO
Well'' you know they don't have real pro's there... Its like a flyby night paint job....I think for what you paid for you got ripped off....They suck big time............I am thinking about getting my P71-09 painted but it will not be MAACO......Don't worry about it now, you got a nice P71............JRC
Thanks man appreciate it. It wasnt painted too bad it just the fact that they did some things that were so beyond stupid that anything that was decent doesnt even matter.
Didn't think about that lmao but I think 1400 dollars invested in a car I'd expect way better job I wouldn't have even took it home I def would have made a scene
The annoying noise through the whole video? Why, that would be the whining sissy half-a-man narrating what a fucked-up paint job he got from Maaco. Man-up and handle your business, bro. Go back to Maaco and demand they fix that atrocity. If not, it looks like you're gonna have to do a TON more chores around your parents' house to earn enough dough to get that shit fixed properly. And yes, hugeCRSfan69... VERY IRRITATING indeed.
Typical whiney Champagne for Beer money guy.... Plus a razor blade a probably an hour would have ALL that over spray removed!!! Jeez its an ex cop car FFS..paint probably cost as much as the car..I'd be more upset about the fact they didnt fill the holes - just put in Grommets
Alot of older p71 vehicles cost more than alot of newer used vehicles if not the same. These are tanks compared to the quality of newer vehicles(I've owned 3 grand Marquis LS/GS, 1 crown victoria)
It's getting so good at 15:24. I am so sorry but I laughed so hard at the narration. You sound just like me man. A fucking cup. I have to disagree with every single persons post on this video bashing MAACO when they are supposed to be the top dog #1 automotive body restoration shop in the country. Do your damn job right! You charged the man $1,400! At that point it is not his fault because "Oh, you went to MAACO." My local shop in Lake Norman quoted me $350 for a once over with the necessary Bondo and sanding work done. Not bad but I will NOT get that done. This is a perfect example of very poor craftsmanship from MAACO. This is where I will be going and this will be the video that I show them that I do NOT want done to my car. Thank you SilverRidgeRamblin for your accurate video. Hopefully your pain helps others like me. You paid almost top dollar for body restoration and that is what you deserve. Take that bullshit right back to the shop man and ream them a new asshole. I'll show my local shop this video before they work on my shit. That's for sure. You don't deserve this for $1,400. That's ridiculous. Good work my man. Very helpful. I hope you get your proper bodywork done by these fuckheads. See ya.
i agree 100% with you adam, these morons on here are bashing maaco and bashing this poor guy for complaining. they are getting paid to do a job, they better do it right! theyre lazy. if maaco was so bad they wouldnt have like 1000 shops nationwide, they are capable of doing perfect paint jobs ive seen them. the particular group that worked on this guy's car really screwed up though.
Never go to Macco. Call a taxi company and as who does their paint work. Its cheaper and on my CVPI I had all black on mine. Also they did good work on the checking paint on the car before
As a body guy myself, painting is 90% prep and 10% actual painting... All the over spray and masking is totally preventable. Proper masking doesn't take any more time to do it right than having the vehicle come back for a repaint because of an unhappy customer. But going to Maaco instead of an actual body shop is like going to McDonalds and excepting the food to be home style like the mom and pop café, you get what you pay for.
yea but a 3500$ CVPI is the poster child for a Maaco special , its not a vintage Mustang.
LOL the exhaust tip killed me
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For Maaco jobs, you really get what you pay for. On a personal note, I spent a month meticulously sanding and prepping my car and painted it myself. In the end, I spent roughly 1000 dollars between paint, guns, a paint booth, chemicals, sandpaper, masking and bags, and essentially only got a "Maaco quality" paint job. It is difficult for a business that offers cheap paint jobs to be meticulous with your car and to prep each and every part of your car. With so many seams edges and trim pieces, it's difficult to mask every corner and work tape into all of the cracks. Take it from me, I spent much much longer than maaco would spend prepping my car, and still ran into a fair bit of problems. I am surprised at the overall quality of Maaco paint jobs given the price honestly.
They didnt even take the time to take my license plate off or cover up my exhaust tip lol. Some very simple things could have been prevented.
For the rims you need to get 06+ 17's those look so much nicer,My last 2 2003's i did the rim swap and was very happy with the look.
Yeah I am the 17 look nicer.
I just picked up a 2001, merc grand marquis precision Trac (that's the welfare edition), original paint, but fading at hood, and fenders. thought about getting it painted cheap, but changed my mind. because i had I had bad experience before, almost no clear coat, paint over trim.
I'm probably going to compound, wax and take it from there
Just a nice wet sand and buff can go a long way for sure.
nice man. shes coming along. just needs some window tint and 2006+ steelies :D
Yeah I have the 17 inch rims now but I might do tints in the future, I just don't feel like paying for tint tickets.
I understand that you got the same factory color but next time you should ask what type of clear brand they will use on your car. I get the feeling that it's something cheap like omni which costs $70-90 dollars a gallon depending on where you get it and this is ok if you are planning on selling your car and you just want to make it look good but if you gonna keep it for some years it usually lasts a couple of years on an average so my suggestion is to be on a safe side keep on waxing it often to preserve your paint job for as long as possible cause a good quality clear it's like several hundred dollars a gallon plus hardner etc. and a place like macco their goal is to spend as little as possible on the materials so if you think about it just the cost of a good quality materials can cost $500+ dollars to paint a car especially this size look if they don't even do a good job masking a car you think they will use good quality materials on it? To paint a car at macco it is good to know someone who works there that you know and trust that will do a good job otherwise it's like getting served at McDonald's you know what the experience is like most of the time. There's no difference between one and the other they both ask what would you like you tell them this or that after you pay and check what is in your bag and what you hoped to get is two different things and a good quality auto body place is like a fancy restaurant lets say you get what you pay for. Good luck 👍
Thank you for this review. My Crown vic has the peelformance white that needs to be redone. I was thinking of taking it to Maaco but after this I am going to a body shop with the hops of getting a really good paint job done.
Goodluck with it your welcome
you can use acetone, or fingernail polish remover same thing
but use a
folded paper towell for a crisp edge
a tiny bit at a time
but be extreamly careful not to touch your paint job, and keep the remover far away from your car,
if it splashes onto your car, it will littrrally eat your paint, and if you try to wipe it,
that will only make it worse,
do not try to take paint off of paint,
that does not work
take your time, no hurry ànd as soon as the paper is saturated with paint, get it away from your car and start
with a fresh paper towell
use a whole roll if you have to, they cost nothing
go very slowly and carefully,
I used to paint, body work, and detail my own
Muscle-cars
more than 30 years ago, also you can take paint off the rubber, and chrome, first it will be vert sticky, then it will begin to wipe off,
don't worry all the black is just oxidation, of the rubber no harm done,
but it stains, so don't spread it your paint especialy white
good luck
best wishes
Glad you posted this . I was fixing to go there but not know ..
I think it depends on where you go and the level of skill in the people who do the work. I reviewed yelp in my area and one macco place was ranked at a one because of things like in this video. However I went to another macco one town over and my 3k paint job on my Vic was outstanding. They even called me during the process to discuss how it was going. Also from the beginning they told me not to take my car back unless I was full satisfied in the job done. I found one area that wasn't perfect near my trunk and the manager saw it and was really upset. He fixed it and then painted the inside of my trunk and under the hood for free because of this. Just depends on where you go. That job they did on your car is totally unacceptable.
Wow thats great you had an amazing experience. The first MAACO I ever went to did a good job, but this MAACO I went to this time it put such a bad taste in my mouth that I will not be going there anytime soon.
thanks for sharing this you saved me some money I would be pissed ! Thank's man I was thinking about going there
Yeah np glad I could help.
It's a typical Maaco job, but that's about appropriate for an old cop car. You can get most of the over-spray off yourself. Get some decent rims for it, cutouts for the exhaust and run the shit out of it.
If I had another one I would but this one is staying the way it is lol
rubbish, thats a great car and will last a long time. its worth it to get a very good paint job done to it and take care of it. u can easily get a half a million miles out of that thing with proper maintenance. its also a real car...big and roomy and has a V-8
Going to Maaco seems to be like opening a box of chocolates... I recently dropped my 07 CVPI in awesome quality Ford peelformace white at a local Maaco and your video scares me because it reinforces the stereotypes about Maaco. I did get a chance to look at some of their other work and it was decent so I'm just gonna keep my fingers crossed for now. I know all their shops are independently owned and operated. I did not need any body work and the total was $1150. Should be ready within a week. I wish I had taken off all the lights and grille now though.
The first time I went there I had a pretty decent experience, but this last time was so bad I will never go again. I also went to a different one the second time as well, so maybe it was just the MAACO I went to. Good luck with it
it just shows how much time (which = $$) it takes to do a proper masking up.
my only advice is next time,get some 2" masking tape and do all the rubbers and light yourself.
as for the aerial bungs,you should have popped them out,mask under the hole in the trunk and source new white ones.
You live and learn, next time I get anything painted though im ot going to MAACO.
When I get my crown vic repainted I'm going to take off all the lights and rear reflector panel. Any thing I don't want the potential for paint to get on its cumming off. And I will flat bed it to the paint shop. And I will do a lot of masking myself.
Why didnt you remove the lights, trim, grille, rear facia panel, etc...that wouldve made the difference and even save you money ...the taillight alone is held in place by 3 nuts...thanks for the review but doing your own prep work/removal is an absolute must!!
At the time I didn't realize they did that bad of prep work. Ive never had a car painted before
I got to send my car to maaco soon for paint work, what they told me is they only have a hour to hour and a half to mask a car off and they recommend removing stuff you wont want paint on.
I've been told to remove EVERYTHING before taking a car to the local 'pay and spray'. I guess now I see why.
Yeah ive been a learning experience for many lol.
Also, it's a beautfiful car (: P71'a are the best.. No matter what anyone else says. Sorry.
Thank you much appreciated.
WELCOME! Looks like my 06 c: Minus the push bar.
My mom got her car painted at maaco and there were drips on the bottom of the panels, paint on the inside vents (i dont even know), and paint on the windshield.
If you're going to get a paint job at maaco take the headlights, grille, corner lights, also the rear lights and trim off, trust me I had the same exact shit work done on my old crown Vic, even overspray the engine and it really bothered me because I could have taken those things off but I didn't know they were that lazy with their prep work.
Originally I was just getting the one side painted but since my car had been painted before I got it in some special Pearlescent 3 stage paint it was cheaper doing the whole thing back to factory white, so I never really considered taking everything off. The first time I went there it was actually decent. This time holy shit.
Did they repaint the push bar? Looks pretty good. Worried they'll get white paint all over mine
I painted my Vic with Tremclad spray cans, and honestly, I did a way better job at masking than they did. It helps if it's your car, I just don't trust many people working on my car.
You might be able to take some of that over spray off with a rag dipped in acetone or paint thinner.
Thats what I plan on doing. Maybe like an hour or two I can really clean it up.
SilverRidgeRamblin Yeah man no doubt. What a shame though, what they did is totally unacceptable.
my caddy was painted my maaco by the previous owner, door jams are fucked up, looks like paint was wet when they closed the doors and he got pulled over when he left for no license plate light, he had one they just painted over it
Hahahaha sounds like a real MAACOver
why didn't you take the door molding off because the front doesn't have it and now there will be a spot if you take it off.
I dont plan on taking it off so its no bother to me lol.
Bring it back and have them fix the quarter panel and if you want the paint to last long as possible then claybar and wax it through the summer and wash it often in the winter so salt doesn't build up and eat away the clear coat
I'm gonna have to bring it back to them at some point. Right now I'm just trying to drive it again its been over a month.
Consider blacking out the trim. looks nice on white CVPI.
Ive thought about it
You can use a rag with some lacquer thinner on it to remove the over spray. but be damn careful you dont touch the good paint with it.
Thank you Ive been told that. When it gets warmer out ill start messing around with it.
Pretty good paint job all things considered. It was laid down smooth. Your sanding paid off and the guy could paint. Cost was not too terrible.
Lol I never sanded anything. I used a buffing compound to get rid of some of the over spray on my trim but that's about it.
I wonder what lights mount to those brackets on the rear deck.
Prob had red and blues on there back when it was working.
I would have taken it back for sure. $1400 is a chunk of change. This is not the first horror story I hear from these guys.
Did they put a clear coat on it? Take it back to them & make them fix the inconsistencies. Did they put primer on it before they put on the top coat?
Its a 2 stage paint job with clear
Paint on the tailpipe would be a no no for me. I agree. Overall looks ok. Prep work sucks.
that rough paint is where body putty is at from the repair
Is that white paint on the tires too?
No its some powder stuff idk from when they painted.
Yep, sure is. They good people at Maaco threw that in "for free".....HAHAHAHAHA, LMAO!!!!
What kind of clear coat did they use?
Hopefully not omni!
Not sure I never asked I got a paint code for the white which is a factory color
I bought 1985 barrettes Cadillac it was two years old when I bought it it was peeling all over the place came like that I guess from the factory I went to Maaco and I got a beautiful paint job same color I was very pleased with it manager said he left it outside more or less to dry he got two or three more customers from my Cadillac I kept the car for at least 10 years finally sold it when I sold my house I was very pleased and I didn't get the most expensive paint job
Where did you get your push bar? What brand is it? My 08 has the mounts but Denver PD kept the bar.
GoRhino off of ebay
the more it makes you angry the worse I feel,
they could have done better job, or at least, offered you a discount,
you're right about the quality,
I hope you csn still enjoy your car, dispite what they did, and what they did not do.
As far as overspray like that I would not have picked the car till they fixed it!
any recommendations on a good paint shop and price range wanting to redo my 06 in black
If you go to a car show or some type of car event ask people where they got their car painted and go from there. Honestly maaco isn't horrible just the one I went too sucks bad.
the fookin tires man!
You should take off the rear door mould, it looks better without it.
If anything I would want to add molding to the front doors lol
I am surprised that they are still in business. From what I see , they could have charged you $600 dollars and got the same results.
They stay in business because their cheap and alot of people that use them dont care about there car.
I talked to maaco and the guy said you are welcome to mask it in the lot if you want it perfect. places quoted me 5K for a full paint job.
LOL what do you want its a MAAAACO paint job Thats why you go to a Auto Body shop and pay $ 6000
Yeah no doubt but there were some things that were dont that somebody could have done in their back yard better. Thats my whole point.
My car white do maaco fix peeling clear coat i don't need my whole car painted???????????????
? idk what your asking.
just was asking if they paint just the bad areas on the car?
No they redid the whole car
I bought 40 cans of walmart satin black spray paint and took my time with the prep and wet sanded in between coats with 1000 grit. People think it's a professional job, looks way better than Maaco. My trigger finger hurt, I learned how to paint with both hands or I would have killed my finger. I also used my thumbs to spray.
Hahaha nice glad it came out good
Two people masking the same car, one that actually gives a $hit and one that doesn't
I think the person that masked my car was new honestly.
Never go to Macco. Call a taxi company and as who does their paint work. Its cheaper and on my CVPI I had all black on mine. Also they did good work on the checking paint on the car before
Yeah I will never go there again unless I'm getting warranty work done which I'm sure I will with this quality.
nice cv. I have an 08, not the p71 though. How does the push bar attach? Do you need to drill or does it somehow hook up to the frame?
It bolts up to the frame. You need to take the bumper off and cut slots in it for brackets to fit.
TempestZero , duck tape
LINE-X would had looked nice on the car. TRUCK BED LINER, entire car. HOT.
I'd take it back and demand a partial refund - or you'll burn that entire building to the ground.
Bad idea. Threatening arson is highly illegal.
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That is rust buddy over the front wheel well
My car has no rust
That is one of the crappiest paint jobs I've ever seen. At least they painted it. I have a 2006 Crown Vic P71, and the original white paint was flaking off. Apparently that was a factory defect with the white paint. Maaco told me it would cost over $4000 to repaint it because they would have to remove ALL the old paint, because if they painted over it, it would still peel off. I did some research on it, and apparently they were telling me the truth, Ford did mess up on the paint. So now I'm looking at selling the car. I saw some things on your car I would have done differently. I would have removed the rear door side trim, so it matched the front doors. I would have also removed all the rubber plugs from the antenna holes, and replaced them with new ones after it was painted. The plastic rocker panel covers are a soft textured finish, with the color molded in. It was not designed to be painted, and the black paint they put on it will peel off. You can clean the paint off the exhaust, and touch up under the fenders when you get the wheels off. If I were going to take a car in to be painted, I would remove everything that was removable, and I would carefully go over the car with a notepad and make notes about such things as no paint under the fenders, no paint on the exhaust, no paint on plastic rocker panels, no paint on tires, and anything specific to the car, and I would give them the list, and go over it with them. If they tried to blow me off, I'd go somewhere else. I'd rather go to a more reputable paint shop and pay more for a decent job than end up with a mess like that. I did have Maaco paint my old '79 Chevy pickup, it came out about the same as your car, but it still looked 100 times better than it did to begin with. The blue paint had almost completely burned off.
You live and learn. Next time I get anything painted I know what to do. Their factory white paint is terrible they all peel like crazy.
should have taken off the headlights and the taillights.would come out alot better
looks like you had two guys prepping. One was good the other was terrible.
Good observation
The person who painted your Crown Vic probably thought Ahhhh it's an ex police cruiser it's not that important to make it look nice and perfect.
police cruisers are nice though
nice
Glad you think it is personally I think they did a shit job.
SilverRidgeRamblin where did you get your rims and hub caps I want mines to look like yours
The hub caps are original but the rims I purchased off of Amazon. They are Dorman rims
SilverRidgeRamblin my wheel size is 18 I don't see any 18s what size is yours
What type of tires should I get too
yep, thats macco.
i agree with all your complaints....those guys are lazy, masking correctly is easy, how are u gonna paint a car and not take the time to cover the plastic and rubber parts correctly? stupid
I would have taken all the headlights and taillights and grille and rear fascia off before i sent the car to paint.
I thought about it but I figured they would do a better job prepping it obviously not. This is defiantly my last time going to maaco.
The prep guy was a Monday or Friday kinda guy, the painter was a Wednesday guy.
This guy got all worked up just take it back and have them touch it up. Or get some kind of solvent and clean it up or get some black spray paint and use a q tip and touch it up yourself.
I'm only paying $676 if it looks this good I'll be happy.
I wish I could get that paint. 😹 Sucks, but.. it's better than mine. 😹
As time has gone on I guess Ive appreciated it more but there still some things that were unaccetable in my eyes. Overall it looks decent and thats all that matters I suppose.
MAACO Sucks at painting cars!Back in 1989 I had a 73 Dodge pickup painted at MAACO in Tempe, AZ and when I got it back, they didnt even spray the rockers. They stopped at the top of them, and they didn't even take out the taillights. I had the rest of the truck stripped and all that was left was the glass and taillights. Within a month, the paint around the vent window flaked off down to the primer. Don't use MAACO
Well'' you know they don't have real pro's there... Its like a flyby night paint job....I think for what you paid for you got ripped off....They suck big time............I am thinking about getting my P71-09 painted but it will not be MAACO......Don't worry about it now, you got a nice P71............JRC
Thanks man appreciate it. It wasnt painted too bad it just the fact that they did some things that were so beyond stupid that anything that was decent doesnt even matter.
Cost of painting a car, well , is 7k and up. You get what you pay for.
Thats it its Macco you get what you pay for
for 2k you should of wraped your car.
4-5k for wrap
Wraps only last like 5 years. 1700 for 10 years or 2000 for 5 lol. Wraps are more for protecting paint anyways.
Its a gd cop car ,i promise nobody is looking at you
Didn't think about that lmao but I think 1400 dollars invested in a car I'd expect way better job I wouldn't have even took it home I def would have made a scene
Daaaaaaam you got robbed
The maskers ruined that job
they must of let children paint it...
for macco that price is shitty
Great video you need a new camera no disrespect
Thanks one day ill get a better one lol
I love crown Victoria but maaco would be the last place to get a paint job. Go back and tell them they did a Shitty job
White crown vic.....uhhhhhhhhh
1400 bucks ...???Earl shy..
whats that annoying noise through the whole video, very irritating
GoPro mic lol
The annoying noise through the whole video? Why, that would be the whining sissy half-a-man narrating what a fucked-up paint job he got from Maaco. Man-up and handle your business, bro. Go back to Maaco and demand they fix that atrocity. If not, it looks like you're gonna have to do a TON more chores around your parents' house to earn enough dough to get that shit fixed properly. And yes, hugeCRSfan69... VERY IRRITATING indeed.
Hahaha ok keyboard warrior ill hop right on it
Maaco paint job is like going to the 99 cents garbage 🐀🐀🐀
get what you paid for
Yeah I suppose but I was expecting a little better. $1400 isn't exactly cheap either. Its not a $500 job.
You got ripped off , bro ...
Yeah Id say so. It could have been worse I suppose but far from excellent work.
Ugh Jersey.
its Maaco
That piece of shit car it's not even worth 1200 lol
Haha your right but its worth more than your bicycle
Typical whiney Champagne for Beer money guy.... Plus a razor blade a probably an hour would have ALL that over spray removed!!! Jeez its an ex cop car FFS..paint probably cost as much as the car..I'd be more upset about the fact they didnt fill the holes - just put in Grommets
Alot of older p71 vehicles cost more than alot of newer used vehicles if not the same. These are tanks compared to the quality of newer vehicles(I've owned 3 grand Marquis LS/GS, 1 crown victoria)
Dude that thing is not worth $1402, why pay more than it’s value for paint !
You have no clue the value of any vehicle
It's getting so good at 15:24. I am so sorry but I laughed so hard at the narration. You sound just like me man. A fucking cup. I have to disagree with every single persons post on this video bashing MAACO when they are supposed to be the top dog #1 automotive body restoration shop in the country. Do your damn job right! You charged the man $1,400! At that point it is not his fault because "Oh, you went to MAACO." My local shop in Lake Norman quoted me $350 for a once over with the necessary Bondo and sanding work done. Not bad but I will NOT get that done. This is a perfect example of very poor craftsmanship from MAACO. This is where I will be going and this will be the video that I show them that I do NOT want done to my car. Thank you SilverRidgeRamblin for your accurate video. Hopefully your pain helps others like me. You paid almost top dollar for body restoration and that is what you deserve. Take that bullshit right back to the shop man and ream them a new asshole. I'll show my local shop this video before they work on my shit. That's for sure. You don't deserve this for $1,400. That's ridiculous. Good work my man. Very helpful. I hope you get your proper bodywork done by these fuckheads. See ya.
Thanks man appreciate it. Sure it is cheaper then other places but some stuff they missed or did is just completely ridiculous.
i agree 100% with you adam, these morons on here are bashing maaco and bashing this poor guy for complaining. they are getting paid to do a job, they better do it right! theyre lazy. if maaco was so bad they wouldnt have like 1000 shops nationwide, they are capable of doing perfect paint jobs ive seen them. the particular group that worked on this guy's car really screwed up though.
Adam Keen crying 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Never go to Macco. Call a taxi company and as who does their paint work. Its cheaper and on my CVPI I had all black on mine. Also they did good work on the checking paint on the car before
Cally O'lonegan great idea
Cally O'lonegan i never thought of that i am in Mn and wondering now if they would spray my crown vic ....