Exactly, you would spend 5 to 10k for a complete paint job with out those imperfections.

You are exactly right sir every single part he was pointing out i was thinking if the owner of the white truck had taken those parts off he would have had really very nice paint job it seems to me that all those areas he pointed out that he didnt like are his fault he should have taken those trim parts off and then put them all back on himself then it would be nice.

You get what you pay for, and he got his money’s worth for 2k.

For the price, I rate this an easy 8 out of 10. I'm surprised by the quality for $2K. I thought it would look like a disaster before he even got within inches of the truck. I do like the "dark" appearance of the white and wish car brand would offer it more. I've seen a MINI painted in a similar shade and it looked gorgeous in low light/cloudy days.

Exactly!!

Nice job..consider the job was free for 2k.

I think Maaco's pure profit margin is heavily influenced by how many cars they do in a week. They have to repaint the cars/trucks in a reasonable amount of time otherwise they lose money. This reminds me of guy who runs a VERY high end paint shop in southern California was interviewed by Car & Driver. He said the biggest nightmare of running a boutique paint shop is the working hours. He said "I can talk about $30K (yes he charged a Ferrari owner $30K for his finest paint job) paint jobs all day but in the end, if the hours pile up too high, I start LOSING money." He works with 2-3 other guys and one reason he charges so much because he has a Mexican buddy who is VERY experienced with fixing body parts. The Mexican claims that part of the appeal of a good paint job is in the hours done with body work before even touching the spray gun and I believe him 100%. He once spent a few WEEKS fixing up a a Ferrari convertible before they painted it. (Note: they did talk to the owner and he approved all the bodywork). When they finished painting it, it looked jaw-droppingly beautiful. They showed a "low-end" job (the cheapest they offer) where they just fix up small removable parts and spray the body with just 1-2 coats. The difference was night and day although I was still shocked that the "low-end" paint job still looked incredible. The Mexican revealed one of his secrets: for the "cheap" paint option, they will METICULOUSLY sand and polish each coat one square inch at a time before the clearcoat is applied. The pictures spoke for themselves: saw two guys furiously "scrubbing" down the car an inch at a time with a shop towel dipped in polishing compound from a massive tube. Their boss doesn't buy the notion that an electric polisher is better because they can't control the amount of pressure over a square inch. The electric polisher is too large to get into small areas like air ducts and around mirror arms, etc. One final thing: the article said that the Ferrari with the $30k paint job was confiscated by the IRS! The owner was busted for money laundering and for stealing profits from his employees! The shop owner lamented "I guess I won't be doing touchup work on that car any time soon." LMFAO!

I absolutely agree

Which Maaco did you go to for reference?

@@beeros6496 S. Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando.

I remember Earl Scheib from the '80s, back then a paint job was going for $300-500 bucks.✌️

At least with Scheib the price more or less matched the quality of the job. You didn't expect much.

@@yukonjack. i Rember it when it was 99.95 same day. and my dad remembers 39.95

@@matthewgibbs6886 Maybe it was a lot cheaper than I remember? it probably was $99 bucks from my old high school days. There was an interesting article I googled, he started out in 1937 it cost $29.95 by 1975 he expanded into Europe which I never knew, his initial goal was to do five or six cars a day one person would strip the paint, one would sand, one would mask, and 1 man would paint. All Operations ceased July 16th 2010.✌️

@@yukonjack. My sister had her VW bug painted by Earl in the 70's for $99.95, she counted 367 runs in the paint. Even painted door handles and bumpers!

And I’ll agree. Anywhere else would have been $5k or more.

they have to do 10 15 a day and all the detrimming isnt on the work order it isn't coming off. they used to get 2 scuff pads and a sheet of sandpaper thats it for prep

For a bit more than 2 grand!

Honestly, I think it's a good thing to have places like this around for people who want to get into body work and get their foot in the door.

@@Ethan-yg8me I agree

learning how to cut corners isn't learning.. we wont hire anyone who worked at a maaco or any wyotech grads. the first has bad habits that are impossible to break and the second they don't teach them sht about collision work

I used the Rome Ga location

At the rate they pump them out I don't think they even offer or could do 2 stage. Takes too much precious time.

their paint will gum up a buffer. i have ssen cars painted there that were still printing 5 days later. if you can't skimp on hardener what can you skimp on

I think the prep would still be extra. The premium paint job cost is for better paint and that they have to essentially paint it twice, once with base color and then with clear. The mid tier paint mentioned in this video has the clear integrated into the color so only needed to painted once.

Same here. I have just over 2 grand in supplies alone.

real paint isn't cheap but cheap is .

buy cheap get cheap

i called them once had a van at my shop they had just painted couldn't figure out the color they used. it matched no alt chips freaked out my scanner talked to the manager he laughed said they couldn't match it either paint came in a 55 gallon drum. 2 hrs for tinting plus materials.