Earl Schieb/Maaco?

[DJ Machine]

Has anyone got their car painted by these guys? I was wondering because, when i get my kit and wing, i'm most likely not going to have 2000+ to shell out on a new paint job, and earl schieb has a $380 special...

Do they do THAT bad a job? I just need something thatll last a year or two (probably less than a year) until i can pay for a real paint job.

[Yoshi]

Maaco hahahhahaha!

Stay away unless you're selling your car <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

A friend of mine used to go thru cars pretty fast, and said the easiest way to dump the car was to get a &quot;Maaco paintjob&quot;. &nbsp;They do like 2 coats, enough to make it appear decent. &nbsp;The paint would like less than a year by far. &nbsp;Maaco is shite man, but they don't BS you about it, I'm sure they know the kind of service they provide <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> &nbsp;

Since u said u want something to tide you over, I guess go ahead and do it, but I'd just do without and save my $$$ for a really nice paint job. &nbsp;Throw the $ you'd spend into a savings account and earn interest on it for something really nice (Mmmmm.... skyline GTR blue <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'> MMMM!!!)

[DJ Machine]

Im pretty sure my T-bird had a maaco job when i got it...paint lasted perfect the whole time i had it. imnot 100% sure if it was maaco tho

[240racer]

I just painted my Integra at Maaco. &nbsp;Everybody thought it looked awesome for a $200 paint job. &nbsp;They just do one coat and it isn't great but it looks a lot better then old factory paint.
Adam

[s15dude]

I my integra at earl schieb and 6 months later it was chipping and peeling off. Do your own prep work(sanding, bondo) cuz they said they were gonna but when I saw this exploder that they just finished they didn't even bother to scrape of the glue from the emblem and just painted right over it.

[DJ Machine]

is sanding as hard as it seems, is it possible to sand unevenly in some areas, leaving me with a wavy body?

[Jeff240sx]

Im not a painting expert, but I did paint my old Corvette front to back in my garage. &nbsp;Sure.. I turned everything in it Competition Yellow, but anyway...
It was a 3 day ordeal. &nbsp;Sanding, wetsanding, priming, wetsanding, painting, (about 6 coats) then the steel wool, clearcoat, wetsand, (2 more coats of clear.
I thought about the Maaco paintjob, but an aquaintence I know works there. &nbsp;He said they dont even sand the old paint off. &nbsp;They have a special wash that pits the old paint, and acts as a shitty primer, then paint 2x over that, and touch-up sand the runs in the pain. &nbsp;Most people, if they had rust on the car, the rust would run and stain their new paint, and the paint would wash off in the rain after about 6 months... just crap. &nbsp;Stay away.
-Jeff

[Grant]

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I my integra at earl schieb and 6 months later it was chipping and peeling off. Do your own prep work(sanding, bondo) cuz they said they were gonna but when I saw this exploder that they just finished they didn't even bother to scrape of the glue from the emblem and just painted right over it.
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dude, now i know who painted my car!. (emblems)..

Maaco sucks, Earl Shieb sucks even more, enough said.