Knoxville man upset over bad paint job on classic car

A car collector in Sevier County is disappointed with the quality of the paint recently applied to his 62-year-old Cadillac. Chuck Finazzo's car has been repainted twice in two years, but blisters, or bubbles, continue to pop up on the finish.
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[@fleetwin1]

You gotta be kidding me. Brought this classic to Maaco for painting. I have no words, at least none that can be said here

[@edwardmartinez9459]

I have one its stupid!

[@chriscarmeci399]

Exactly!

[@Mavis308]

That was his mistake

[@timsparks2862]

This guy is laugh-out-loud high school amateur

[@vincemajestyk9497]

It's funny from a distance I thought well, it doesn't look TOO bad. Then they showed the door lock and the pits in the roof pillar just painted over. And orange peel city too. Can't believe someone would actually take a car like that to a Maaco. He got what he deserved.

[@oldarkie3880]

A true car collector would never take a classic to this kind of body shop.

[@Martin944turbo]

100%

[@You_Know_The_Thing]

Not everyone lives in debt over a car. It's what he could afford. Plus, a Cadillac Fleetwood isn't a desired car to collect like others.

[@whoisjohngalt4880]

@@You_Know_The_Thing Then he should be content with the shitty fly-by-night paint job he got. If he’s not willing to spend the premium price for a perfect paint job then he has no reason to be on the news crying about it. Lol

[@jbb8382]

100%

[@ShortyLaVen]

​@You_Know_The_Thing are you really saying that a 1960 Cadillac isn't a collectable car????? That statement right there automatically disqualifies your opinions from having any amount of validity.

[@turbotransporter]

The cost to prep that car properly would be more than $3500. 😂

[@trev119]

Well prep is 95 percent of the work and it's maaco. Braindead.

[@joecap2919]

Maaco is to paint jobs, what McDonalds drive threw is to fine dining😅

[@McSquirts]

Since this guy is a total buffoon, I would drive 2000 miles to get a decent paint job on a car like that

[@jeffharkson1920]

Maaco??? For a classic Caddy? Someone please arrest this man for his negligence 😂

[@sheendean4802]

Maaco is pretty well known to do shotty prep work (which is why they’re priced so cheap) I’d have to agree with you here… the issue is under the base, potentially the primer or perhaps even below that (remember he said it began bubbling in the same spots as before) to correct one must sand the affected areas down to bare metal, re-prime and begin the blending process which shouldn’t be that difficult as the paint is too new to have faded and this vehicle is likely garage kept. $7000 is what I’d charge for a badass black finish on this car, x4 clearcoat, maybe less depending on what dents he needed pulled, long story short is you get what you pay for in this case

[@ariebossley2509]

@@sheendean4802 Back in the 80;s they would paint anything one color for $99. Hand you a roll of tape and some paper so you could mask it yourself in the parking lot. This is NOT the place you take a classic car looking for quality work. lol

[@dntlss]

Ha ha ha

[@HunterB738]

Missed the point rookie 😂

[@warriorplutotrent3827]

Same thing when i first seen it. Maaco is budget lol $300 spray overs

[@mwh3227]

He wanted a $10k paint job but brought it to Maaco? Insane!

[@johnkolinoff8591]

Right that's hilarious.

[@danloy3338]

He wanted a $10k paintjob for the price of $3500 lol

[@mhub3576]

More like $25k+ to do it 100% correct.

[@AlexKunstar]

He didn't know what he needed, just what he was willing to pay. 3500 wasn't gonna get everything done that needed done on that car.

[@71sixpak]

You can tell he's a cheap ass who probably complains about a free meal.

[@Reno-Senpai]

The second I saw Maaco it explained EVERYTHING!!! 😂💀

[@TroyOnymous]

As a classic car collector myself that's exactly what a $3500 paint job will look like. A "decent" quality paint job starts about $10k these days (and you don't get them from Maaco type places), if you want show quality paint that will last you're looking at $20k and up.

[@startingtech3900]

one of my detailing clients paid like 16k for a paint job and it has trash all over it no wet sand

[@AndyF.525]

$ 3500 paint job from Marco you get what you pay for. A real paint job would cost more like $ 10,000 or more for a car that size .

[@albertchavez2693]

BINGO!

[@walterkersting9922]

Jay Leno said that it cost $20,000 to properly paint a car. That’s with no options. And he said that before Bidenomics.

[@AndyF.525]

@@walterkersting9922 don't believe everything Jay Leno says.

[@sos650sos]

A real good paint job is more like $30k these days.

[@sos650sos]

@@AndyF.525we don’t believe anything you say. I build custom cars in California. A real good paint job is about $30k all day long buddy

[@DasReeves]

Everyone cringed when they saw the Maaco sign!!!!!😂

[@robertcarlos78]

Yea I was like all man wth

[@angeldesigns1385]

I just can’t seem to grasp the concept of “never judge a book by its cover” when it comes to some of these stories. I was ready to stand with this guy to the fullest until I actually clicked and heard ….. MACCO.

[@bigpicture]

Lol yep

[@bobbylong9001]

Tbh didn’t we all think it kinda came out good for maaco?! 😂 but let’s be real there has to be damage to the trim.. he doesn’t know that car he just owns it.

[@kcender3771]

100% same.

[@RealLifeScenarios]

The owner of that car belongs in jail for taking a classic to Maaco for a paint job 💀

[@maynardcat]

Many years ago Maaco was considered poor quality and a cheap place to have a paint job, but I did it anyway. The car was a 1971 Cutlass, everwhere I went for service they couldn't resist commenting what a lousy paint job. Well it all ended when I washed it off in sheets at the car wash a year later. I then had a quality body shop do it

[@danslininger1315]

His first mistake was going to maaco and paying 3500 for a pint job that he EXPECTED to be a 20k show car paint job... what a tool.

[@lamarw7757]

Learn how to spell * paint, before insulting others.

[@danslininger1315]

Oh thanks so much professor!

[@buhketz]

I think he just expected at least a half decent paint job. God forbid a business gets called out for their almost scam-like practices

[@iraqifoodcart8447]

We have a customer like this RIGHT NOW with a C4 Corvette. Just like this Cadillac owner, he paid $5,000 at a Maaco shop and expected a $20,000 show car finish. Just like the owner of this Cadillac, he's a tool.

[@djdudekevin]

@@lamarw7757. It’s a mistake. Stop it. Bully

[@ronyeahright9536]

Maaco for your classic car ?? Lmao. That's like going to Walmart to buy an engagement ring, and then having 7-Eleven cater the wedding.

[@richardmorris6365]

Don't give me any ideas! Lol

[@user-um1rn7yz1p]

Don't Knock Walmart, She's Still Wearing The Ring 20 Years Later The Diamond Fell Off But She's Blind As A Bat , I Tell Her It Still Looks Beautiful On Her.

[@waynehoffman1791]

@@user-um1rn7yz1p Well done my man!

[@richardmorris6365]

@@user-um1rn7yz1p hit em with the complements,it's all good.

[@randallfrank5682]

@@richardmorris6365 FUNNY!!!

[@user-er4qd6gq7f]

Seriously? They're gonna wonder why he got a bad paint job at Maaco? Maaco is known as the poor mans paint job. Its almost understood in the industry thats what you get and everyone understands thats what Maaco is for.

[@kevinmiller6009]

I once bought a 1992 Toyota Corolla that had a bad engine. Replaced the engine, and Maaco painted bright red. It looked great for a 1992 Toyota Corolla in about 2005. Maaco did a fine job on a 1992 Toyota Corolla.

[@cognitivetodd6301]

i dint get it

[@tylercordova4469]

"You get what you pay for." That man looks old enough to know better.

[@curtzeek8818]

No, he looks old enough to want to save money over those more expensive shops that overcharge. (in his mind)

[@tylercordova4469]

@Curt Zeek "Good work isn't cheap, and cheap work isn't good." Looks like he now has to have it re-done. Or maybe in his mind he was looking for this to happen so he could get a free paint job?

[@curtzeek8818]

@@tylercordova4469 He got it redone for free. You don't go to Maaco to have a historic car painted. This guy expected a paint job like he sees on the auto auctions.

[@jennifercole281]

​@@curtzeek8818 Yep! MAACO is where the cheesy note-lot used car dealers go to get a paint job that only needs to cover up accident damage & Bondo for a couple months until they can unload the vehicle on some unsuspecting customer. THAT'S who keeps MAACO in business.

[@sprinterpilot]

Only pay for what you need….lol 😝

[@steelcityrailroad5095]

That's the difference between a $3,500 paint job and a $20,000. It's all in the prep work.

[@steelcityrailroad5095]

@Kyle Yeah, I would hope for 20 Grand it would include sheet metal and all body work. This is why no shops like doing full body resto because it takes too long and ties the shop up and at the end of the day, there is only Maco and Earl Shieb left.

[@marcusworld87]

Or he could go to.a good shop and get a nice 4k paint job

[@littleice9731]

3500 is not cheap The paint should not be bubbling like that

[@damienmikkelsen6056]

Ha! Someone know the price of a paint job.

[@w.e.s.]

Lol I've done body work half my life even worked at a body shop who fixed brand new cars under warranty never seen a 20000 dollar paintjob people that pay that much for a basic 1 color paint job deserve to get it lmao...

[@blueovallife6868]

Cost of materials on a quality paint job sould be more than 3500$!

[@pineappleparty1624]

That can be used 10x...Shops buy in bulk. I don't believe for a second some bondo, sandpaper, paint, and clearcoat would cost that much for only enough to go over one vehicle...complete bull...There is a skill and time cost involved sure, one could make that argument.

[@blueovallife6868]

@@pineappleparty1624 You have never bought quality paint before!

[@johnyager1205]

@@pineappleparty1624there are paints that cost more than $3500.00 a gallon now!

[@jaylove3487]

The only way to fix that is to remove all the paint right down to the metal. It’s a major job. Repainting it won’t fix it, the bubbles will simply come back.

[@TOMVUTHEPIMP]

The car was not stripped as the reporter claims. That would have cost over $3500 in labor alone. It was only stripped in certain areas to do minor bodywork and rock chips as you see on the receipt. You can clearly see in the photo the old lacquer paint is still on there. No modern urethane coatings are going to bond to that. It will always bubble and peel sooner or later no matter what you do or what primer you use. This is not a paint or Maaco issue. This is an issue of Cheap Chuck refusing to pay what it needs to be done properly and why Maaco ghosted him. IT HAS TO BE STRIPPED to bare metal.

[@themobseat]

Maaco should have told him modern poly paint won't stick to lacquer underneath.

[@tripac3392]

Exactly he got what he paid for, which wasn't much.

[@licha5050]

all bet no sealer over the old paint lol you can not paint over maaco paint its shit lol. 13 to 25k for a real paint job on that car

[@3Wheels1Block]

I agree 100% that car has to be stripped down to bare metal. It's how I do any classic.

[@jamescon55]

@@themobseat Polyurethane paint SHOULD stick to ANY prior kinda paint ( IF prepped correctly and EPOXY SEALED over it) but, yeah... You know good n well as I do, MAACO did NOT do that (HERE), obviously 😏 The guy is obviously expecting a $20k plus dollar body/paint job on a car that.... Simply does NOT have that kinda resale value 🤷 But yeah, I DID getta major "kick" watchin THIS one, while they say "the cost WAS TO STRIP THE PAINT FROM THE CAR" meanwhile? I'm seeing the progress pics of the basic "scuff paint, and body work treatment".... Lol. Yeah, like I said earlier in my original post. The prior estimator obviously DID NOT explain the F.A.C.T.S. of "how it REALLY works." Just promised another customer the world 🌎 and took his money, and he's LONG GONE NOW (from THAT location). I could write a book on ALL this kinda chyt from over 30 years experience in The Arts.... SMH

[@enriquedorado861]

You get what you pay for… he paid for a paint job not a restoration

[@rickdee67]

He paid for an ECONOMY refinish!

[@brianz426]

And he got an economy refinish.

[@carrolbrooks2143]

The Legal Problem for Maaco, is going to be in defending Their Warrantee, It's Too Ambiguous.

[@xippzap]

Price means nothing in this case. This car was painted with too much moisture in the air, or the car was never fully dried after wet sanding. Moisture under the paint has nowhere to go and will start lifting the paint as it dries and vaporizes. Tough and expensive job to fix correctly at this point.

[@Boricua-ni4nb]

Maaco..is for ordinary cars..never for classics..but .just bad luck.

[@Lamtitude]

People are giving him shit for going to Maaco, but it’s still a major company and body shop that should warranty the work.

[@pineappleparty1624]

Yes, they made a contract, they have to honor it. They can go completely out of business if need be. Should not be in the business of scamming people lol.

[@DavidKyzer-pk1mj]

That is why you only paid 3500$ when you know every other shop would not have touched it for less than 10000$

[@bobcortez9471]

The fact that this is news in this town means I want to live here, clearly this is a quiet, boring town.

[@BlairAir]

That has little of no classic car culture. When Maaco is the best option in town. Go to another town.

[@AmericanThunder]

Not bad for a city with a population close to 200,000.

[@zoetripp4243]

It had a head line for a mass shooting of 10 black peoples in a local supermarket

[@iVroomify]

Exactly why I like Knoxville

[@JimV90]

I was so ready to sympathize for this guy, and then I heard he took his classic car to Maaco. If you are dumb enough to do that and not do basic homework on shops before getting your car painted, I can't really feel bad for you. He deserves what he got.

[@renetorres2057]

You are right If he goes to court The judge probably will make macco repaint his car then the Judge should draw something like this on the core order🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aarontrenton1730]

Same with me. He got EXACTLY what he should have expected for a complete paint job for 3500.00

[@carlinshowalter1806]

It's a nice twenty footer,what you expect from MAACO?

[@Nikowalker007]

That’s like taking your gf or a wife to Taco Bell for proposal or anniversary and then complain on Yelp about the experience 😅

[@robertfrederick4714]

Same

[@zachcp]

Wow... A Maaco paint job that was poorly done? Shocker!

[@peterironrope]

You don't take a classic car to Maaco and receive a cheap paint job, but expect the car to look like it was a $8000 paint job!

[@You_Know_The_Thing]

You don't expect bubbles either. I'm sure if we're in the market for a Cadillac Fleetwood and the seller decides to dust a quick paint job to sell and you see bubbles forming months later after the purchase, I'm sure you'd be lookin at the seller for compensation or warranty information to get it fixed.

[@jessdigs]

Classic car paint jobs are closer to 20k now. At least in California

[@JeffThompson-mi7su]

Not really I bought a cheap truck with a terrible paint job and I'm not going to bother the owner lol when something is cheap it's cheap

[@steve8803]

@peterironrope So it's costs $8000 to get a paint job that doesn't have bubbles? How do you prevent the bubbles, and how many extra hours of prep work would that take?

[@yota8325]

​@@steve8803 going back to bare metal is the best way but that's very labor intensive to do correctly hence it would cost 10k+

[@warped2875]

"I'll paint any car, any color, $29.95!", Earl Scheib

[@jaya.0069]

Earl Sheib painted my sisters 67 VW bug back in the 60's, she counted 367 runs in the paint. They even painted the door handles! 29.95

[@anthonynapier4668]

😃 good one man 👍 👍

[@Hazetruck]

I remember those commercials lol!!! Do you remember the mad Jack Fielden furniture commercials?

[@knickerbacher7910]

BLOW AND GO. Molding and all get painted

[@cellpat2686]

Was thinking about good ol' Earl. If he was still in business he would've taken the Caddy there.

[@NNKH2]

For only 3500 I'd say that looks pretty darn good.

[@georgeszilva1223]

Wow!!... I was thinking ...did this guy go to Maaco? The last place to go.

[@awwzyea_roadster]

As an automotive painter, the old paint was definitely not stripped.

[@claywilson6149]

Not an automotive painter and had that suspicion . Glad I ran into your comment 👍

[@_BAD_MERC_]

Old paint conflicting chemically with modern finishes. Doing this correctly would have tripled the price very easily.

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

You have to wonder how long the car sat in bare unsealed Bondo and primer ? Did they even bother to drain the water and oil separators coming off the air compressor ? The orange peel was caused by too much air pressure or having the gun too close to the car while spraying . And adding fish eye eliminator to the paint would've required extra effort .

[@teamidris]

The price reflects that. Bare metal re spray would be big money. It would take days to remove and refit the trim. Sill a shame they didn’t two-pack it and give it half a chance.

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

@@teamidris worst part about the trim is replacing any clips that get broken . An awful lot of them are not being reproduced.

[@kellysrestorations.7397]

As someone who has been in the restoration industry for 40 years, Thanks for the laugh!

[@1STLAR2147]

I’m laughing right along with you! I’ve been restoring and collecting mainly GTOs the past 40+ years. I remember painting my first endura bumper around 1984 on a 68 GTO and had to strip and repaint it about 6 times before I gave up and talked to an old painter Buddy of mine. He just laughed and showed me the correct method and ingredients. Flex agent? What’s that? LOL

[@pbmartinfencing]

Can you imagine someone taking a car like that to Maco and expecting a different result 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@claywilson6149]

Not American . Never heard of Maaco . I guess its a shitty autobody franchise ?

[@kellysrestorations.7397]

@@claywilson6149 It's like the Mc Donald's of autobody. Serves a purpose, just don't expect culinary excellence.

[@AnthraxBird]

Right? I'm a mechanic, and everyone should know Maaco is only for shitty paint-jobs that might look good for 5-10 years.. and by good I mean you're gonna have orange peel, bubbles, and cracks... but it'll still look better than complete trash! Really nice places charge 10's of thousands of dollars for this kind of work.

[@Juicespec]

Had me dying when they showed where he took it 💀💀 he obviously took it there because it was a cheap ass price

[@JA_WILL]

Poor Fellow. He obviously knows little about autobody work. $3500 will barely get you a paint job at a real body shop. He wants something for nothing.

[@brad3201]

I nearly busted out laughing when he said he took it to Macco. That’s the type of place you take your clapped ‘07 Honda Civic, not a classic car that you consider an “investment” 🤦‍♂️

[@rogeliovelasquez9094]

that is not a classic that is just an old cadillac.

[@brad3201]

⁠@@rogeliovelasquez9094With a Maco paint job it is most definitely just an old Cadillac instead of a classic 😂

[@lawanorderly1032]

I agree

[@rudysalas9138]

I have on 06 civic I took to Macao for an estimate, $800. Relax lol😂

[@davewilson7602]

Exactly it’s where I went to get a new bumper painted on a 2002 accord 😂😂😂 it was 15 years old at the time so “painted” was my expectation not painted properly

[@EricFortuneJr.]

I bet he takes it to Walmart for oil changes too. Classic car like that should go to a reputable independent shop who mostly does classic restoration. Also couldn’t help but notice the orange peel.

[@MikoWorldwide]

He’s so cheap, most rich people are.

[@DEATHWISHVQ]

That’s literally what the video is about lol

[@EricFortuneJr.]

@@DEATHWISHVQ They went on about the bubbles, but the orange peel is pretty bad too. Even without the air pockets and flaking it would still be a poor quality job.

[@DEATHWISHVQ]

@@EricFortuneJr. well it’s very clear the bubbles are the most eyesore noticeable thing.

[@jonsworld5307]

never go to normal shop i did and they put new cars infront of my car never painted my

[@sixsensefoundation]

THE USUAL SUSPECTS

[@DessieTots]

I’m in Scotland watching this and even from here I wouldn’t have gone to Maaco even to buy a paper bag. The place just doesn’t look right. There must be hundreds of talented and experienced car painters in the U.S.A. Just cut your losses and take the car somewhere else. And for goodness sake choose a brighter, less dull looking colour next time. Try a metallic pearl or light pink or metallic light green. The Cadillac was an ostentatious car in its day and the paint colour should reflect that. And to prove my point, even here in Scotland years ago in the late 1960’s early 70’s a few minutes walk from where I lived was a parked up Cadillac, exactly like your one, only in light metallic pink. And because of where it lived, it looked so out of place. As if a spaceship had landed. The car was outside a block of flats (apartments) in a residential area called Foxbar which is part of the town of Paisley.

[@markkoranjr6426]

Good work ain’t cheap and cheap work ain’t good. For $3500 he’s lucky Maaco painted the entire car 😂

[@rockandrolf8611]

😂😂😂😂😂👍🏼

[@blackbeansmatter1280]

Or even bothered masking any trim 😆

[@kennyoungss]

😁

[@Flexo3D]

He is lucky maaco didnt paint the whole car! lol. I had a friend in high school that had 72 chevy pickup painted at maaco. They painted the truck, windows, interior, and lights. The only thing they didnt paint was door jams.

[@0000song0000]

It looks decent enough 👌🤓 what else did he want? Even if he had taken it magically to another country, they would charge him a lot because, well it looked like trash before, all uneven... They would have to sand to metal and fill any holes, dings, etc... That job alone is very detailed and time consuming.... Probably worth the 5k alone (so they skipped it) 🤣

[@Bill-from-HR]

An actual restoration shop wouldn't even touch it unless you're ready to pay at least 20k.

[@thetoecutter13]

20k as a down payment before we'd even start where I used to work.

[@ChadAV69]

@@thetoecutter13 20k wouldn't even get you inside where I used to work.

[@neal6473]

For real 🤣🤣🤣👍💯.

[@wickedhouston5538]

i wipe myself with 20k

[@SAHM_94]

Wrong my husband paints show cars and he don't charge that much 💁🏼‍♀️

[@mikeparks9934]

The orange peel in the paint is horrendous and the blisters lol well obviously the guy at macco could care less about his work manship

[@Ristofec]

How is this even making the news lmao. Let’s report about some guy who’s struggling with paint bubbles

[@odom2142]

I’m surprised they agreed to redo their work even once. That was generous.

[@madmattsubieman9807]

That's his fault for taking it to Maaco. What in the hell was he thinking.

[@chrisborey1734]

Save Money. Get a cheap job and see cheap workmanship. You get what you paid for.

[@jonsworld5307]

maaco only good if you just want car to be 1 color not for classic restores

[@gerdruess9364]

He wasn't.

[@jonsworld5307]

@@gerdruess9364 to be fair i you cant paint car and have it last at less 5 years you need to be forced to close down as your doing nothing but scaming people or at less put on sign we cant really paint cars but we wil spray it so its all one color for year or 2

[@mhub3576]

Hey cut him some slack, the nearest Earl Scheib is over 100 miles away!

[@BJ-qp5st]

He took it to Maaco. What did he expect?!?! And $3500? If he paid $10k I'd understand..

[@TheEnergizer1965]

Damn shame all the orange peel and blisters, he should have known better, Maaco has had a horrible reputation for the last 40+ years.

[@alangrant5684]

A $3,500 quote for a classic full body paint job was the big fat red flag he should have seen.

[@MikeBarbarossa]

That price included body work. Cheap, low end paint job A classic car has a lot of surface history, and needs painstaking professional specialized preperation

[@nothanks1673]

@@MikeBarbarossa should've been an even bigger red-flag, I doubt I could get a local paint shop to mask my windows only and spray a base/clear for $3.5k let alone any prep work or definitely body work. I just had a bumper replaced and painted to match on my old minivan, that alone was 2500.

[@Amputations]

thats what i was thinking that's some cheap ass labour .... my r34 had a boot damage from being rear ended and that almost cost about 3k alone for them to pull it out and some even quoted more , 3k was LOW... and i was a bit sus on that even because others were alot more

[@ectomorphnranger5165]

I paid 1k for mine.

[@samsaverino8159]

​​@@MikeBarbarossathe majority of people dont understand what goes into a quality paint job so they think it should be alot cheaper than it is. I didn't realize it myself until I started looking at videos of how to properly paint a car then I realized how much painstaking labor goes into it.

[@petemcpeterson6205]

Funny story. My dad has a 56 Bel-Air which he stripped and did all the body work himself on. He took it to macco back in 1995 and had their premium urethane paint service done. He paid extra for extra coats of paint so he could cut and buff it himself. Long story short the car looks as good as it did almost 30 years ago today and people at the car shows cant believe that its a macco paint job. Its all about what's underneath the paint not necessarily who painted it !

[@Jeff-sp7bg]

You're right. Every Maaco is different. Some do fantastic work. Depends on the shop

[@MitchT-cj2hg]

My brother's girlfriend's dad's sister's husband's cousin did the same thing and the car looks better than the factory original 35 years ago so I believe you

[@incub8]

@@MitchT-cj2hg - Yeah. I know what you mean! My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with a girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. 😉

[@vi23100]

It was all in the prep work. Then he cut and polished. Credit to your dad!

[@petergriffin383]

My sister's boyfriend's brother's uncle's friend did the same thing

[@christopheryou5040]

To repair, prep and paint that car correctly would run around 20 grand at a good body shop. He got exactly what he paid for at $3500. This guy simply doesn’t have the money to do it right.

[@bskolb]

You had me at Maaco, nothing more I need to watch of this video. Here's some free advice for you Chuck, don't go to Australia to see polar bears.

[@aerorider04]

You don’t get a classic car painted at Maaco. Their services are geared to modern cars and quick cheap paint jobs. A decent paint job on that Cadillac would cost in excess of $10k minimum. You get what you pay for, and as in any good quality work, preparation is crucial. Unless the car was completely stripped, the metalwork repaired properly and a high quality paint applied, what this man got is what to be expected. For $3500. He got a cheap paint job worth $3500

[@thatmanina240brick4]

What a dink macco!!! This is like complaining that your $5 harbor freight ratchet broke...

[@robertmunoz7543]

Zactky!😳 Jman

[@licha5050]

hahahhaha good one

[@RFJersey]

It’s a 4 door parts car, he shouldn’t have even painted it.

[@licha5050]

@@RFJersey true he is a dip chit fer sure/// lol

[@jaya.0069]

@@RFJersey Go try to buy one restored, they go for big bucks. Even 4 door cars now!

[@outkast187]

"How cheap can you paint it?" "Whoah...this doesnt look like the $9,000 paint jobs i see at the car shows"

[@clasmaster1471]

You mean you took it to Earl Schrive and they didn’t give you a perfect paint job!? Imagine that!

[@jrm88382]

As a painter of 20 years I will say this is a classic case of you get what you pay for......I was about to feel bad untill they said he brought it to maaco lol

[@staycurious3954]

😅

[@BigLeek-ig3sb]

I took my 787 Dreamliner to Maaco and months later all the paint fell off!!

[@ca7384]

Maaco is the first problem. $3500. for body work and paint for that size car was a heck of a deal. Also, there are many things that can cause this problem. Just a couple of examples that I've experienced over the years are... Waxing the car too soon or using a fast drying clear coat. If the finish gets sealed off too soon it can't breathe and that definitely will create bubbles. I've seen it happen so many times. The only thing that fixes a problem like that is to strip it back down and start over. That's the very reason I've told my customers not to wax paint. If you're wanting that extra shine, use a polish instead.

[@monkeyearcheese420]

Finger print grease and bad prep

[@jeffgriffith7003]

Good advice, thanks!

[@dauniellemiller9173]

This man got on the news because of bad "Maaco" paint job??? Must've been a slow news week😂😂😂

[@troymingo8481]

This news team should do a story on my basement walls look bad

[@johnhiggins3943]

That's a lot better job then I would have expected from Maaco to be honest

[@gerdruess9364]

I am surprised they did that well. Maaco is known for crapy work. The Owner is to blame nobody else.

[@0000song0000]

It looks good from afar! What else could one expect? Premium jobs go for premium prices

[@OnePointLander]

Bubbles aside, shocked myself as well

[@jpjones5880]

You went to MAACO FOR A CLASSIC CAR AND ONLY SPENT 3500 FOR A MINIMUM 10K JOB?!?!? You deserve this

[@onetwo-dr8hl]

Don’t go to McDonald’s expecting a1 steak 😂

[@RetroGamerr1991]

Bro took it to Maaco and expected quality?!?!?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@notchback93]

People are missing a important point it’s not the fact he went to macco that’s the problem! It’s that all the old paint bodywork from the 60s70s80s is causing the new paint not to adhere properly, most likely that car has a Lacquer paint from factory. Well a little fact about lacquer paint is that it keeps letting out fumes/gasses or also called VOCs so if you seal it off with new paint, doesn’t matter if its enamel or urethane it will trap in those gasses and since they can’t escape they will push the new material away from the surface, that car needs to be stripped to metal or close it. Then redone with modern chemicals. I and 2 other auto body guys I known will not touch a lacquer car unless you are putting lacquer back over it or going all the way down and redoing it.

[@kimemerson4608]

No. Marco is a joke

[@DS-xg9kf]

Interesting

[@neal6473]

Thank you for this information.

[@spooky9030]

Nice to know thanks.

[@ehlersjim12]

You detailed what almost all the comments are getting at. MAACO will not properly prep an old lacquer paint job for a modern paint for $3500. MAACO is not smart enough to let the customer know what you knew without even seeing the car.

[@bbrenddon]

Imagine taking your classic Cadillac to maaco and then calling the news when the expected happened haha

[@BoomerangC10]

That's what I'm saying. 🤣

[@jerryparisi2885]

And The News Casters Talk Like They Were EXPERTS!!

[@bobd2007]

and the news actually showed up and ran the story! 🤣

[@bbrenddon]

@@bobd2007 must be slow for news around there

[@ryanoconnell2819]

@donjuan7597 As soon as he started backing it out of the garage that’s all I could think. Don’t get me wrong still a beautiful Caddy, but I’m not a 4dr guy.

[@reyandnoahjauregui3946]

Guy is ordering steak and lobster at mcdonalds. It sucks that happened but what do you expect paying only 3500 at that place. Most shops the bodywork alone is more than that. If you brought any car to me even a scuff amd spray with zero bodywork will run you 5k, 8k if you want an all over with door jambs and under hood and with bodywork can easily go over 10k

[@fonhollohan2908]

Are you kidding me that's on him, anyone in their right mind would never take a classic car like that to Maaco. These guys have a reputation of doing butter jobs, quick jobs in and out the door without doing any real real body work. Today a good body man in Canada would charge at least minimum of $8,OOO buckaroos to do that kind of bodywork and paint a car of that nature.

[@cmscms123456]

I know guys like this... they expect a lot for a little.. means they're CHEAP.. He got EXACTLY what he paid for... Now take the car to a restore shop, let them keep the car for 7 years, taking it apart, changing you $20,000 per year, storage and handling, plus the shop will probably go out of business or change hands 3 times... AND..... AND.... the same guy that painted your car ar Maaco, will paint your car this time. STUPID..

[@jamescon55]

I couldn't have said it ANY better..... Applauds 👏

[@stephenh.bunkybyrd2024]

I'm cheap too; therefore, I amateur paint my own for cheaper and better than this.

[@lestersmith493]

IT HAS TO BE STRIPPED TO EVER BE CORRECTED

[@Unknown_Ooh]

Lol not at maaco they just touch up over the paint they sprayed

[@Millersmopars]

How do you expect to get a good paint job from Macco? How do you expect to get a good paint job for $3500. Sometimes you get what you pay for.

[@oldschool5560]

A sweet ride like that and you take it to maaco?? You get what you pay for I guess. $ 3500 for body work and a great paint job just ain't going happen in the 21st century.

[@dennisdinorcia7407]

I had my 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible painted at my local Maaco and I was shocked at the quality of the paint. It was painted and clear coated for $1,500 dollars and you would think it was a $10,000 paint job. The manager was into old cars and he told me he took extra care in painting my car. I guess it depends on where you go and who is doing the job.

[@thebigpicture2032]

Sometimes you get lucky.

[@yota8325]

The painter would have done more than what he was paid to do definitely lucky and they would have lost money doing it

[@richardmorris6365]

Ill bet all the guys at Maaco got a good chuckle too!

[@tomtroy3792]

I'm so sorry that you have to go through this

[@mcmuskie2563]

If to much activator (Hardener) is added to a Polyester Filler it will blister just like what you see. I was a painter/technical representative for 44 years. Get a hold of the paint manufacturer, they will send there Paint Tech, he will confirm your problem. About 15 years ago I was called to a customers house for the same reason, really weird but it happened to be an old Cadillac as well. In that case they sanded out the Polyester Puddy and redid the vehicle, problem solved. By the way, from what I seen the entire job is real lousy …not just the blistering.

[@richdiscoveries]

You pay the cheapest prices, you get the cheapest materials, you still get what you pay for like you always have

[@mrwonderful2142]

His wife 🤣

[@DeezNuts-xz7hy]

3500 is not cheap ,,i know my friend who got her van painted very nicely for 2,800 bucks

[@henrykirk4457]

Her van isn't a Cadillac.

[@zonker2u808]

I once worked for a cut rate shop like this. In a good day, we'd run 12-14 cars through the line. Truth is, for an old beater of a car, truck, horse trailer, you really get your money's worth. But for a classic never go to a shop like this.

[@bikeman1x11]

exactly !!! maaco is fine for respray to freshen a car or weekend cruiser but not for a a classic restoration

[@Robert-bg2nm]

not for 3,500......thats a 600.00 hack job....lol

[@ScreamAndFly]

Maaco????? That's the last place anybody would take ANY car to unless it was just an everyday beater. Good grief!!!

[@Theclassiccarnut]

Hello, it's Maaco. No extra charge for the bubbles.😂

[@tpearl209]

This is why I miss counting cars. Danny is the guy this man needs.

[@Ian-of9oi]

I’m surprised a guy would take a car like that to Maaco.

[@SonnyGTA]

It’s almost a joke. Clueless dummy!

[@GFSwinger1693]

It's because of guys like this the rest of us get telemarketer calls.

[@jerryparisi2885]

Phillip, I Don't Get The Connection. 🤔

[@dextermcgrubbin]

@@jerryparisi2885 He means the telemarketing industry exists b/c a select few people are gullible enough to fall for their schemes. Similarly, the man here was foolish enough to think a $3,500 paint job was appropriate for a car of this pedigree. Basically he's a fool, and fools are the reason telemarketing calls exist.

[@lilmike2710]

Ain't that the damn truth. 💯

[@lilmike2710]

@@jerryparisi2885 Are you being sarcastic? If not.. What he means is, people as dumb as the guy that takes his classic automobile to Maaco for a paint job, then complains because it sucks, walking around....makes people think that everyone is that damned dumb and will fall for a telemarketing scam. You know.... "We called because your cars warranty is about to expire"?

[@williamd6967]

Lmao

[@ivanc9087]

I remember this video and once in a while the algorithm blesses me with a rerun of the most important breaking news item of the century

[@djplonghead5403]

We painted a 92 s-10 for family. Red with sparkles. Just the paint was about 4k. That does not include sanding or labor.

[@thejoshman3843]

the news people are as ignant as the owner, making a story into this. this is embarrassing for all involved parties.

[@rond5661]

This is laughable!! If you want a quality paint job on a classic car you certainly don't take it to Maaco.

[@dauniellemiller9173]

When I saw Maaco I said go to hell man..

[@AKWASHERE2015]

Hell I paid over $10k at a body/paint shop for my classic 78 Z28 and the same thing is happening to my car! Such a shame! Beautiful car sir!

[@goofballbiscuits3647]

Getting a paint job on a classic from Maaco = ordering a cheeseburger and expecting a medium rare ribeye *_from McDonald's_*

[@B1FFCO]

You just repackaged someone elses joke😂come on now be more original

[@goofballbiscuits3647]

@@B1FFCO Do you know how hundredth monkey works? I was writing comments. You read them. Look up anachronism too.

[@Lawrence-lc7pu]

I wonder how that steak would taste?

[@goofballbiscuits3647]

@@Lawrence-lc7pu like broken dreams lol

[@cachesolo1534]

As soon as the video started and mentioned "Maaco", I slapped my forehead so hard that it's been red for nearly 40 minutes now.

[@SonnyGTA]

Hahaha ME TOO!! I said, imagine if they said Maaco!

[@BHOODXIII]

SAME. My eyes rolled back & I stopped the video.

[@John-bq3ff]

To do this car right, it should have been taken down to complete bare metal, and redone from there. The problem is likely stemming from the fact that the new paint is reacting to the old finish under it. A REAL resto shop would have not touched this car without a complete strip of the old finish from the body . They also would not have offered ANY kind of guaranty unless this was done. I feel sorry for the owner, but this is what happens when you do not really know much about restoring cars. Like anything, if you want to play you have to pay. You cannot cheap out when doing things like this. On the plus side, the car can be repainted again, but this time do it right. Myself, if I could not live with the original paint on the car, I would have just done the old hot rod trick of driving the car in a black primer/base until I could afford to pay for REAL paint. I would have also learned to strip the car myself and present it to the shop like that. It's not that hard, would have saved money, and everyone would have known what they were working with under the original finish.

[@oh8wingman]

The mere fact that he took it to Maaco, king of the splash and dash paint job, says a lot about this owner. A good high quality paint job can easily cost $10,000.00 or more. $3,500.00 is for a grocery getter. Those bubbles appear to be solvent pops where the primer was not completely dry before the car was top coated and cleared. The solvent has to get out so it lifts the paint until it finds a way out. Some high end classic car painters wait as much as a month, dependent on the paint being used, to ensure the primer has completely cured. Maaco might give it a day.......if they are not busy. You get what you pay for.

[@rosewd2]

Looks pretty good for only 3500$ !!! Like i said a paint job especially with body work like that would be 15-20$ or more. Paint and supplied could easily exceed 2000$ pretty quickly. I see a lot of body work was needed on that car, too much filler on the panels, but what did he expect macco isnt a restoration shop. He paid 3500$, thats a steal!

[@rosewd2]

@port nut well for that amt of money they are not going to eet sand and buff it out, I really doubt they are using 800$ dv1 spray guns at macco lol

[@scotthooper4170]

I don’t know about it being a steal. But as a professional you know, while the quality of the paint, & the skill of the painter are important. The prep work is paramount. Otherwise, is like putting lipstick on a pig.

[@SonnyGTA]

Are you from another planet? Why are you putting the dollar sign AFTER the number?? Here, on Earth, it goes in front. $3500. Like that. 🤦‍♀️

[@rosewd2]

@@SonnyGTA macco gives you a discount for putting the $ sign last lol

[@notthatronjohnson1186]

Painted a old pick up truck in the backyard about 20 years ago with cans of spray enamel from the hardware store. Just washed it, taped everything up, and painted it. Only problem I had was my right index finger went numb and was hurting like hell. A few flies and leaves stuck on it but they eventually washed off. I was proud of it.

[@kr4t0sg.28]

Still a better job then maaco.

[@bodycounts1]

Well god damn RJ, you outta be right proud son!

[@freemansgarageextra]

@@USNVA-yn6cp Nothing better than when a roller job works out. I've done the exact same thing you did.

[@kingargon]

I had a 1932 Ford that I repainted with a two dollar paintbrush from hobby lobby and some blue food coloring. The only problem I had was my rectum fell out, but other than that it came out great!

[@notthatronjohnson1186]

​@@kingargon damn, that's a hell of a thing to have happened while painting. Were you just out of prison??

[@trent12363]

I got my mustang painted at maaco but I sanded it to bare metal myself and did all the body work. I paid 1300$ for them to paint it and while there were some runs and orange peel, there was absolutely no bubbling or paint coming off. The orange peel and runs can be polished out. Lasted for 3 years fine until it got vandalized and the whole car had to be repainted again

[@adamccurdy]

I worked in auto body for 16 years and I would never get a job there. That is the absolute last place i would take any car especially a classic car.

[@jaya.0069]

Take it to a real paint shop not the clown show known as Maaco! You get what you pay for, and this guy got exactly what he paid for! Hard lesson to learn!

[@JakeStewart1343]

He can not afford.

[@scotthooper4170]

@@JakeStewart1343 I get it. Then be happy with what I got, and enjoy it.

[@carrolbrooks2143]

@@scotthooper4170 That's Not How Contract Law & Warrantees Work. Maaco Simply Should Have Told Him No, or Charged Him Appropriately On Their Estimate. This Is Most Likely Why The Former Owner Bailed!?!! You'd Be Surprised At Just How Many "Franchisees" Do This In Multiple Different Businesses!?!!

[@patientmental875]

Whats amazing is he thought he got a deal on a good paint job!

[@SonnyGTA]

@@patientmental875 he DID get a good deal for what he paid! That’s a $12,000 paint job at a regular body shop.

[@jessemorton7326]

Let me start with this, you need to completely dismantle a car like this for a restoration. Also, when you strip the paint from a vehicle, you bring it down to bare metal. You need to apply epoxy primer or something similar for corrosion protection so things like this don’t happen. Then you perform your body work then prime it, block it out straight, then refinish. Since they kept the old paint finish on the car and painted over that, the bubbles were bound to happen. The bubbles are the two paint jobs causing a chemical reaction along with adhesion issues that results in the bubbles. The techs at that shop aren’t trained on classic car restoration. Long story short, you get what you pay for when going to Maaco. Go to a real restoration shop where you will pay upwards of 60K plus to do that car right. End of story.

[@joebob344]

Yes! Strip to bare metal is the best way to go. Even new panels I get in with that EDP coating, I take that stuff off as well. I've seen slight rust under that coating. Get down to the bare foundation.

[@misterbuklau4053]

10k-15k for a decent job

[@alexcrippen4040]

From a collision repair tech to another this is 100% true macco makes other professionals look bad

[@moonbeamskies3346]

60 grand? Hell no, I will take my car to Maaco. I can buy 2 new cars for that money.

[@BabyJesus66]

Exactly. Probably original enamel paint that reacted with the new paints solvents.

[@thegentleman1541]

Going to Maaco for a paintjob on a classic Caddy is like proposing to your girlfriend at McDonalds.

[@user-up3jn1gm3j]

...your not getting high-quality steak at Macdonalds...