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.

[@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.

[@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

[@Danny-ju2ip]

I bought a cheeseburger from McDonald's yesterday but am angry it should've tasted like a NY strip steak.

[@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.

[@joecap2919]

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

[@smoovkilla]

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

[@negativeindustrial]

Through*

[@MHal312]

Im dien of laughter

[@gizzyguzzi]

They spray more cars per day than any other shop. No reason they can't do a good job

[@timwalcott6268]

Very well put! 😂

[@SOLDOZER]

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

[@andrejaxson7772]

Why is this on the news

[@justinl9077]

Because the idiot reporters aren't car guys. They don't realize that Maaco is for when you inherit a 12 year old Honda Accord that you wanna have freshened before giving it to your daughter.

[@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...

[@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.

[@AndyF.525]

@sos650sos go get you're facts strait .

[@AndyF.525]

@sos650sos ahh cali the over priced state of corruption only In Cali . Keep voting for that over priced corruption.

[@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 😝

[@CohlFam]

Come on, brother what did you expect! You took it to the 7-Eleven of body shops and expected longevity?😂

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@hemibeep]

You bring a classic to Maaco?

[@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

[@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

[@RolandoHernandez-z1r]

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]

@@RolandoHernandez-z1r Well done my man!

[@richardmorris6365]

@@RolandoHernandez-z1r hit em with the complements,it's all good.

[@randallfrank5682]

@@richardmorris6365 FUNNY!!!

[@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

[@Exposedpokeymon]

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+

[@clintster1999]

You went to Maaco, wasn’t Earl Schieb not available?

[@jasonmacneil2256]

"WAS" Earl Schieb not available!

[@RexDogPets]

Thats what I was thinking.

[@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.

[@eugenerybalkin2005]

This is the best paint job Macco ever did probably.

[@gizzyguzzi]

@@eugenerybalkin2005 nope.

[@joecap2919]

@@eugenerybalkin2005 yup

[@Kman.]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@josephsummers2427]

Wrong. Ive seen the best Maaco paint job. Over 10 years old , $2500 cdn (about $1800 usd), on a 1984 Cadillac in a Canadian Maaco near me. You could tell someone it costs $9000 and they would believe it. Super gorgeous. No imperfections. No orange peel.

[@wheelie642]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@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.

[@TheSaturnV]

He couldn't find any Earl Scheib shops still open?

[@Reno-Senpai]

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

[@jburner4299]

That actually hurt my forehead with how hard I hit it 🤣 I have to wonder how someone got that successful in life by being that stupid.

[@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!

[@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.

[@paulstecker5693]

😢😮 I had a car painted at mako once they did a terrible job on my '89 Town car. Only one friend that had gloss on and a shine that the other was terrible. All dull and Finnish this guy with the Cadillac seems like he has a moisture problem. It's lifting the paint up or something. They didn't do the job right or prepare it right. He should try going to someone else next time. Maybe get a better deal and a better job. I've seen one or two cars with an orange peel effect. Boy it's terrible the way it looks like that. Thank you friend out there with the 62 Cadillac you should go somewhere else and try someone better. You might get better results. Don't keep on going to the same guy. Sounds like he don't know what he's doing.

[@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

[@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) 🤣

[@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!

[@paulstecker5693]

I'm also looking at your finish in the video friend. It looks like you got an orange peel finish. They didn't smooth that out enough to be like a mirror or glass when you look at it. That's an orange peel of finish.

[@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.

[@stvstreett]

typical nyc whiner crybaby.

[@mgman6000]

​@stephenh.bunkybyrd2024 I had a miata with a crappy paint that got hit behind the door and took the insurance money and took a body and paint course at my local community College and did the bodywork my self and painted it and it looked great for the 8 years I owned it afterwards. If the guy wasn't lazy he could at least prepped it so even a cheap paint job would last

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@HR-wd6cw]

You can't even paint a full car the right way for that amount of money, let alone do body work on top of it.

[@taxicamel]

I looking at the reflection at the 1:53 mark, and 2:23 mark, beside the "bubble", where the "white" reflection is. That's called an ORANGE PEEL finish and is indicative of a very poor painter who doesn't know how to spray paint. This is very likely the best that could ever come out of a "MAACO" shop. Very poor prep work is why the bubbles start. The 3:01 mark is truly atrocious. They might get a better finish using a paint brush. That's NOT bubbling or peeling, or cracking. It is a plain garbage paint job ......WHICH HAS NO WARRANTY. I would NEVER take ANY kind of automotive work to a MAACO. Maybe a child's metal wagon might be OK. .

[@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.

[@Fraggman666]

🎯

[@negativeindustrial]

And you don’t think that’s a problem? I’ve done the prep and the paint, the prices people charge are unreasonable.

[@joecap2919]

@@negativeindustrial Skilled labor is different than your labor.

[@Diddy_Do_It2037]

@@joecap2919ya rite people are lazy and think they’re time is too valuable. 3500 for prep is wild

[@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.

[@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 💁🏼‍♀️

[@jaywhittemore5878]

What classic car owner takes his classic to Maaco?

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@roasthunter]

What is the difference between painting a modern car and a classic? Why would it cost more to paint an old car? Actually would have thought it would be easier, less plastic to remove or mask, bigger overall panels with less fiddly details.

[@Therightisrighttoday]

Was the body filler completely cured, primered and sealed before painting it? Looks like bad prep work.

[@odom2142]

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

[@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!

[@allpraisegoddessmonika2887]

What if you want the environmental protection?

[@ted458]

There might have been some wax left on the old paint that wasn't completely removed especially if they skimped on the surface prep and didn't spend enough time sanding.

[@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

[@Mikehawk738]

@@startingtech3900depends where you take different people different work there not all the same

[@Mikehawk738]

@@startingtech3900you went to a bad shop

[@oldworldorder9424]

Charging $500 an hour to paint? What a joke.

[@Mikehawk738]

@@oldworldorder9424 ur mom a joke

[@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

[@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

[@Justsayinguc]

The layer it was bubbles originally the preparation was not done tack ragging and removing fingerprint oils do you have to get back down to that layer of restoration and get it out of there. Buy B'lasting, sand blast or chisel. Then, rework no fingerprint oils

[@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.

[@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.

[@Superballer713]

Nice to know thanks.

[@jjackson8667]

@ehlersjim12 Exactly! Proper preparation prevents poorly performing paint. or something like that.

[@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

[@paulstecker5693]

Even when you put the key in to open the door it looks terrible around the lock. It's not even even up to the lock boy don't go to this place again. I'm saying it for the last time. Thank you. That's terrible what they did to that classic car. They should be ashamed of themselves.

[@Ian-of9oi]

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

[@SonnyGTA]

It’s almost a joke. Clueless dummy!

[@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

[@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!!

[@davidmoore344]

Ironic i had this exact same experience with maco. Bubbles in paint. I had other issues also. They tried to blame it on me.

[@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.

[@DrLove01]

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.

[@TR4zest]

... and it will cost way more than $3,500.

[@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.

[@jimmyh.6233]

Im a retired autobody classic and antique car restoration man. 42 years in the business and was pushing a broom and cleaning up in dad’s shop when I was eight or nine. From learning my trade from my father the pickiest man alive, thanks dad rest in peace. Till I struck out on my own to see what I could find on my own. Thank god for his guidance finding my way to restoring for Rolls Royce and then my own place (Orlando). I can say with certainty that where you took it to says everything. You get what you paid for. That company is known for cheap, CHEAP refinishing!! The air (pocket) is actually and air bubble in the plastic filler simply not done correctly. I personally hate that crap and used lead when possible. That 3500 in my place might get your damaged hood refinished on a classic, so quit crying and get it done correctly. I still have 20 to 25 year old paint out on the show car circuit still looking great!

[@notthatronjohnson1187]

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!

[@notthatronjohnson1187]

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

[@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

[@Cadillacdad]

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

[@XaxtonRevolution2]

I’m assuming that the first time that they fixed the defective paint, it was as a courtesy and might not have been covered under the warranty. You should always read the fine print.

[@jpjones5880]

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

[@richardmorris6365]

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

[@OfficialStumpMan]

That’s like going to your cousins house to get a tattoo because he’s cheaper than going to shop.

[@tomgrzywacz6135]

And your cousin is blind...

[@rickr442]

And can’t spell.

[@sergioruiz5218]

and has a busted shoulder.

[@paulstecker5693]

I'm responding to this news article on your 1962 Cadillac you look at the video again what they took when you was talking to the guy and freeze it, you'll see that the finish didn't come out good and where the key you put the key to open the door. I wish you good luck friend. One last time go somewhere else don't go to these people. They're not going to do your car good again believe me. Thank you.

[@paulhawkman6159]

Holy orange peel Batman!!! Looks like they spent a lot of time sanding around that key lock, looks really good.

[@cameracamera1319]

Lol. Troll. Lol

[@Lousybarber]

This reminds me of a guy I used to work with. Him and a few of his buddies bought a race horse for $900 and then wondered why they never won any races. Get what you pay for.

[@robertcampbell5605]

They bought Mr. Ed for a race horse? That should have been a safe bet.

[@thejoshman3843]

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

[@HB334LOSTinS.C]

Poor prep work or filler wasnt fully cured before sealer/primer was applied. Gases from the filler lifts the sealer/primer creating a bubble.

[@bruceallen2736]

I did my automotive paint apprenticeship at Maaco in Burnaby, BC, in the late 70”s. I would paint 10 completes and 2 spot repairs a day for 2 years straight. When I got my papers I quit and went to a more quality type shop. Maaco is for beaters. But boy could I lay down a nice acrylic enamel! Good luck with that Caddy Cheapo, cause its got to be stripped to bare metal! Your Chauffuer, J Bruce, Hollywood North 🇨🇦

[@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

[@cliftonjr.7832]

That's why you should always use a quality shop

[@kingrexmma4387]

That is a killer paint job for 3500 bucks. It’s not a show car. If you want a show car paint job expect to pay 3-4x that amount. This dude has a beautiful looking driver there and in my opinion for 3,500 he got a deal

[@nunya2814]

Killer? The orange peel alone is atrocious.

[@txmade4371]

Take it to Mexican shop, they have some of the best paint on lowriders.

[@Boingy]

I agree.. the paint is bad but considering what he paid it looks fine

[@blakesejarma]

For a show paint job it’s at least 10x that. Glass out, engine out trim off. It’s hundreds of hours of labor alone

[@MrObsvenchilde]

the peel will probably buff out and the bubbles is employee error

[@JoelRyanQuinn]

I bought a sandwich from Arby's the other day that wasn't very good. Maybe this news station can come do a full-length feature news story about it. "Local man not happy with purchase," hard-hitting stuff.

[@KOZYx]

😂😂 mannn

[@jojoglemond]

Very funny!

[@mattc9875]

You did not pay that sandwich $35 bucks though…$3.5k is not a cheap paint job either

[@beez7753]

@@mattc9875where you getting a car that size Dina any cheaper with body work other than Daryl’s garage?

[@hillbillybeerdranker6678]

I've been painting cars for years and this is caused by them not degreasing the car. On the original paint job they probably didn't wipe the car down with wax and grease remover, and sanded some oil into the old paint. When you spray paint over an oily spot, it won't stick and will bubble up.

[@arymonem]

Good point.

[@Terryg1968]

I thought that would cause "fish eyes" not bubbling.

[@04dram04]

The original paint is chemically conflicting with the new paint

[@lylejohnston4125]

But, it won't squeak, either.

[@aamantium1]

There are a few other possibilities though. One of the big ones is, not letting their filler and/or primer cure enough, so its releasing solvents underneath a dried surface. The other one that comes to mind is, getting body filler wet through wet sanding or washing or whatever.

[@mikeedwards2338]

Apparently they aren’t using a dryer or it’s faulty.

[@theunluckyfrog3316]

Dude got a touch up and full paint for 1/4 of what it would normally be, im not sure what he expected 😭

[@troygerencer1620]

Ah , the paint to stick ! At a minimal . It's a paint job he paid for not Buble wrap , regardless of the cost . If a body shop can't manage to make their paint stick and warranty that , then they should take up knitting or something they cannot F......... Up .

[@600jccbrrr]

Why would you take it to Maaco?

[@rickdee67]

Cause he’s a cheapskate

[@DSC800]

I had a Maaco paint job done in the 80's. It was around $150 bucks back then. Sure enough, a couple years later it was flaking off. I didn't expect much though and it was probably worth what I paid just to make the old Datsun presentable.

[@jaya.0069]

My sister had her VW bug painted at Earl Scheib 29.99 special back in the 60's, she counted 367 runs in the paint, and they even painted the door handles!

[@DSC800]

@@jaya.0069 haha, forgot about Earl Scheib. I can hear his commercial in my head "I will paint any car for just $29.95". Painted the door handles for no extra charge, that's great.

[@jamescon55]

A couple years later? .. Lol. Yeah, you still got your 150 dollars worth, bud..BACK THEN EVEN 👍

[@jamescon55]

@@jaya.0069 😳 367 runs in the paint? On a small beetle at THAT?...HOW in TH IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE??? 😆 LOL...And I thought I RUINED an 85 Ford Ranger I painted with PPG Starthane (ya know Polyurethane AND Enamel paint they had in the 90s?) as I 2nd coated it too quickly, and ended up with about 7-8 runs/sags in that GORGEOUS '66 Chevy Madeira Maroon poly metallic paint I used on it. (Was intended for a Chevelle I HAD but, anyways). But maan! Was THAT SOB SHIIIINNNNEEE! ... 😂 LOL

[@nancymcdade3909]

@@jaya.0069 lol! My sister had a VW beetle too in 1969! An Earl Schieb paint job changed it from navy blue to hot pink! Oversized flower stickers on the front hood and she was "groovy"! 😁

[@alan8887]

A classic car you say you love and you hire Maaco to paint it. Come on man!!

[@RealLifeScenarios]

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

[@rond5661]

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

[@Silveradoman61]

I remember when I was a teen back in the 70's. Walked outside one morning and saw my neighbor painting his car with a paint brush and 3 gallons of flat white house paint. Lol it looked pretty good from 10 feet away. 😂😂😂

[@kennyoungss]

🤣😂😁😆

[@redskinfaithful]

Haha I have a similar memory

[@AlexKunstar]

I used to paint houses with someone, and his work van had a bunch of rust between his door and running boards. So scraped off the rust, put some rubber molding on with some adhesive caulking, then we painted it white with our trim paint lol. Not our proudest moment, but it held up fine for years until it was time to scrap the whole van 😆 do not do it on anything other than a beater work vehicle.

[@markreiber4457]

People did some crazy stuff back in the 70s lol but we had alot of fun doing it

[@TOBYH]

@@AlexKunstar MY BEST FRIEND AND I PAINTED HIS 40 PLYMOUTH WITH PAINT BRUSHES AND USED BOAT ENAMEL, IT WAS A GOOD 15 FOOTER, LOOKED AS GOOD AS THIS JOB DID AND NOT EVEN 1 AIR BUBBLE! WE WERE 17 AND HE HAD NO MONEY, WE GOT OUR MONEYS WORTH, THE WHOLE JOB COST HIM ABOUT 25 BUCKS. He really got his $ worth, we worked on it straight for about 24 hours.

[@citabriaable]

How did this guy not know that Maaco has the worst reputation in the world for painting cars. You don't take your classic car to Maaco for paint.....duhhhh. To paint a car like his with a quality job, ur looking at $8,000 to $10,000....not $3500 for body work & paint ?????

[@mikecrawford5331]

The media is so ignorant on so many subjects . The supplies for a premium paint job cost 3500 or more alone

[@SwedishEmpire1700]

Media people are all Café Latté clowns, what do they know about cars?

[@stewtheman]

I am very ignorant on this subject myself. What supplies are needed and what do each of them cost?

[@mikecrawford5331]

@@stewtheman To start with Generally on a classic car you will strip to bare metal first and that is a substantial cost depending on how you do it. For refinish If you are using premium paint like PPG,The Epoxy Primer and Paint and clear alone could be a couple thousand or more depending on the color. That does not include sandpapers, Thinners, or strippers, tack rags ,body filler & glazing putty mixing boards, buffing pads buffing compounds some are >$100 quart. Labor however is the biggest cost by far with can be hundreds of hours. A lot of shops don't even do restorations anymore because of the time and cost involved. They would rather just do production collision work.

[@glenerickson358]

​@@stewtheman at this point, a professional painter will insist on stripping it all off back to metal to make sure there is no contamination on it causing the bubbling. Then there's trim removal, masking, painting a coat, sanding smooth, paint, sanding, painting again. Very labor intensive. Paint cost upwards of $400/ gallon. Total bill is $10,000+ at today's prices.

[@DF-et4gs]

​@@mikecrawford5331 I had to hunt around and strike a deal with a shop to spray my '79 F150 in 2009. The first place I went to was a friend of my Dad's and he respectfully declined. They would rather deal with insurance repair work.

[@TheRoamer78]

That’s the best Maaco paint job I’ve ever seen.

[@Coodeville]

First thing I said to myself was that this car was not taken down to the metal. I take all my cars down to there so I know what I'll be working on. I just stripped a '71 Mark III and if I charged myself for that alone it would have been 7500 bucks.

[@SOLDOZER]

You can see on the receipt it was not stripped. Only had minor dings and rock chips repaired. You can see in the photo the old lacquer paint is still on there. NOTHING is going to bond to that. It has to be stripped to bare metal. I refuse any paint job pre 1995 who refuse to have it striped for this very reason. This is how it will end up.

[@MidnightinSavannah]

@@SOLDOZER exactly. that lacquer has to be taken all the way off.

[@brycemorton4909]

I use to work at a Macco they were crooked. If you didn’t pay too dollar they wouldn’t use certain grit paper to sand. Also the really cheap jobs they would just have us scuff the clear coat with a scotch brite pad and then paint it. But the dude painting them was legit on the spectrum. They were really just downright crooked.

[@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

[@ArnoldArce-e3e]

Sue them. Take them to court. Get some compensation/$$$$ for it. All your problems with the 2 paint jobs causing you stress and worry.

[@Crazson34]

This is why I paint my own cars and have for years. Body prep is everything and compatible materials is a must!

[@koniko169]

Lol after seeing like 2 youtube videos on it im ready to paint my cargo van. Currently it has a ton of damage from previous owners vinyl wrap. Melted weather stripping on windshield. Chisel marks going down to the metal all along edges of the car. Absolutely cracked and extemely chipped hood. Literally spray painting it with mailbox paint would make it look better. Lol anyways back to my question for you. Im not wanting a clear coat that will faill in a year or 2. I also dont think i need a 10 year clear coat. What is a solid clear coat to use that will leave a good finish and is cost effective. Or is the gap between mid quality and high quality small enough that it would be worth it to get the best clear coat. From the vides ive seen the people are usually saying “im using this because i have it on hand but i do t recommend using this clear coat as it lays down like crap and has other issues”

[@vox1966]

I do my painting myself on a classic car they charge 10,000 plus . I take pride in my prep work

[@alfavulcan4518]

Bingo! Minor Body work and paint isn’t rocket science, just a lot of work. Over the years I’ve gotten better, but there is a reason top paint jobs cost so much and that is many, many hours of prep labor. The paint is just the icing on the cake

[@Crazson34]

@@alfavulcan4518 Absolutely! Hours of prep is where the quality shows.

[@Crazson34]

@@koniko169 The main thing is to make sure ALL of your materials are compatible. I always use a 2 stage urethane paint job. It's mid range but I've shot some that looked show quality. Hours and hours of prep work is key and always shoot a guide coat to find minor flaws. It's tedious but sooo worth it.

[@NNKH2]

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

[@StayingBack71]

Or we can do it ourselves and spend $500. I'm not giving anybody $10000 for a immaculate paint job. I'll do it myself before I pay that.

[@mattc9875]

Bubbles everywhere..you must be joking

[@billybob9961]

The problem is in the prepping. The pain is not a hearing some type of an issue with perhaps primer not getting the car cleaned. We go over them with acetone, making sure it is completely free of any oils or contaminants.

[@Loulovesspeed]

"Where the paint has "went" on there." That speaks volumes of this guy's intelligence. He got what he paid for! $3,500 for stripping, sheet metal work, priming and repainting? Hello? Anybody home there? Surely not! You man are a true Chuckle head!