Antphilli

my es is tan but pretty mint paint job, i want it black so bad but its a lot of $ my buddy said maaco could do it for 500 ish, is it even worth it?

rtk7

your buddy? well if your "buddy" has painted before than yea? 500 isnt a bad price if all hes gotta do is sand and primer and paint it no body work my friend is doing that with body work on my civic si soon but if its 500 including paint... than you might want to buy more expensive paint... you got a lexus dont put stage 1 enamel crap on there get pearl paint like black magic pearl

Antphilli

ya good call...im goin to wait a few months.. any ideas how i can possibly make this tan exterior look better in the mean time?

LiCelsior

iTrader: (32)

did u read what he wrote?? his FRIEND told him to go to MAACO. id pass on the maaco paint, waste of 500bucks. get it done right the first time or dont do it at all. sorry to sound like a ahole but just telling u the truth.

tuan92129

Maaco paint job quality is questionable...
-Their paints are low quality
-Poor preparation
-Orange peel
Expect to pay $800+ for a decent paint job, including engine bay and door jambs.

AlleyKat

Maaco sucks!

I wonder what kinda paint they use for only charging $500bux.For 3qts. of Honda blue paint by PPG I paid about $150 a qt! From previous experience I must remind you...you get what you pay for.Do it right the 1st time or your gonna end up spending more money to get it fixed.

RawGin

yo antphilli heres a pic of my car i forgot to send it to you before

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LEX ES300

I would say DON'T do it! I used to have a black car and the factory paint job was like a mirror. Yes black does look awesome when it's clean and done properly but you have to be totally committed the car after that - cleaning and wiping it every second or third day!!

With in a day or two dust settles on the car ruining the appearance. It's even worse if there's dust on the car then it rains - it ends up looking like you've been offroading down some muddy track. You also have to be soooo careful when polishing it or even wiping it with a sponge - shows up scratches very very easily. My last car was two tone silver and black with silver down the bottom so it wasn't as bad, but black all over including the bottom and front and rear bumpers are a nightmare as stone chips show up really easily too.

Black is nice and I still miss the mirror shine, but it's a huge commitment. Since getting my two tone white and silver ES I feel like I have my life back!!

LEX ES 300

tuan92129

I remember a thread where someone posted a pic of an ES at Bestbuy with a maaco paint job and got bashed

sonyman

Sell your car and buy a black one. You lack common sense.

rtk7

[QUOTE=LiCelsior;3514602]did u read what he wrote?? his FRIEND told him to go to MAACO.


i just woke up and read it,even if his friend told him to go to maaco oviously he has a reason for saying it? has he seen his work? im paying someone 600 to put on a custom color including cutting and re welding quarter panels and painting it 2 stage. but thats really cheap. and if this guy is charging 500 for just repainting it and you buy paint maybe he knows what hes doing thats what the guy who paints my car charges for just a color change with no body work so idk? find out more info first see his work

Antphilli

i appreciate all the advice thanks again guys i think i might keep it tan for now and just see wat can be done with it

Antphilli

ur car is gorgeous bro... seriously everything id like to do to mine is wat u did to urs lol it looks very grown up and no riceness, which is key , good work i keep remembering its a lexus, not a honda, nothin cheap

eyezack87

iTrader: (4)

Haha, I wonder what I'll get when I start a thread like this but I can get it painted in Mexico with German paint and the whole nine yards for about $500+

tuan92129

My dads' thinking of taking my 04 Tacoma (was his work truck) down to Mexico for a paint job. I will never do anything like that with the Lex.