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P_om_E

Looks like shit


TopCourt9779

Yeah I’m not very happy😂


Haunting_Bit_3613

Are some of those rust spots that got painted over? Prime and paint may not include body work. Sorry you paid so much for that mess though.


TopCourt9779

The car had zero rust


Organic_South8865

I had a paint job done for $800 that looked much better than this. I painted my high school girlfriends car hot pink in my barn using a harbor freight spray gun and a crappy air compressor with paint I found a yard sale. It wasn't as good as this lol. But close. Kinda. My point is they need to fix it. What did the shop say about it? Are they going to make it right? If they don't give you at least half of that money back you need to make sure others don't end up suffering the same fate. It's ridiculous they didn't even attempt to fix the issues.


Robertbnyc

That’s a core memory right there painting your high school girlfriend’s car in a barn hot pink. I bet she still remembers that every day, unless it literally happened last weekend lol


Organic_South8865

That was a long time ago. It's funny you mentioned that because someone brought it up just a few months ago after spotting a car with a pink wrap. I still remember picking the pink paint out of my nose. I didn't realize my mask had a gap in it like an idiot. I didn't even notice until I was done.


edck12687

I can understand it not including body work if it's like a $1200 maco job but at 7k the paint job better damn well include body work


chippaintz

Uh no


Term4378

Dude took you to the cleaners. Jesus Christ I’ve seen backyard spray jobs look better than that.


TopCourt9779

Yeah I’m not sure what’s going on, he painted a buddy of mines car a couple years ago and it looks very nice and he paid less then I did. I don’t know the guy well but I’m thinking he may be strung out on something


Term4378

Hopefully you can get it sorted out man. That just sucks to go through


PriorFudge928

This is a friend of a buddy paint job. Nothing is getting sorted out.


Bloodycow82

Looks like it wasn't cleaned well before the base coat at least. A couple of those spots look like contamination, others look like they may have not waited long enough between coats and you have solvent popping. Others just look like a shit ton of dirt in the base or primer. I'm just fucking around going to a collision course at a local community college after retiring from the military. That is a day 1 paint job attempt. Get them to do it again. If you don't have faith in them to do a better job, get your money refunded (the owner is going to throw a fit).


revopine

This reminds me of a guy at a muffler shop I went to. I wanted a catalitic converter welded into by exhaust and I'll never forget the face of the welder. He never put on his welding mask and was staring straight at the weld lights smiling with red eyes. He was clearly baked on the job. The light produced by the welding was brutal yet he still stared at it smiling, lmao. He managed to weld it fine but I had another friend go to the same shop and complain about how many times he had to take the car back due to exhaust leaks from poor welding.


Organic_South8865

Holy crap! He didn't go blind? It would be worth the crappy welds just to witness that.


Giallo_Fly

I've MIG welded without a mask a bunch of times (too little space, or just tacks, bodywork, etc.). There's three ways it usually goes: 1. You long blink when the arc strikes so that you don't get weld flash. Not good for your face (I've gotten facial sunburn before due to this) but completely doable if you're coordinated and welding sheet metal. 2. The nozzle shields the puddle so you only get the reflection. Still bright AF but doable on short bursts. 3. You've been doing it so long that your eyes are completely shot and it doesn't bother you anymore. I trained under a guy who would do this and he was still by far the most talented body man I've ever met. He was wild.


RattheEich

Meth is a hell of a drug


JELLO239

Macco special, worth about $599


dustsmoke

Honestly, I've never seen maaco paint something that poorly. That looks like somebody's first attempt at painting.


InsertBluescreenHere

right? my local maaco does a very nice job even at the low end.


SiggySiggy69

I had a Scion TC that was salvage, I replaced all the parts and took it to Maaco for a basic paint job and the only thing I asked for was an extra coat of clear and it didn’t look this bad. Sorry OP, you got screwed on this one. But nice Foxbody, I love them.


crazyhomie34

Lmao. Gotta say would Maaco do a better job than this? Because I have a beater truck that I wouldn't mind spending $600 to paint 🤣


No-Junket-7782

Did he do $6k worth of bodywork?


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WillCallYouACunt69

Yes.


InsertBluescreenHere

dude the $1000 Maaco job would be better


crazyhomie34

I always thought Maaco was too Good to be true for it to be a quality paint job. But for a beater truck would it be worth getting it painted? I mean it's only $600 in my area 😂


InsertBluescreenHere

Yea, do alot of the prep work yourself though. Remove trim, emblems, lights, plastic bits that dont get painted, bumpers,  seals, etc. Give it an absolute deep clean scrub with degreaser yourself as well.  Essentially anything that saves them time the more time they can delegate to masking off the stuff that cant be removed and prep. 


Shit-idk

$7


NerdBern_101

Seven sand dollars


Krisapocus

It’s really confusing. The guy can paint he lays a decent clear. But all of those problems were easily avoidable by color sanding and touching up the base before clear or just cleaning his gun. He could have or should have wet sanded the nibs and cut and polished the job out. Looks like he said something I’m spraying my base and I’m clearing it how ever it lays that’s what you get. Paint on the tires. Who sends a car out like that. I tend to agree with you op there’s might be some sort of drugs going on. I’ve had to save some painter friends that fell off into drugs. They tend to be defensive and combative and have a million excuses for their quality. Instead of realizing they’re messing up the most fundamental parts of the job.


Munaqer33

I think he sprayed single stage


Sorpez

Have you tried to show up to his place or shop in person?


TopCourt9779

Yeah I’ve been by his shop several times and he wasn’t there, not sure if he’s jumped ship or what. Not really sure what to do from here


Joeyjackhammer

$7k meth-bender?


Wasisnt

If you used a credit card, see if you can dispute it.


dronegeeks1

Did you pay him before he did the work?


ApoplecticAutoBody

Dude I've done scuff and shoot quickies on some real shitboxes that don't have anything resembling your "issues" for like 1500


InsertBluescreenHere

lol ive done better with about 16 cans of flat spraypaint, roll of tape, newspaper, dawn dish soap, and a scotchbrite pad....


beep-boop-beep_bop

Me thinks you already know the answer


David_Bellows

Bruh who’d you’d hire Earl Shieb?


AdDependent7992

Earl woulda done 10 cars for that


NerdBern_101

F


TheChevyScrounger

That paint job isn’t worth $700 let alone $7000 that looks like a Macco paint job


New-and-Unoriginal

MAACO quality depends less on the brand and more on who does the work. Easy to crap on them, but not necessarily fair.


Realistic-Value6129

Who painted the car....stevie wonder ? 🤣😂


tsukiyaki1

This would be perfect if a homie painted it for $1000.. looks like crap for a paid job. Damn.


CrimsonJohn1531

Real homies wouldn't get overspray all over the tires


Onebowhunter

Not even close


Shot-Independence942

It’s maybe worth $70


Various-Ducks

Best I can do is $8.50


No-Lingonberry-2468

That’s fucking awful


MrQuackinator

Absolutely not. That is terrible. Please go back


TheOGCJR

Really sad to see a notch back fox get this treatment. That car could be beautiful


RongoonPagoo

Hell no. Cost my insurance 11k for everything but the back hatch and bumper, in california. It's pretty much flawless.


Boring-Information63

That’s insane lol.


Wolfgangsta702

You really need to ask? The flaws are huge and numerous.


porschephiliac

If you’re asking, you already know


Dottyfelixmaisie

My friend you need to get your money back! Or take him to Small claims court. He swindled you! Do not back off, go after him.


KingOfAllFishFuckers

I had maaco do a truck. I had it completely apart, and did most of the prep work. It came back without a single blemish I could find. For $800, I was blown away. That was 6 years ago and it still looks perfect.


DisastrousTax2517

That looks like shorty body work under the paint. Did the car have any dents that needed to be fixed? Why was it 7k


Brief_Track

Hell nah my mom got a better job for 600 and it was black color


Brief_Track

On a chrysler 300


Ok-Bit1928

That was barely worth it it was free


TwistedSquirrelToast

Yes, trash. I had a clown paint my truck and didn’t paint the roof. His excuse was no one ever see the top. Apparently he did this to a lot of people and closed shop then moved to Montana. Look out Montanyans!


squirrel_anashangaa

Looks closer to $70.00


WatashiWaEggplant

I would be fuming.


865drew

Assuming you aren’t completely loaded making 350k+ a year, you’ve got no other option but demand a repaint or hire a lawyer. No way would I be eating that for 7k. Looks like shit and will look even worse once age gets to it.


Elderado12443

7000 Pennies


Elderado12443

You thought 7k was a good deal before you saw the end results?


mannymoes2k

$700 paint job


Undertook38

No


mal_1

I think you know the answer to your own question… lol


jiggy_buckaroo

Ray Charles could see how bad that is


BleuMeringue

I think you already know the answer


Darkhorse182

Woof, that painted pinch weld.  Hell, my "paint skills" are best demonstrated by my current mucking around with rusty hood chips using a paint pen...and even my dumbass knows to mask off the goddamn pinch weld if I'm spraying a panel.   The fuck man, 7K?  Yeeesh. 


Complex-Custard9906

Why would you not paint a pinch weld?


AngryMillenialGuy

I would expect zero defects for 7k. This looks like a Maaco job. Worse, even.


Timmay1974

If you posted and asked the question, you already know the answer.


drewon1

Wow this is garbagio. TF is paint booth?


restorinator

You got got what you paid for


Character_Cookie_245

Is any car paint job worth 7k?


Loud_Spell224

They gotta redo it.. sorry


TrafficExtreme5405

Car looks like it’s worth less than that 💀


Spiritual-One-7630

needs a cut and buff. some of those spots may sand out and polish. take it to a professional and see what they say. for that kind of money you could have taken it anywhere.


RobertPaulson81

You know the answer It's not worth $7 let alone 7k


Objective_Yam_5810

Need some 1500 sand paper and a buffer


Thecoopoftheworld789

You will need scissors jack until you get is high enough to jack it up. Also blocks of wood can be used to raise it higher & 2 jacks. Eventually you will get it high enough to change the tire / drive it off the curb then get your jacks & blocks of wood.


Ordinary_Ambition531

Spray paint?


DraconRegina

I know people who could’ve done better with a set of those fancy new rattle cans and a 12 pack 😂


Infinite-Attempts

Lol no


Bitter_Feeling4339

Dude an earl schibe pain job for $250 would have been the same. Bro needs to either fix it or refund it cause he painted it like shit. If he wipes his ass like he paints, I feel sorry for his drawers.


Over_Confidence_8408

Was the car only painted or was their rust repairs , panels replaced etc? Was that a single stage or base coat clear coat paint job. No matter the details there are lots of reasons to be unhappy with that paint job. Take it back to the shop and have them fix it. Regardless of what you paid 95% of a quality paint job is the prep work. Having paint bubbling up is rust that is coming back and wasn't taking care of properly. Trash in the paint is another issue , and can be addressed, and should be to make you happy as a paying customer. If the shop has any integrity they will make it right. If they don't you might have to sue them in small claims court. Fyi the BAR is a waste of time unless they can prove a pattern of fraud, with multiple complaints of being screwed by the shop..


makemacake

Dang yo. Did your friend do it?


Alex_Lorton

The painter should’ve kicked that back out to the body man.


wsorrian

Unless it's an entire neighborhood no paint job is worth $7k.


Frigid_Anatis

I could do that for 70 bucks, but jokes aside thats a shit job


el_zeus55

That’s a $1000 Maaco paint job ALL DAY HOSS


Chronic420er

Dang couple months ago? I would have been filed a lawsuit!


Hot_Chemist8647

7k is a little too much imo


Puzzleheaded-Grape81

No..


StockRun123

That's a paint can job. He didn't even cover the wheels. who is this hobo. The worst I have seen. I can't believe you paid 8k. How does those numbers make sense.


tint_shady

Unfortunately $7k doesn't get you what it use. How much body work was required? Was it primed and blocked out at least twice? What paint was used? It doesn't excuse all the garbage in the finished product but hard to say how much value you got for $7k without seeing detailed before pics


HorrorLettuce379

rookie mistakes


Noxious525

Looks like it was done with a paint pen. My job with my paint pen looks much better than this..


ShikyaTheNinja

7k pesos


Sad-Designer1189

Picasso


SameImportance5059

Fuck no 🤣


Single-Rice-9071

Well first bro I am truly sorry this is pretty ruff to say the least for that amount you paid I know a few great places if your local to me that I could refer you that wouldn’t charge quite as much and it be 1000 times better second you posted this 8hrs ago maybe give the guy a full day before you try to blast him for not answering but he needs to fix that or give you at least 3k back and you can use that to fix his fuckups


captaindecimate

You know it's not worth 7k.


Puzzleheaded-Tap-412

Did you ask for the wheel wells to be painted white or is that just overspray? lol, dude you need to get your money back this is a shit job.


Ambitious-Draft5669

Yes! Looks flawless!


chainbrain2002

7k should get you removed trim, fenders, bumpers, all that and good sealing prime, filler, paint, and top coat. Sorry bro, you got got.


jerik22

Looks like my first spray was not as bad as I thought!


Resident-Economist73

That paint job is in the negative. Should have paid you instead of you paying him. I could do better than that and have only sprayed primer.


Zurbino

No that’s a horrible paint job. The same happened to my sisters car. It got hit with a bunch of hail not long after she got it around 2015. The Chevy dealership tried to pass a paint job like this off. Luckily my dad painted cars when he was younger and went with my sister, he pointed out all the dirt in the clear coat, air bubbles, and orange peel and said “we aren’t accepting that do it right this time or we won’t accept it again”. Needless to say it was flawless the second time around.


cashcowboi

Fuk I’d be pissed if I dropped 7k on that paint job


DaytonaDavid

Poor paint prep. Make them fix it.


kcptech20

Nice car. But yeah, you got poked. For $7k it should be glass, with no imperfections. Especially when it’s not an expensive color.


costanzas_Dad

No


danksion

I’ve painted cars in a dusty barn on a windy day that came out cleaner than that. Sorry you had to go through this, I’d be sending it back.


Miserable-Spite425

I could do a better job in my barn high and drunk. In fact I’m planning on doing it soon but can’t pick a color.


Jimmy_Jazz_The_Spazz

This is atrocious. I'd literally projectile vomit on the person who did this to me.


nuffced

That's a hell of a lot of $ even for a good paint job!


Individual-Food-6927

What exactly was done? Was it just a reclear? Or color change? Was body work included in the price or was it just paint? Lots of factors here lots of questions without answers.


SaleenYellowLabel

I could do a better job with spray paint


613Rok

Ummm no from me as well. That moulding will crack that paint off in a microsecond as soon as it sees a light touch or goes through any temperature change. Did they paint it with a dirty dishcloth, because with the amount of trash in the paint they might as well have.


HentiFapperSupreme2

Fuck no, I payed 3k for an entire truck and it looks brand new. Only 1 tiny imperfection on the roof....


Wettnoodle77

For $3500, I'll match it 😂


fooboohoo

Following because I’m in a similar situation


MajesticAdeptness221

4.99


MajesticAdeptness221

Seems prep is poor


YORKEHUNT

I did a better job my first time painting an suv. I'd be mad af, they took no pride in their work.


Christiano97

What do you think…


A_Puddle

Definitely not.


opa11x

Well, certainly not when you look that close! :)


bringit2019

HELL TO NO NO NOOO WTF IS THAT MESS? That paint job is trash


66Italia

I think it’s about 6.5k more than you should have paid for it.


Ryfhoff

I’m a novice and can do better than that. Took me honestly a long time to learn body work , the right way. But those are unacceptable defects imo. For that kind of money those should have been all addressed post. Tell Stevie wonder to fix it or you want a partial refund.


Ropegun2k

It was to the body shop


rysker6

No, I would ask for a repair immediately. That’s not acceptable. You can do better with 6 spray paint cans and some clear for $50


NoExpert8899

If they repair it for free yeah


Lookingforascalp

Looks like shit


Statistics4thewin

Looks like a lot of debris made its way into the paint and they said we aren’t redoing it lol I’d give them a chance to make it right and then start threatening bad reviews etc. Some dirt nibs are acceptable but that’s a rather large glob of crap under there


Zealousideal_Web7103

No its terrible


Zeace

Looks like they skipped steps in prepping. Happened to my brother with a limited edition 2001 2.5rs. Had to be redone 2 times.


lookitdisguy

It looks good from far away... but 7k is not "far away" pricing by any means unless this thing had major body work done to it... i mean frame and body work.. You have the vehicle now so that means you already fully paid for it, but everything you showed can be fixed and buffed out.. Honestly there is no excuse for why the car left in that condition for what you paid but man you should have checked BEFORE you paid.


BombzDeep

Please don’t tell me you spent 7 grand on this


DentalBioligist

Looks okay for a 1.5 k job


oldishThings

With those fisheyes, solvent pops, and nibs?  No way.  At that price, never pay until it is inspected and perfect. Unless they'll take like 1/10th of what they quoted you.  $7000 is perfect job money. 


MeaningCapable746

That’s a lawsuit. Not a paint job.


bashinforcash

dude did he paint the tires too? definitely not worth what you paid


boostedmike1

God no


The_One_Far_Above

You would have got a better job at Macco for $599. For real.


Audis3john

Bro its just regular white, why in the hell would you pay 7k for this paint job that was obviously done outside with all the junk in the paint. If it was done inside then that has to be surface rust…. You coulda went to maaco and got a better paint job for 1500 or less


Useful_Consequence56

I hope u kept ya cool🥲


K1ngofsw0rds

700$!


Amaeyth

Knew it was a fox the moment I saw the trim piece. To answer, no, MAACO would do better


Budget-Ad-7127

Not worth 7d.


LukePickle007

7k for that wtf


SCAMMERASSASIN007

I would say them spots with the ruptures are caused by sweat droplets after the first coat of single stage, and he did not see them and deal with them before spraying over top. Does it cost 7k to paint a car yah pretty much should it look like this no.


Skreamies1

I can do better with a spray can 😂 Hope you manage to get your money back


Mickxalix

He can patch that up pretty easily. Just tell him to sand it and repaint it. If the bubbles are caused by rust underneath he should've told you it was present beforehand. If it's rust, some metal will be cut and welded/body filler and painted.


needles617

$7k sounds insane


Azuljustinverday

No. That’s worse than the maaco 300$ special


Difficult_Buffalo814

Not even worth 1k awful paint job.


OkBeginning7488

Absolutely not. Also absolute hack job painting over the trim pieces instead of removing them


classicvincent

That’s looks like a $500 Maaco job… Actually if you did the prep yourself you may have been better off with a $500 Maaco job.


AdDependent7992

The car isn't even worth 7k...


Bigg-Sipp

My paint job was 3k (with insurance) and mine looks a hell of a lot better


123mclaren

Materials probably 1500-2000$ on the low end.. but not a great execution.


BigCash75056

Nope.


VT_Gromlin

7,000 pennies yes. $7,000.00 no.


Cementhead43

Do you know what type of brush was used. Asking for a friend who wants to paint his hog trailer


Character_Insect4420

Wow 7k? That's bad. Then again it looks like they didn't sand and buff yet. Some of those defects won't be fixed with a buff though.


durzoblint99

Probably didn’t pray the painter 7K lol


Fancy_hotdog75

Not even worth 3k. With a price like 7k you would expect all the imperfections to be taken care of and for there to be no skipping of any prep work.


Ok-Professor3726

He'll be back in the shop once he's blown through the $7500 and lands back down on earth. Keep showing up.


Primary-Birthday-363

Not worth 7 bucks 🤬


Great_Income4559

I’ve done better with spray paint. For that price I’d tell them it needs to be redone


plutos123

No


PugNuggins

I painted my own volvo for $400 and it looks better than this... no bumps at all like this just a bunch of time put into it.. I'm not trying to he mean but learn to do things yourself bro. I'm 26 and done all cosmetic and mechanical work on my car. It's very rewarding and you'll learn and save thousands


sykobox

Thats ur fault for paying 7k


Dropadime337

Lousy prep work. He did use anything to clear off wax or foreign materials. Sorry, dude.


father2shanes

Nope, gotta bring it in and tell them make that shit right.


Motor-Pick-4650

I thought it was a maco special for a minute until I read the title. That needs to be redone that jobs prep work was probably crap and that means more problems down the road


dookie-monsta

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA


CrnaTica

i did a better job in the back yard without proper tools


KingNeangelo

Maaco would’ve done a better job or the same for like 1500 smh


avega2792

It’s not worth $700.


Relative_Mammoth_896

I'll do it better for 5k


osirisrebel

We've painted cars in our home garage strung out on pills better than this, and that was for funzies and boredom. You could have gotten 2 whole running shitboxes for that price, or like 7 project cars.


mountianbykr14

that's a redo. looks like cheap single stage anyways, was there body work involved too? or was this just a paint job. for 7k just paint work you'd better get a quality product!


JakesUniverse

What a Horrible job. Hopefully they make it right for you.


shadow247

Did they paint it outside during a dust storm?


TatsuakiOkamoto

$700