Uhh Ohh...Better get...Maaco???

Deputy Dog · 03-18-2018, 12:50 PM

My SS is blk on blk on blk...I have decided to add some matt black 3M Rally stripes. Can I go to Maaco to have installed correctly? Should I just deal with dealers? Also where is the best place to buy my stripe kit?

Chevyman2 · 03-18-2018, 01:14 PM

Find a shop local to your area that installs vinyl and you can order what you need off of eBay by the foot. If your are dyi type person on a scale of 1-10 its ~6 to install use knifeless tape it makes job easier.

KirkH · 03-18-2018, 01:35 PM

I like to use knifeless tape to install different vinyl stripes on my own car. I change out styles and colors. It is very easy to do. Plenty of videos on youtube.

01pewterz28 · 03-18-2018, 02:39 PM

Get a local shop to install them.

Glen e · 03-18-2018, 02:56 PM

Knifeless tape is amazing..... if you are going to do it yourself, start watching YouTube videos, it's not hard. If you don't want to do that, go pay a tint shop 100 bucks they will put them on. Big worm graphics is a great place to get stripes online for camaro.

MackSteelPrivateEye · 03-19-2018, 02:10 PM

Also who makes the best brand 3m or Avery Dennison?

MackSteelPrivateEye · 03-19-2018, 02:13 PM

Anyone familiar with ordering stripes from this outfit?..

http://www.moproauto.com/2016-2017-2...v6-models/#TOP

Lerch98 · 03-19-2018, 05:42 PM

I wouldn't let maaco touch a dog house.

Find a decent shop.

KirkH · 03-19-2018, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MackSteelPrivateEye

Also who makes the best brand 3m or Avery Dennison?

3M. The Avery feels cheap to me.

KirkH · 03-19-2018, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MackSteelPrivateEye

Anyone familiar with ordering stripes from this outfit?..

http://www.moproauto.com/2016-2017-2...v6-models/#TOP

They want $150 for $30 worth of vinyl and they don't even install it for you.

You can buy rolls of 3M matte black vinyl on amazon and mess up installing them 4 times before you would break even buying pre-cut.

You can pay $150 for pre-cuts that you could possibly mess up installing. Stuff happens: Bugs that fly under right as you lay down the vinyl, edges that you snag with something, melting it when you try to heat gun out a wrinkle, etc.

Tenfive · 03-20-2018, 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deputy Dog

My SS is blk on blk on blk...I have decided to add some matt black 3M Rally stripes. Can I go to Maaco to have installed correctly? Should I just deal with dealers? Also where is the best place to buy my stripe kit?

I would not take shit to maaxo , especially any nice 6th gen camaro !!

Find a tint shop or ask around for recommendations.

Maaco ruined a beatiful chevy of mine and frauds.

17txcamaross · 03-20-2018, 06:20 AM

DO NOT GO TO MAACO!

Had a bumper painted at Maaco a ways back...friend hit it, didn't want to take the insurance hit or pay a bunch of money...so I helped him out taking it there.

Fast forward to...5 minutes after viewing the bumper at Maaco. Go to pick the bumper up and put in the bed of the truck and a bunch of the paint cracked off. Ended up not mattering as the car was traded in after the main engine seal started a leak and needed several other repairs in the thousands (3-4) of dollars.

Glen e · 03-20-2018, 06:30 AM

Who knows if you'll get a good or bad guy at Macco, I'm sure you could get lucky and have the job done right. But consider the business model. The Macco guys are a kinda good at everything, really good at nothing. They change tires, paint fenders, fix transmissions. But they don't put on stripes every day. And stripes take a little bit of skill, and you want somebody that does it for a living. That's a tint and stripe shop. Find one and you'll be a lot better off.

03-18-2018, 12:50 PM	#1
Deputy Dog Banned Drives: 2017 Super Sport Cam. Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: US Posts: 893	Uhh Ohh...Better get...Maaco??? My SS is blk on blk on blk...I have decided to add some matt black 3M Rally stripes. Can I go to Maaco to have installed correctly? Should I just deal with dealers? Also where is the best place to buy my stripe kit?

03-18-2018, 01:35 PM	#3
KirkH Drives: 2016 2SS M6 Mosaic Blk Met-SOLD Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: KY Posts: 2,934	I like to use knifeless tape to install different vinyl stripes on my own car. I change out styles and colors. It is very easy to do. Plenty of videos on youtube. __________________ Official Detailer of CamaroFest 8 & 9 https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...st-8-pics.html https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showt...=521655&page=1 https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showt...=547470&page=1 https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=527474 No one on Earth has detailed more Camaros. http://KirkTheDetailer.com

03-18-2018, 02:39 PM	#4
01pewterz28 #TeamBeckyD Drives: 2017 HBM 2SS Convertible A8 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Apopka, FL Posts: 10,496 View My Garage	Get a local shop to install them. __________________ #TeamBeckyD FIFTY HBM 2SS VERT

03-18-2018, 02:56 PM	#5
Glen e Retired from Car mfrs.... Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013 Location: /Fort Lauderdale Posts: 10,048	Knifeless tape is amazing..... if you are going to do it yourself, start watching YouTube videos, it's not hard. If you don't want to do that, go pay a tint shop 100 bucks they will put them on. Big worm graphics is a great place to get stripes online for camaro. __________________ Glen CLICK HERE for detailing a new car: detailing for non detailers CLICK HERE for how to rinseless CLICK HERE for EASY wheel sealant

03-20-2018, 06:30 AM	#13
Glen e Retired from Car mfrs.... Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013 Location: /Fort Lauderdale Posts: 10,048	Who knows if you'll get a good or bad guy at Macco, I'm sure you could get lucky and have the job done right. But consider the business model. The Macco guys are a kinda good at everything, really good at nothing. They change tires, paint fenders, fix transmissions. But they don't put on stripes every day. And stripes take a little bit of skill, and you want somebody that does it for a living. That's a tint and stripe shop. Find one and you'll be a lot better off. __________________ Glen CLICK HERE for detailing a new car: detailing for non detailers CLICK HERE for how to rinseless CLICK HERE for EASY wheel sealant

03-18-2018, 01:14 PM	#2
Chevyman2 Drives: 2018 zl1 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Caswell County, NC Posts: 599 View My Garage	Find a shop local to your area that installs vinyl and you can order what you need off of eBay by the foot. If your are dyi type person on a scale of 1-10 its ~6 to install use knifeless tape it makes job easier.

03-19-2018, 02:10 PM	#6
MackSteelPrivateEye Banned Drives: 6 on the Flo' Super Sport Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: md Posts: 1,925	Also who makes the best brand 3m or Avery Dennison?

03-19-2018, 02:13 PM	#7
MackSteelPrivateEye Banned Drives: 6 on the Flo' Super Sport Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: md Posts: 1,925	Anyone familiar with ordering stripes from this outfit?.. http://www.moproauto.com/2016-2017-2...v6-models/#TOP

03-19-2018, 05:42 PM	#8
Lerch98 Drives: 2017 2SS black on black on black. Join Date: May 2017 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 276	I wouldn't let maaco touch a dog house. Find a decent shop.

03-20-2018, 06:20 AM	#12
17txcamaross Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Houston Posts: 469	DO NOT GO TO MAACO! Had a bumper painted at Maaco a ways back...friend hit it, didn't want to take the insurance hit or pay a bunch of money...so I helped him out taking it there. Fast forward to...5 minutes after viewing the bumper at Maaco. Go to pick the bumper up and put in the bed of the truck and a bunch of the paint cracked off. Ended up not mattering as the car was traded in after the main engine seal started a leak and needed several other repairs in the thousands (3-4) of dollars.

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