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[kilobravo]

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[fishpick]

Car goes in Monday for repair. Short version is they have to basically “paint” 1/2 the damn side to blend all the layers and coats after they wet sand it all with 1000 to get off the ceramic and peel the PPF off that had nothing to do with the impact zone. Solid week of work.
I’m gonna meet the paint guy when I drop it off at the shop and hold up a crisp $100 and tell him - if I can’t see any blend lines, in addition to what the shop is getting paid - that $100 is his.
Im also sending the shop lunch on day2 as well

can’t hurt at this point.

 

[Jmeo]

Best of luck. I have a good feeling things will turn out to your liking. Oh, good plan with food and money. You’d be surprised what people (self included) would do for food and money, lol.

 

[cactus_kid]

I need a cold beer ...............

 

[fishpick]

Car dropped off this am... asked for painter.

He came out - looked so young he might not be legal to drink...

I told him if, when I inspect the car on delivery, I can't tell anything was painted, blends are seamless ,not over spray, meets the factory orange peel... There's $200 cash in it just for him.

He told me to forget it - he's the owners son, been painting these tri coats since he was 12 - this is easy - no worries... he then talked me through everything again... super nice dude. Not over confident - just knows his shit and made me feel way better. After I walked to the front end guy again and said I wanted to buy lunch for the crew working on my car today or tomorrow - he laughed and said I don't have to.

I can't give money away to these guys!

Anyhow - 3-4 days they said - and the car will be locked up inside every day until I come get it.

Now the waiting begins...

 

[TonyNJ]

Car dropped off this am... asked for painter.

He came out - looked so young he might not be legal to drink...

I told him if, when I inspect the car on delivery, I can't tell anything was painted, blends are seamless ,not over spray, meets the factory orange peel... There's $200 cash in it just for him.

He told me to forget it - he's the owners son, been painting these tri coats since he was 12 - this is easy - no worries... he then talked me through everything again... super nice dude. Not over confident - just knows his shit and made me feel way better. After I walked to the front end guy again and said I wanted to buy lunch for the crew working on my car today or tomorrow - he laughed and said I don't have to.

I can't give money away to these guys!

Anyhow - 3-4 days they said - and the car will be locked up inside every day until I come get it.

Now the waiting begins...

You can't give them money because the insurance company is already lining their pockets till it's overflowing. Body shops make bucks.

Sorry about your car. It will be fine in the end. Life is short, you won't even notice it when you're ripping around town again in sport mode.

 

[Bulldog9]

Car dropped off this am... asked for painter.

He came out - looked so young he might not be legal to drink...

I told him if, when I inspect the car on delivery, I can't tell anything was painted, blends are seamless ,not over spray, meets the factory orange peel... There's $200 cash in it just for him.

He told me to forget it - he's the owners son, been painting these tri coats since he was 12 - this is easy - no worries... he then talked me through everything again... super nice dude. Not over confident - just knows his shit and made me feel way better. After I walked to the front end guy again and said I wanted to buy lunch for the crew working on my car today or tomorrow - he laughed and said I don't have to.

I can't give money away to these guys!

Anyhow - 3-4 days they said - and the car will be locked up inside every day until I come get it.

Now the waiting begins...

Great to hear. Seems harder and harder to get this level of competence and confidence these days. Not sure if it would violate Forum policy, but care to share the name of the shop and location?

 

[cactus_kid]

Good shops take pride in their work. Believe it or not, the ins companies now days are just as picky if not more so than you or I. It is their money and ultimately the stockholders. They do not want the blow back from shoddy work.

 

[fishpick]

Great to hear. Seems harder and harder to get this level of competence and confidence these days. Not sure if it would violate Forum policy, but care to share the name of the shop and location?

Let's wait until we see how the car actually looks...

Good shops take pride in their work. Believe it or not, the ins companies now days are just as picky if not more so than you or I. It is their money and ultimately the stockholders. They do not want the blow back from shoddy work.

This is not an insurance job - I wasn't going to pay the deductible which is about half the cost of the repair to have it marked on the carfax as an accident - when it's a pair paint chips, nothing more... and then lose 10% of the value some day down the road because "it's got a carfax".

I swear CarFax was created BY insurance companies just for this reason... to get you to NOT use something you pay for.

 

[stanglife]

You stole my second quoted line!! LOL

A couple years ago - we were having Christmas dinner at the local Chinese restaurant, at the bar. TV was on and Christmas story was playing...it was near the end so we were watching them eat Christmas dinner at the Chinese restaurant...the most non-politically-correct moments...and I felt a little weird.

 

[Muhnopoly]

Every little nick matters to me. Was driving on the freeway when someone hit a 4x4 breaking it in half and sending a piece flying straight at me.

 

[cactus_kid]

Let's wait until we see how the car actually looks...


This is not an insurance job - I wasn't going to pay the deductible which is about half the cost of the repair to have it marked on the carfax as an accident - when it's a pair paint chips, nothing more... and then lose 10% of the value some day down the road because "it's got a carfax".

I swear CarFax was created BY insurance companies just for this reason... to get you to NOT use something you pay for.

Carfax is actually a dealer supported thing. Designed as a sales tool. I carry zero deductible. Where I am the cost difference is not that great over 12 mos. Sadly, our highways in TX are becoming repositories for a multitude of car parts and tire/wheel assy's.

 

[fishpick]

@cactus_kid - if dealers support it then it’s worse than insurance supporting it for anything other than screwing “the little people”.

as for insurance costs…. NY State baby.The knife they slit your wallet with is long enough to get your balls too…. Great place to live… school taxes were “only” $14K on our small home and 34 rural acres…

I’m miserable today. Don’t get me going…

 

[2015Pumpkin]

A couple years ago - we were having Christmas dinner at the local Chinese restaurant, at the bar. TV was on and Christmas story was playing...it was near the end so we were watching them eat Christmas dinner at the Chinese restaurant...the most non-politically-correct moments...and I felt a little weird.

NO. WAY!!!! Talk about life imitating art!!!! OMG!!! Too funny!!

 

[2015Pumpkin]

This thread has gone so far off track .................. It sure has been good for laughs.

Lets all meet up at the Chinese restaurant and get it BACK on track!!

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