Thread: First paint project
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04-24-2005 07:04 PM #1
Thanks alot Darin & Spraytech.
I was actually at the PPG site earlier today, but I guess my navigation was a bit off, I knew I missed something over there.
Professional opinions are worth the weight in gold to me on this stuff.
I had to take my Dodge Ram truck to a body shop last summer after it was hit by tornado debris. The owner of the shop turned out to be a childhood acquaintence from my neighborhood.
I was relieved that someone who knew me would do a quality job on my truck....EEEEEEEEERNT!! Wrong answer.
I tried to be calm about the whole thing, but his prep crew were idiots, and the painter dude was a runner-up for jerk of the year....arguing with paying customers.
They left junk and swirl marks in the paint, and badly orange-peeled areas around the side windows weren't even colorsanded or buffed. Re-assembly was a joke. I found a bed bolt hanging loose, the rear bumper was not aligned w/a loose bolt also, and they broke the plastic mounting points on the front grille, and got very irrate when I confronted them about it. ( they used an air-ratchet to loosen the rusty grille bolts and it snapped the plastic mounting ears....I figured that out when they were installing my NEW grille using the air ratchet....WD-40 guys...WD-40.
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I didn't even complain to my insurance company, and "they" were the ones who referred me there.
If I would've played my cards right, I could've had access to the paint booth and supplies for my Mustang....the guy offered!!
But I was so disgruntled about the $4000.00 shaft job on my truck, I told 'em to **** off.
Needless to say, I won't ever trust my rides to another shop, sorry guys. But that doesn't mean I won't accept knowledgeable advice from professional bodymen.
Thanks again.






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