Any auto body painters on here? Quick question

[YellowDog]

I would have never taken it home.  I would make them redo the whole thing. You paid as much for a crappy paint job on a canopy as my girlfriend paid for 2 hours of basic body work and an entire paint job on a Bronco II and her Bronco looked pretty are good. Granted they didn't paint inside the door jams and it might not last 10 years but it still looked good and was worth the $450. Look at it this way, not that many years ago I bought a new, color matched, carpeted headliner, removable back window glass, sliding screen side window Leer canopy for about double what you paid for a really bad PAINT Job on a canopy. Not trying to be tough on you but you shouldn't let them take advantage of you...the will never learn and keep doing it as long as they can get away with it.

[trophyhunt]

I didn't get a real good look at it when I picked it up, it was sitting in the sun and looked ok.  I will call them today and tell them about it, can't wait to hear what they will say.  I hate this kinda crap

[GrainfedMuley]

I just noticed some more of that cracking, I also remember seeing that the first time I went to get it, they said it was the fiberglass underneath and not the paint? I'm gonna call them tomorrow.

Wrong! That is not the fiberglass cracking. Like you said before. It is fresh paint on top of uncured paint. If it was the fiberglass, the cracking would have shown itself during the primer stage. If it showed up then, the correct thing to do was to fill those so called cracks with bondo and reshoot the primer. Remember the people who paint for Macco are entry level painters with very little experience. Still don't let them blow smoke up your butt. Did you pay them with a credit card? If so, dispute the charges. If you want it to look right, let it set out in the sun for several days to get a good cure on the paint, and then it looks like it should be redone the correct way. I am getting ready to repair and paint some bodywork for a roadrace motorcycle and can fit you in if you would like me to spray it for you. Like I said before, I live in Puyallup. I am not sure where you are. You have a couple of months of good weather to get it done. I have everything to do it for you except the paint. I can have it done for you in a weekend.
   After reading some of your other posts, When you mention orange peel, Orange peel means that there was too much fluid and not enough air. When that happens, the paint does not atomize correctly. Hence when the paint drops are too big, it lays down on the surface lumpy and looks like the peel of an orange. It is still shiny but not smooth. The dull look sounds like the painter had too much air and not enough fluid. Or like was said before, sprayed dry.
   In my opinion, sand and reshoot the entire canopy.

[trophyhunt]

I did pay them, mostly in cash.  The owner wants to make it right and wants me to bring it in in 4 weeks after the paint is cured.  I asked him if I could just pay the labor cost of fixing some fiberglass that was cracked and take my canopy elsewhere, he was only willing to give me 150.00 back.  I will send you a PM, thanks a ton for the offer and advise!


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[762Armo]

Take it back, and demand a refund. I would not wait the four weeks, I'm not an expert but there might be a time limitations for your complains or what not. And I would do it as soon as possible. Wait for 4 weeks, and you might unintentionally be accepting the crappy job, plus then they could say it was you that caused damage.

[trophyhunt]

PM sent to you grainfedmuley.

[GrainfedMuley]

PM answered...............

[jacobwhite08]

Finding great deals for car repair or cost of fixing car is not something I’ve spent much time looking into in the past. However, you can save exactly as much as you need for an auto fix and still end up paying more than that. It is perfectly legal for a repair shop to charge more for the service after it is finished if it took extra supplies or hours than anticipated. A payday loan can help you pay to get your vehicle back whenever you do not have the extra cash.

[syoungs]

We need better registration filters 

[Wacenturion]

Grainfed....pm sent

[wildweeds]

Hopefully the OP puts up some after pics of Grainfeds professional handiwork

[trophyhunt]

Hopefully the OP puts up some after pics of Grainfeds professional handiwork

i will, I'm looking forward to seeing how a good paint job looks.

[Woodchuck]

Finding great deals for car repair or cost of fixing car is not something I’ve spent much time looking into in the past. However, you can save exactly as much as you need for an auto fix and still end up paying more than that. It is perfectly legal for a repair shop to charge more for the service after it is finished if it took extra supplies or hours than anticipated. A payday loan can help you pay to get your vehicle back whenever you do not have the extra cash.

Not exactly true. See RCW 46.71.025

[trophyhunt]

Wow, I can't believe what the wife and I just went through at maaco in puyallup.  That manager was a completly rude disrespectful SOB, he even called my wife a bitch.  I'm so damn mad right now I can't even put in to words how much I hate this business .  You might want to second think the maaco in puyallup.

[JackOfAllTrades]

You are a dissatisfied customer.  If they're not making it right, small claims court is in order.

-Steve