Got kicked out of the bodyshop today

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:04 am

TheRandom1 wrote:Well, the pictures don't do the bad paint job justice at all, but here they are.

http://www.randomidiot.com/images/neon/tails/

Wow that's horrible. I'm not talented at all and I probably could've done a better job.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:51 pm

I guess if you wanted to fix it a little, you could cover up all the silver parts and spray another coat of niteshades over it. It's going to look rough either way.

Nutmeg · Post by **Nutmeg** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:19 pm

Swordfish2Cowboy wrote:
TheRandom1 wrote:Well, the pictures don't do the bad paint job justice at all, but here they are.

http://www.randomidiot.com/images/neon/tails/
Wow that's horrible. I'm not talented at all and I probably could've done a better job.

Wow.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:37 am

Talked to my bank this morning, and the credit still hasn’t come through… so I called the body shop, and was told the accounts payable person isn’t in, so this most likely won’t get done until at least Monday…

KrackstaR · Post by **KrackstaR** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:54 pm

wow i cant believe a shop would let something like that leave there door.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:44 am

What a shame- they look like I painted them.

Too bad since I like the look you were going for. If you do decide to kick up a little dust about how you were treated, find out if they are a member of the local Chamber of Commerce- a complaint there might help.

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:40 am

damn dat overspray is ridiculous. i could have done a better job

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:40 am

I've decided I'll just leave them alone and pick up some new ones in a few weeks, and maybe try to paint them myself.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:26 pm

Rubber cement!

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:04 pm

DAMN!!!! that looks like POO!!!

looks good from far though!

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:38 pm

Dude that sucks! Sorry about that!

Jerome Adams · Post by **Jerome Adams** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:52 pm

They would have looked better if you just put duct tape over the yellow parts... That is bad for a DIY job, never-the-less a body shop!

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:30 pm

Wow. I can't believe any of that. Not to mention the part where they threw you out of the shop! That man is absolutely insane! Looks like they don't know the meaning of fine line tape (I too am a painter) and tried to use regular masking tape to tape off the edges. While from far away they look good and its a great concept, up close not so much.

Nightshades can be removed with brake clean or reducer. You will either have to re-clear the red or re-nightshade them as they won't be shiny. Try the reducer on the silver part too, you never know what they used on it, and if they used rattle can silver instead of a professional clear, it will come off with reducer.

I had a similar experience with the body shop that did my diffuser. The guy who painted it didn't know how to deal with the flat clear. So my diffuser and eyelids were horrible looking. I was too excited about the new front bumper to even bother to look at the other stuff. I met up with my best friend after I picked it all up and figured I'd show him the work. When I pulled it out of the trunk I saw fisheyes and what looked like "sponge" painting all over the diffuser. I called them up but they had already switched to overnight towing so I couldn't get through. I left a message and the owner called me back first thing the next morning.

I explained what happened to him and he said he didn't see them before they left the shop and if he had he wouldn't have let them leave. The next day I brought the pieces back and in a week they were done perfectly, as everyone had intended. THAT is how you do business. This dude should take a lesson.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:42 pm

That is EXACTLY the right response... if the customer isn't happy, fix it.

Especially since I made sure to mention to the guy when I got estimates that I wanted the tails done first, and if that was done well, I'd bring the car back and have the quarter panel fixed, as well as some other custom stuff I wanted...

Brake cleaner, eh? I'll have to go try that today!

yellowpatrol · Post by **yellowpatrol** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:51 pm

Man that's not cool at all.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:13 pm

It is harsh, but it will remove the nightshades no issue. Again it will render them dull, so you'll need to wetsand them with 600 or so and re-nightshade.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 3:18 pm

Ah, I didn't realize it would leave them rough... but if I just have to do a quick wetsand to redo them, I'm OK with that!

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:49 pm

Brake Kleen 1, Niteshades 0

Thanks lilsparkplug!!!!!

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:52 pm

beautiful! leave it as is!

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:56 pm

I do need to wetsand the pass. tail a bit... you can see the sanding marks from me trying to sand the niteshade off.

I should whip that moron who told me the only way to get it off was sanding!

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:01 pm

Awesome!!!!! So glad I could help

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:04 pm

Same here believe me!

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:25 pm

I like them better without the Nightshade.

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:35 pm

I'm with him...I like them better w/o the niteshade. They do look good in body color!

BTW...that is a fucked up story right thurr...damn bastid body shops who don't know how to treat their customers!

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:35 pm

Made a poll, what do you guys think?

http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?p=443264#443264

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:13 pm

+1 for tint!

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:47 pm

Tint the bitches. Glad you were able to fix it, they look 1000x better. Maybe you should run to the dealer since they're untinted, and get some of the touch up paint in a can, and give them a pass or two to cover up some of the sanding marks (and tape them up better too).