Crappy paint job

[The_Blur]

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by Milk 1027

So last week I took my '74 Camaro to Day 1 Paint & Body shop. Today I picked it up and brought it home. Upon further inspaection it was a horrible job. There was paint dripping in some spots, they didn't remove the hedlights or moldings so now there's paint all over them. There's cracking in the paint and the small part that was rusted was just painted over they did'nt even boter sanding it out. My door panels got painted and weren't put back on correctly so know they're hanging off. My front original leather seats that were in perfect condition now have paint on them. I expected more for $1300. Sorry for the rant but I'm just pissed. :(

Dang $1,300 for that?? Macco will do a better job for $400
I would definatly take it back and see if they would fix the problems first, and then if they wouldn't I would say see you in Court!!!!

[ucla1ove3]

^^ that's exactly what i was thinking.. take pictures and post them as well as keep them for the court if they did do serious damage to your headlights or to your leather. get your money back and sue their ass dude.

[The_Blur]

What does the painter drive? I'm very curious.

[06goat]

Originally Posted by Vash

But $1300 is nothing. To get factory expect to spend 5-10k.

Sometimes it's also best to do a lot of your own prep work etc.

I dont know about that, The lime green car you see on the left of me i restored from the ground up and the ****er that took the car to put the cheater corners on it and the new trunk and floor panels left it outside after i had spend countless hours sanding and priming the car, it rusted through and i had to start over again, ran out of time and took it to a body shop for him to re-paint, quit my job to helf with the work.. just finished it three days before i had to move. I wanted to kill the welder

[Rallysport]

Sorry to hear about the lousy paint job, but as a bodyshop owner for 24 years, let me just say: $1300 is not what a quality job costs. Depending on the condition of the car you should expect to pay $5000 or more. Hell, the cost of the materials from my Dupont supplier will run at least $800! I won't do "cheap" paint jobs. That's what MAACO is for. I like the old saying: "The quality of work done for nothing is usually equal to the fee."

[robertgss3]

Hello,

Sorry about your experience, however, you do get what you pay for and $1,300 is not anywhere near what a quality paint job costs, especially if you were thinking it would be a complete tear down and paint job. As stated above you get the quality of the work equal to the amount paid.

Thanks,

[Milk 1027]

Originally Posted by robertgss3

Hello,

Sorry about your experience, however, you do get what you pay for and $1,300 is not anywhere near what a quality paint job costs, especially if you were thinking it would be a complete tear down and paint job. As stated above you get the quality of the work equal to the amount paid.

Thanks,

this is old. and yes i got what I paied for. But I honestly expected better, especially from seeing the other cars they had. Oh well it's in the past and the car still looks better than it did before.

[Milk 1027]

Originally Posted by WYKOFF69Z

Is this is the same car you have for sale? Looking at the pictures it didn't need paint.

yes it is. Pictures do the car more justice. trust me it's not terrible but it is bad enough.
Either way the car was never meant to be a garage queen. I drive it daily and it's still running strong.

[TheClassicCarKid]

I don't know what you guys are talking about concerning the price...I've had cars painted for 1,000 dollars and it was a great job, as good as factory anyway.

[The_Blur]

When you're going to them, tell them you moderate a Camaro community of about 21k members. Your bad word about them goes pretty far.

[Milk 1027]

Originally Posted by TheClassicCarKid

I don't know what you guys are talking about concerning the price...I've had cars painted for 1,000 dollars and it was a great job, as good as factory anyway.

I didn't expect a perfect job, but it was certainly less than I expected.

Originally Posted by The_Blur

When you're going to them, tell them you moderate a Camaro community of about 21k members. Your bad word about them goes pretty far.

this was before I was a moderator.

lol, you think I walk around bullying people and screaming " I am a moderator, I get what I want or else I ban you!!!" ....?





because I do.....

[The_Blur]

Originally Posted by Milk 1027

I didn't expect a perfect job, but it was certainly less than I expected.

this was before I was a moderator.

lol, you think I walk around bullying people and screaming " I am a moderator, I get what I want or else I ban you!!!" ....?





because I do.....

I figured you would take your banhammer to the paint shop with you.

[JorgeSS]

srry to hear about that... it sucks...i know the feeling.. i spent 2,600 for a pearl paint on my silverado single cab.. for the money, it was still kinda crappy the way they painted it...
but you need to spend alot more for a better job..
hope u get your money back bro