David:
Please do us all a favor and tell us the name of the shop. That way we
can avoid it!!!
Hugh Barber
73 TR-6
At 06:21 PM 4/27/97 -0700, David Brady wrote:
>Well, my worst nightmares are coming true. I've managed to select
>a very inept body shop to help in derusting and painting my tr250.
>
>I delivered to them a completely stripped shell, detached body
>panels (fenders, doors, lids,) and a frame. This was about 2mos
>ago. There job was to fix the rusted panels, assemble them on to
>the shell, and paint the body and frame. I would then do the rest
>of the reassembly at my place.
>
>They immediately sandblasted everything to bare metal, treated
>the metal with an "etching and rust preventive coating", and then
>let it sit for 2 months in a damp storage area. Today the top surface
>of the body is covered with a fine layer of rust.
>
>I paid them money up front for sandblasting and trasportation to
>and from the sandblaster, this money also covered handstripping
>of undercating from around the wheel wells. I paid them $1500 and
>that's what the spent on the these items.
>
>At this point the shop owner requested more money to continue work. I
>complied with another $1500 (boy do I feel stupid). Then the car sat
>for 2 months, and I can't get an answer out of the owner as to when
>he will resume work on it. Meanwhile it rusts.
>
>After much anguish, I've decided to pull the body out of the shop
>and find another one. The first step is to find a reputable shop
>in the Northern California area, preferably in the San Jose area.
>Then I'll need to truck the parts to the new place, and then haggle
>with the current shop over getting my $1500 back!
>
>Anyone have any referrals for a good body shop? Or any other advice
>relating to the above?
>
>--
>Dave Brady
>dmb@cisco.com
>
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