Is this an acceptable paint job?

[VileKnight]

Yeah, I got my initial conversion wrong. My guess was basically 1.30 usd = 1 eur, but went the wrong direction. Public school failed me.

Sponsored

 

[GrabThatBlue]

Yeah, I got my initial conversion wrong. My guess was basically 1.30 usd = 1 eur, but went the wrong direction. Public school failed me.

These last 2 years I always see them as 1 vs 1. The difference was always too small to convert them. When something costs 100 USD I always see it as 100 Euro and at the end I know it a bit less than 100 Euro. Always good to mentally calculate this way haha.

 

[Ryunker]

What were you charged? The price could be an indicator of quality. A good job in my opinion could easily approach $200.

This is dead on, the time it takes to do those with proper prep is measured in hours, plus materials and overhead. In my opinion, theses were done "quick spray as a favor" very little if any prep. My belief is the above suggested "easily approach $200" is low.

 

[GrabThatBlue]

This is dead on, the time it takes to do those with proper prep is measured in hours, plus materials and overhead. In my opinion, theses were done "quick spray as a favor" very little if any prep. My belief is the above suggested "easily approach $200" is low.

Well, it was done quick indeed, but not as a favor.

 

[GrabThatBlue]

So today I got a call from the bodyshop again to pick up my mirror covers.

After how the quality looked on the first try, I had zero trust in how it will look on the second try.

But I was suprised. I can't see a single flaw, a single dust particle, a single scratch. It looks perfect.

So now I really want to know what went wrong the first time. I really hope it was a young guy who just started at his job and got hos first task to do. But even if it was a new kid, how did it go past quality control like that? Lol.

Anyways, I'm super happy that my mirror caps look perfect. This is the reason why we should supress our emotions sometimes to get the job eventually done.

If I got agressive/irritated/rude the first time, it wouldn't help nor them.

 

[dusman59]

Now at least get PPF on those. You won't be happy with a stone mare or bug juice staining them.

 

[GrabThatBlue]

Now at least get PPF on those. You won't be happy with a stone mare or bug juice staining them.

Unfortunately I have to wait until I'm in Europe to do PPF. There is no PPF installer on this island.

 

[smurfslayer]

In 2008 or 2009 I remember that 1 Euro was 1.50 USD. That were the good days.

my aching áss it was, a Euro was a buck 70 to a buck 80 in ’08. I think we averaged $1.76 / euro for the trip.

That was painful. 3 weeks in and around the Alps and don’t get me started on Switzerland...

 

[GrabThatBlue]

my aching áss it was, a Euro was a buck 70 to a buck 80 in ’08. I think we averaged $1.76 / euro for the trip.

That was painful. 3 weeks in and around the Alps and don’t get me started on Switzerland...

Switzerland is even for us Europeans very expensive lol

 

[young at heart]

I'm fuming and on my way back. I'm trying to keep my head cool.

Glad you got it straightened out but I have read your comments along in this thread and I just have to ask: is your temper really so bad that you seemed ready to pop your cork over this? I mean, your “body was furious”? Hard for me to understand.

People eff stuff up all the time; in fact I kinda go into most situations expecting it and I’m rarely disappointed. It’s just how life works.

 

[GrabThatBlue]

Glad you got it straightened out but I have read your comments along in this thread and I just have to ask: is your temper really so bad that you seemed ready to pop your cork over this? I mean, your “body was furious”? Hard for me to understand.

People eff stuff up all the time; in fact I kinda go into most situations expecting it and I’m rarely disappointed. It’s just how life works.

It's hard for you to understand because we are all humans with all different issues we had to deal with in life.

 

[The Ghost]

Smart move. I painted my mirror caps black too. The shop had to redo them as well. Apparently they are challenging to paint. Glad you got them fixed.

Sponsored