mrclean81
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I was contacted by a friend of mine who had his 95 Firebird repainted a couple months ago and wasnt happy with it. Apparently the body man promised a lot for a little, and my friend got what he paid for. After talking with him on the phone, I knew I had my work cut out for me. I told him this was nothing that could be fixed in a few hours, and I would prefer to do it in my bike shop as opposed to doing the mobile thing. He agreed, and the next day it was delivered. He was nice enough to run it through the coin op car wash first, so all I had to do was a basic ONR wash and clean up the wheels and exhaust tips with some Iron X before starting.
Not so bad, right?
Wrong. The windows and rubber seals were caked in overspray, compound and wetsanding splatter in all of the cracks, and tape residue on the seals that wasnt oversprayed.
The front bumper was a mess. After talking with the owner more, I found out the painter messed up the front bumper so bad he had to sand it down to nothing and start over. He was in a hurry and mad about it, and forgot to sand the primer first, so the paint turned out very textured and orange peeled..almost to the point of it being unrepairable. He also painted the badge silver and cleared over it when he cleared the bumper. This caused him to get a fat run right next to the badge, and the owner was well aware that it was going to be a risky repair, but told me to just do what I can with it. There was also a beard hair on the other side that he hadnt even noticed.
Random sanding scratches and swirls were throughout the car.
Not so bad, right?
Wrong. The windows and rubber seals were caked in overspray, compound and wetsanding splatter in all of the cracks, and tape residue on the seals that wasnt oversprayed.
The front bumper was a mess. After talking with the owner more, I found out the painter messed up the front bumper so bad he had to sand it down to nothing and start over. He was in a hurry and mad about it, and forgot to sand the primer first, so the paint turned out very textured and orange peeled..almost to the point of it being unrepairable. He also painted the badge silver and cleared over it when he cleared the bumper. This caused him to get a fat run right next to the badge, and the owner was well aware that it was going to be a risky repair, but told me to just do what I can with it. There was also a beard hair on the other side that he hadnt even noticed.
Random sanding scratches and swirls were throughout the car.
