To paint shop

[mikes69z]

Tuck,

Yea, I agree with Roger. Cost and time is always twice what they estimate - so get ready. I argued with my bodyshop that a 20% overrun can be accepted - but 50% was ridiculous. Yet it seems common from what I'm hearing from other people.



I also thought of pulling my car from this shop. I was paying week to week for the work, and knew about midpoint through the job they were not going to finish anywhere near where they estimated it.

But what happens when you go to another bodyshop - they either won't paint it or won't guarantee it because they know nothing about the bodywork underneath. They usually want to "get into" it before making any commitments. I decided to keep it there - and as a result, the work is guaranteed as long as I own the car.

And all in all, my car looks awesome now that it's done and going back together - It just cost more than I budgeted!

Hope to post some pics to the site soon.

Good luck in getting your car through paint purgatory :-)