Bodywork repairs following accident - paint match
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From: Jerry on 9 Jul 2010 12:27 "Dean Dark" <dmdrake(a)gmailNOTTHISPART.com> wrote in message news:qt4e36dlbu8bh8dud8fi0p9asd90olms65(a)4ax.com... : On Fri, 9 Jul 2010 11:47:34 +0100, "Jerry" : <mapson.scarts(a)btinternet.INVALID> wrote: : : >If I told you who some of the : >client base I've worked for you would understand that the finish : >expected was in excess of that expected by Rolls-Royce - but I : >can't as these passed contracts are still covered by NDC : >agreements, unfortunately. : ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : And conveniently... Rather inconveniently actually as the company couldn't use this work within their advertising...
From: Richard H Huelin on 9 Jul 2010 13:04 On 09/07/2010 16:56, stephen.hull(a)btinternet.com wrote: > In message<af04d314-75af-4598-8ed0-256fd063c759(a)r27g2000yqb. > googlegroups.com> > "BertieBigBollox(a)gmail.com"<bertiebigbollox(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> On Jul 8, 12:07 pm, Adrian<toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> "BertieBigBol...(a)gmail.com"<bertiebigbol...(a)gmail.com> gurgled >>> happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> >>>> However, surely I'm entitled to have my car back with paintwork that >>>> matches regardless of betterment? >>> >>> <sigh> >>> >>> YET again - they need to mix the paint to match the car, not >>> the code. >>> >>> I'm presuming that, in the time this thread's been going, >>> you've actually taken it back to them and complained about the >>> paint match? What was their response? >> >> Garage you mean. Told me that they couldnt do any more because >> insurance had only paid them to paint the back. > > So they haven't even tried to do it properly by the sound of it! > > I have been working in the trade for nearly forty years and admit > some colours where difficult to match, perhaps I've been very > lucky but in all that time I/we have always managed to match an > existing colour, the vehicle would not be allowed out the paint > shop unless the colour matched properly. Snip Your excellent and detailed post confirms my experience and the views of the professional painters I have known over the years. There is simply no valid excuse for the shoddy way in which the OP has been treated.
From: Adrian on 9 Jul 2010 13:38 "BertieBigBollox(a)gmail.com" <bertiebigbollox(a)gmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> I'm presuming that, in the time this thread's been going, you've >> actually taken it back to them and complained about the paint match? >> What was their response? > Garage you mean. Told me that they couldnt do any more because insurance > had only paid them to paint the back. Which is all you're asking them to do. Except you'd like them to paint it the same colour as the rest of the car.
From: Adrian on 9 Jul 2010 13:39 Richard H Huelin <spamandscams(a)nospammershere.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> I have been working in the trade for nearly forty years and admit some >> colours where difficult to match, perhaps I've been very lucky but in >> all that time I/we have always managed to match an existing colour, the >> vehicle would not be allowed out the paint shop unless the colour >> matched properly. > Your excellent and detailed post confirms my experience and the views of > the professional painters I have known over the years. There is simply > no valid excuse for the shoddy way in which the OP has been treated. Yet again, it's the world vs Jerry-the-Expert...
From: Richard H Huelin on 9 Jul 2010 13:46
On 09/07/2010 18:39, Adrian wrote: > Richard H Huelin<spamandscams(a)nospammershere.co.uk> gurgled happily, > sounding much like they were saying: > >>> I have been working in the trade for nearly forty years and admit some >>> colours where difficult to match, perhaps I've been very lucky but in >>> all that time I/we have always managed to match an existing colour, the >>> vehicle would not be allowed out the paint shop unless the colour >>> matched properly. > >> Your excellent and detailed post confirms my experience and the views of >> the professional painters I have known over the years. There is simply >> no valid excuse for the shoddy way in which the OP has been treated. > > Yet again, it's the world vs Jerry-the-Expert... Guess he will be about soon to ask for your credentials. |