Stuck in paint shop HELL!!!!

Vitamin c said

....I think what happens with some of these body shops is the collision work side of things. They cant really give an accurate time estimate because when a wreck comes in, your restoration job just gets moved back for the insurance check. My last dart repaint was about five months later than originally agreed. I think that is the trade off with a shop that does resto/collision work. A restoration only shop is hard to come by and probably triple the cost.

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Exaaactly! You are so spot-on here! The last car I took to a body shop (and the last one I ever will) had to "squeeze me in" at various times during the week when he could yank his guys away from the lucrative insurance jobs that paid really well for relatively quick jobs. But I still got mine outta there about when he promised, maybe 2 months late, but mine needed zero metal replacement, and it was delivered to him as a rolling shell and that's how I picked it up too. But I've had cars in "body shop hell" before, with all the lies and bullshit deadlines etc.

The reason I say "last one I ever will" is because I'll never allow myself to be held hostage by a flaky body shop again. I'll paint 'em myself, for better or worse. I'll sleep much better at night......not to mention, I can't afford that sh** no mo'.