Collision shop for a repaint? Just don't do it.

Sadly, we have a nice 1972 Chevelle SS in our shop (real deal, not a clone). It has been in here for 6 months and has little done to it other than our helper stripping all the paint with 40grit and a DA and some minor body work roughed out. This was quoted as a 3 month job. The car hasn't been touched in at least 2 months and I don't see any work being done on it anytime soon.

Hell, the shop manager doesn't even have a real plan. We, the techs, just do as instructed....

So the plan in the beginning was, strip car, epoxy, body work, high build primer, a bunch of blocking and so on...

Then the plan was changed to finish to 180 and use our normal primer. But wait.... The entire car was DAed with 40 grit, what in the hell....

Now we, the techs working (or honestly watching the car sit in the corner) on this thing don't know what's going on so we ignore it completely.

Best part is that the manager doesn't understant the importants of correct hood and decklid dimensions. I told him to get a kit ordered for when we get to that point. He said we don't need a kit and thinks we should go wider than factory to get a bolder look.

So basically I don't see this car getting done this year. I would love to tell the owner all of this but I would get fired and I actually love where I work and what I do for a living.

This is the reality of why your cars take so long when you have restoration work done at a collision shop. It's not being worked on. It's not what we do. We do collision work.

We are a DRP (designated repair facility) for a couple of insurance companies. We can't and wont stop to get your car done.