NFT5 wrote:Observations from your photos. Suggest you take the car to another, reputable, shop and have them verify.Peggy wrote:1. The appearance of haze on my paint job about 6 weeks after painting. Photos in my post.
From where i sit that's a clear coat join that's been buffed back too far. At a minimum quarter needs to be re-cleared and extended all the way over the cant rail.2. They have been buffing and buffing and buffing. Concerned about loss of topcoat and the fact that deep and shallow scratches that can catch a nail are going to be buffed out.
Scratches in fresh paint that you can catch your nail in? Insist it be re-done.
As for reducing depth of clear, that's a hard one. Only the guy who painted it knows how much clear he put on and, therefore, how much can be taken off, safely. If they were new panels then you could have the paint thickness measured and that should give you a fairly good idea, but again, may be inconclusive since you can't measure individual layers.3. Scratches on window trim that they are proposing to polish out instead of replacing trim.
Never seen a buff that moves backwards and forwards, to make straight scratches. They're from sandpaper. Replace trim.4. Car paint job looks a mess with all of the swirls from buffing. If they tell me they can't be removed (which they already have - part of the black cars show everything so live with it speech), I would like to be able to direct them in what they could do to rectify.
What a load of bs. Of course black cars can be buffed and polished to a swirl free finish. Just takes the right equipment and knowledge. Admittedly not everyone can do it but swirls are unacceptable. If they can't do it, find someone who can, at their expense.
Overall, the best solution I can think of would be to re-clear the whole repair and replace that trim.
Surely you can involve your insurance company in this? You shouldn't have to to be doing all this running around. If the repair is not acceptable it's their responsibility to make sure that it is.
this is it ^^^.
you should consult a couple reputable shops in your area about the quality of your job ( ITS UNACCEPTIBLE SLOPY WORK ), get all this in writing. then contact the taxi drivers insurance, your insurance, and tell them firmly that if something satisfactory isn't done quickly your going to consult a lawyer. don't be afraid to consult an attorney, a lot of times your first consultation is free. and usually the shop or insurance co pays the lawyer bill. I sounds like the shop is dragging you on, thinking your just going to go away. this is a common way they and insurance co. work. don't let them get the best of you!
Jay D.