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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Southern California
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Re: truck jail
My burb was at the body shop for over two years, only to find out later that a plastic tarp had burned the paint on the hood and roof...
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Clearlake Oaks CA
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Re: truck jail
When I took my Truck in for Body Work, I was told up front that any "Insurance Jobs" would take precidence over mine.
I was cool with that. So on a 4 week promise, I picked my Truck up 2 1/2 Months later. But I came in 3X a week to take pictures, and the Estimate that I did NOT get in writting, went up by $1500.00 ![]() Quote:
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lovin' the lowcountry
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Moncks Corner, SC
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Re: truck jail
Im going to have to agree with PanelDeland, contracts are the way to go. That way the price, time, and finished product all have to be done the way the contract states. I would take pictures of the shop owner signing it too and have witnesses, then you can blow up the pictures and attach them to the truck as a reminder
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Magnolia, Texas
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Re: truck jail
There's an easy way around this. You have to call and bug the living "you-know-way" out of them. Don't get irate, don't be rude, just call them twice a day and be nice and polite. At some point, they won't take your calls anymore. Then you have to drop by and "check" on their progress. Sooner or later, they will get tired of "Andy Griffith" dropping by and they will finish the work just to get rid of you!
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Wa.
Posts: 19,881
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Re: truck jail
My panel was in body/paint jail for 3 years. When I finally got it home I was actually over the entire project, so it just sat all covered up in the barn for a long time. But I have been finally slowly plugging along (very very slowly) and am starting to get into it again. I would really like to drive it to Bonneville some year ... maybe lol.
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Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas"
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Re: truck jail
Dropped mine off in October, 2007. It's January, 2011. Nothing to say. It's disassembled (think Johnny 5). Bed, and front cap have been soda-blasted. Bed is coated with Vortex. If patience is a virtue, I must be the most virtuous person on Earth.
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