shaneS4

The shop I'm taking my car to said these are the paints and process they use.

Andy_FL

Threadjack....update on JoeStewart, if you're interested...

I just showed up last Friday (she wouldn't return my calls), the proposed finish day (2 weeks from when I dropped it off) and I told her I <b>need</b> the car for the weekend. Big storm blew out all the power in Memphis last week and I'm still without power...but I had to get outta Memphis. Of course it wasn't done, as they got the wrong part (mirror base)--imagine that!! So I'm missing a mirror, the mid-door molding, and my rear interior door trim panel is off. Plus, there's white speckly **** <b>everywhere</b>. I did surprise them though, so I didn't expect it to be clean ...but I do expect that it will be extremely clean when finally finished, no? At any rate, they should be able to tie up the loose ends in one day....keyword should. We shall see. BTW, they had my wheel refinished....charged StateFarm $200, but she told me herself this guy is "cheap...like $50." Grrrrr, looks like they pocket $150 on that....they could've bought me a new wheel for less than $200 damnit!!! The actual work looks good, though I've not examined it really closely....nor washed it.

Andy

shaneS4

Your storyline now proves that Joe Stewarts is the worst bodyshop in Memphis yet everyone continues to carry their S Class, P-Car and Bmw to them. I've tried to rationalize it and all I can figure is most of the clients have more money than sense and a car is something that gets them to the country club and shopping malls. Someone in Memphis needs to beta-test a new bodyshop because the *** reaming you get from JS is pathetic. They prove the point that just because you have nice cars on the lot doesn't mean you know what you're doing. I simply think its the referral network they've established with the high-end word of mouth clients and their dealers. Sucks for the guy out there who could work circles around them but just doesn't have the reputation.

Andy_FL

You're right, it must be the word-of-mouth and the fact that they do have a lot full of $$$ cars. Wait, those would be the two reasons that <b>I</b> took my car there! They do good work, and they work on expensive ****. But they suck everywhere else (cust. service, scheduling, execution, time). I mean, we can start with the receptionist, who must have a Rolodex FULL of excuses to give customers when they call......

I almost don't even want to take my car back, for fear that, among other things, they'll either keep it another week or get the interior dirtier than it already is!!

Andy

shaneS4

after inspecting the paint very closely they are under the impression that the previous blending job that JS did to my fenders was "not very good" so they will sand through because they don't want their work lifting as JS's did. 2K worth painting

JimmY@RojoCollisioN

Its there lower end paint system, under Glasurit

shaneS4

What do you guys use?

JimmY@RojoCollisioN

Glasurit, should be able to long as that line has a formula for it

shaneS4

Ok, thanks.

Andy_FL

:-/