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Post by redsslswon on Aug 23, 2007 22:35:45 GMT -5
Paint looks pretty silly good. You pay for what you get... Or did you?
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Post by N2Rocks on Aug 24, 2007 7:15:06 GMT -5
The paint was done by a MAACO shop. I nit picked it and fussed about it but I definitely got my money's worth. I got a really good deal. But no one else will be able to get a similar deal. They learned a few things about painting Jeeps. ;D
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Post by bensredyj on Aug 24, 2007 10:34:43 GMT -5
The YJ looks pretty sweet there Don, how much did that run ya? did you supply the paint or was it thiers? I have a 68 that will need some paint this fall hopefully. What ended up happening to the old bumpers? Recycled? BEN
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Post by N2Rocks on Aug 24, 2007 11:33:39 GMT -5
I got it done for $1,500 including the expensive 3 stage paint, all the sanding (some to bare metal), the windshield frame inside and out (glass removed and installed), and both half and full doors. But it'd be a lot more now.
I reused the main tube of the front bumper. I made a new brush guard and the winch mount. I also added the shackle mounts and the angle cuts. The rear bumper went to another club YJ.
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Post by redsslswon on Aug 25, 2007 9:54:19 GMT -5
The YJ looks pretty sweet there Don, how much did that run ya? did you supply the paint or was it thiers? I have a 68 that will need some paint this fall hopefully. What ended up happening to the old bumpers? Recycled? BEN I know the owner over there so I'm more in the know than most people here. I heard that a now terminated employee (over your vehicle) wrote you a poor overly low estimate and that the manager attempted to make it right with you by honoring it and not just sending you on your way. I'll let the owner know how happy you are with the paintjob and how you believe you got over on them.
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Post by N2Rocks on Aug 25, 2007 17:09:38 GMT -5
The price was reduced by corp MAACO due to the imperfections in the job. I don't feel I got over on them. Just that they bit off more than they could chew. I even authorized two overages to get it the way I wanted. But they made a few stupid mistakes. It was obvious they'd never taken a jeep windshield frame off. I love the color and I'll work around the defects. I was glad he tried to somewhat close to the quote but I didn't exactly pay for their $300 special.
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Post by mtpockets on Dec 10, 2007 20:46:43 GMT -5
wow, your yj looks freakin amazing!
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Post by CORE 4WD on Dec 10, 2007 22:40:36 GMT -5
The YJ looks pretty sweet there Don, how much did that run ya? did you supply the paint or was it thiers? I have a 68 that will need some paint this fall hopefully. What ended up happening to the old bumpers? Recycled? BEN I know the owner over there so I'm more in the know than most people here. I heard that a now terminated employee (over your vehicle) wrote you a poor overly low estimate and that the manager attempted to make it right with you by honoring it and not just sending you on your way. I'll let the owner know how happy you are with the paintjob and how you believe you got over on them. Don is one of the most humble guys I know. He darn sure wouldn't go around thinking he "got over" on someone. Doesn't need to. He's just a little smarter than the average joe and has a backbone for what's right. Sending him on his way? Is that common practice for your bud's over there? How about getting what was contracted instead of some half-as$ed crap. A big fat waaa to the guy that wrote the contract. That's how it goes sometimes. BTW what brought you to this forum? J/K- I don't really care.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2007 19:11:05 GMT -5
Thank you, Dave. It is amazing that we have about seventy paid members, and hundreds of people on this forum. It is easy to hurl insults from the cheap seats.
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Post by lomodyj on Dec 13, 2007 7:07:53 GMT -5
I know the owner over there so I'm more in the know than most people here. If you know so much about the situation and have all this insider info.... Why you gotta ask this? Paint looks pretty d**n good. You pay for what you get... Or did you? Or were you just trying to stir something up? Picking a fight? Maybe you don't understand that you are the Noob here, and Don is pretty well respected on this board and in this town...
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