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Originally Posted by Vegas69
So what you are saying is, building these things is a pain in the ass and if you want it done right, you got to do it yourself?  |
No it's not a pain in the ass -- it's fun... it's a hobby.... and some shops can build them right - get 'em done on time - and on budget.... MANY can't.
Many times that's the owner's fault - they don't pay - they're "between money" - the owner can't make up their minds - they change direction 10 times....
For me - there's no waiting on money - I know what I want before the job gets started - I don't procrastinate..... sometimes it's the shop, and not the customer - sometimes it's the other way around.
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Originally Posted by cspecken
I feel your pain. It only took my 'High End' hot rod shop to repaint my car 3 years!!! This is one of those 'TV' shops with an owner that has 25+ years of experience in building hot rods. All talk, when it is on their dime to fix something it is never going to happen. Every time I asked the owner when it was going to get painted, it was 'Oh your the next one in the booth'. Ya right!!! Guess I learned my lesson.
Greg did the right thing and got out of that mess, hope the new shop works out. Also, I want to thank Greg for his insight and commentary on this board, its what makes me come back every day to see how the place is holding up.
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Thanks!!!
My '33 Ford was painted in about a month.... which included gaping - bodywork/skim etc - paint - and cut and buffed. Vintage Color Studio (Darryl Hollenbeck's shop - who is Roy Brizio's Brother in Law). Mind you -- that paint and bodywork was about 40 grand.... Pure perfection by the way.... and will still be perfect 20 years from now.
http://vintagecolorstudio.com/
I think it took Sid Shavers about 2 weeks to knock the interior out of the park....
These guys know how to make money - and making money is NOT turning your shop in to a storage facility.