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[mrorange2]

Great news its nearly done rear bumper, arches, bonnet and boot are already done look minty fresh sooooooo happy the front bumper are skirts are now off they where taking them off as i got there so they will be spray'd next then the car is in the boot after that once its been masked and the primer finished.

I cant say how happy i am with the finish on the other bits. Fingers crossed it should be finished late tomorrow.

I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!

sorry for lack of piccys it was a quick visit.

[jayrs]

they did take that spolier and window off the tailgate before painting?

[mrorange2]

spoiler yes window no i was worried about it but they have done a very good job no complaints.

Also done the mirror section MUCH!! Better thanks to the people who told me about it!

[jussrst]

spoiler yes window no i was worried about it but they have done a very good job no complaints.

Also done the mirror section MUCH!! Better thanks to the people who told me about it!

but there planning on leaving the ariel on by the looks of it

[jayrs]

hmm, i dont like painting things with glass still in, i hope they lifted the edges of the rubber so spray went under so you dont have a line if the rubber ever moves, but if you have seen it and your happy with it, then tis gotta bea good job.

nice to hear the mirror section has been done

[jayrs]

spoiler yes window no i was worried about it but they have done a very good job no complaints.

Also done the mirror section MUCH!! Better thanks to the people who told me about it!

but there planning on leaving the ariel on by the looks of it

oh yeah, just noticed its masked up

[Dave G fsi]

Stunning finish on the parts done so far, cant wait to see it all done!

[niracka]

Looks loverly man. Glad they sorted that mirror bit out for you.

I would have thaught a professional painter should be able to get about the ariel without any problems. Would probs be better to take it off but as he said with the window as long as he's happy with end result then ats all good

Ollie

[mrorange2]

Cant believe i never notcied the aerial if i had i would have took it off for them would prob have been painted by now will call them in morning how did i miss that!

[jayrs]

in all fairness, you prob were more worried about other things, such as the door etc, and it was a quick visit........

[mrorange2]

Your right mate i was checking all other bit never even looked at roof lol ill be checking that area when i get there tomorrow if its not right i wont be handing the cash over. I have high standards!!

[jayrs]

dont blaim ya mate., the only saving grace with the aerial though, is that it will never shift postion, it cant, so any line arount it shouldnt be seen, if a new base is fitted with a new seal, the new seal may be a tiny big bigger too, on the other hand, it might be a bit smaller...

thats the problems with body shops though, unless you tell them to remove bits like this, they wont, which i dont under stand, for the added time keying up round it, then masking it up, they could of whipped it out in 1/3rd of the time if that.
its like side repaters, twist, pull its out, but some mask them up.............

[niracka]

Just lazy really isn't it.

[jonyb4]

looking great tim, cant wait to see more, shame about them few lack of commitments from them

[jayrs]

it is lazy, but all garages cut corners where they can

[niracka]

Yea but when your talking about 100's of £'s of someones money then lazyness shouldn't come into it.

You'd think people would want to take some pride in what they do too. If I ever get a job in I will not let it go out the workshop in a substandard state. Maybe that makes me a bit of a raf 'conquering device' but hey lol.

Tim - just out of interest how much is this respray costing you? Just wondering cos I may be looking at getting one done too if I get a car that needs one at the right price.

Ollie

[jayrs]

its how it is now though mate, you know if your bumper gets scratched in a accident, the insurance compnay only pay for that side to be painted, and the body shop (or most) will only paint hat side and not the whole thing.........

my mum hit a rock in the road ages ago and it scratched the bumper, was done via insurance, my dad inspected it after it was done, there were still scratches on the under lip, he wouldnt accepted it, so they repainted, then he could see the fade out line, kicked up so much the insurance compnay told the garage to repaint the whole bumper, which they did, made a very nice job of it too, but you would of though while im here i just as well do the whole lot, but no, well, yes, as they done it 3 times in the end

so they get used to imo, cutting corners as its deemed acceptable now days, but to people like us, its not

[rs_fiesta]

It all depends on the bodyshop,ive worked in them for 13 year and been at 3 different ones(main dealers and big privatly owned) and every one would have taken the ariel off!

[rs_fiesta]

Never done a mk3 fiesta one but normally you just flip the interior light out and can get directly to it!If this is the case it would have taken them longer to mask out lol

[niracka]

Lol didn't realize they were that easy!!

[mrorange2]

Nevermind as long as you cant tell i'm not bothered as said i have high standards so if its not up to them i wont be handing over any cash!

[mrorange2]

Well good and bad news car will be ready today BUT! there are two area of consern which i'm not happy with at all.

First is the cap area i cant blame them to much on this one as there was only a small layer of filler over it to get the shape but when baking the car there are 2 cracks in it so they have to sort this area again!!!

Second one which is there fault is under the passenger wing mirror there a few runs in the paint again they are sorting this.

Over all happy but just dissappointed on them two areas as the cap area was the main reason it was in there. I'll take some piccys later as i'm taking it home tonight then taking it back in a week so the paint has time to harden fully etc but IT WILL BE SORTED!!

[jonyb4]

some yays and nays then, glad to have it back though?


im sure it will be sorted fine mate

PICS!

[rs_fiesta]

Runs arnt a problem unless they are really big tbh,can be sorted easilly.

[niracka]

Yea they will prob just rub the runs back and give a good going over with machine polisher. to be honest I woyuld have thaught they would have gave the paint a right good polish before they gave you it back anyways to get rid of any inperfections.

Can't wait to see the piccys thaugh mate.

Ollie

[mrorange2]

Runs arnt a problem unless they are really big tbh,can be sorted easilly.

You have made me feel a little better lol

I know it will be sorted i'm just a little gutted at min i'll be better once its fully done.

Ollie: They are giving it a valet prob now actually due to go up at 5 to collect will take some piccys.

Driving it will make me feel better lol

[niracka]

Yea man. Are you leaving it totally standard???

Oh did you get pm about that sig???

[jimmyesh]

Looking good

[jayrs]

as said, runs are nothing, there compound out and there do it.

as for the cap area, thats a bummer mate makes me wonder how much filler is on it, or how it was repaired the first time round (before you got it) maybe it would of been better for them to of ripped it all out back to metal and started again

still, provided they sort it, which they will, and it doesnt crack again, then tis all good, but i would ask the question, how long will they cover the repair, cos if it cracks again in 3 months time after paying out all this money, you wanna know if there gunna sort it for nothing or if its going to cost you again

[RS rob]

hope this aint too late,
dont pay and dont take the car from them until its done,
as they could go back on their word, but if they aint been paid and its taking up room
you'll be suprised how they'll go the extra mile as they know you mean business

just my opinion from my experience as i work for fords bodyshop,

[Excursion]

How much did you pay, if you don't mind me asking?

[mrorange2]

Ive not taken it after having a word with them its staying until its sorted.

[niracka]

Nice one man.

You havn't really had the best of luck with frst's have you lol

[jonyb4]

Nice one man.

You havn't really had the best of luck with frst's have you lol

or RS1800's

[mrorange2]

Well after the dissappointment of Friday i can only say i'm very happy today!

Picked her up and they have sorted all the bits i wasn't happy about and done a very good job. Alloys look awsome!

It just needs a good Timmy clean now lol then the really hard work starts with the interior and engine bay cleaning then on to the underside.