I've thought about doing some custom painting on the side, but I would have a hard time settling for a lesser paint booth than what I cut my teeth on: a very expensive full down-draft booth. Very clean to keep dirt out, high air flow to control overspray, full bake mode to cure paint, etc. Painting in something else like my garage would be much harder for me. For my F1, I'll be borrowing my old boss'es paint booth again.

Comebacks? (meaning having to redo sub-par work or screw-ups) Every bodyman and body shop owner I know hates them, I hated them when I was doing it. It's a pride thing, it costs the shop extra labor and sometimes materials, it makes the customer agitated, and bad word spreads fast. Comebacks suck, so most bodymen want to make it right the first time. That's why a good bodyman will read the customer. If I read a picky customer, I knew that my work better be perfect or I'd get a comeback. A bodyman is an artist, the car is his canvas, so the good ones will really take pride in their work. On the flip side, a good body shop owner or estimate writer will also read a customer and might quote you a higher price for a paint job if he knows you want it perfect or if you'll be a picky pain-in-his-****.

Now you guys know some secret insider-info; how to get your bodyman to do his best work...your trucks are worth it.

Gary

 

Flat, Thanks for the info. That's pretty much what I was looking for when I started this thread.

Wayne