Body shop F#$$% my 8 up!

[Pink Flea]

I took my car in to have dents removed, repainted, clear bra and spoiler added.
Well this is what they did to my car.
Scratches in the paint from where they tried to "buff" it, Paint scratched off both door handles, scratches in the plastic strip at the bottom of the window and scratches on the glass too! It looks like they stuck a rock in the buffer and went over my car with it!
So they told me to come back next Tuesday and they will fix what they did and they are not going to charge me for the spoiler. Im still so mad I could cry! After the weekend I had this was the last thing I needed. I was so excited to be picking her up after not having her for 2 weeks and this happens!

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[My5ABaby]

Take it back and bitch at them.

[Pink Flea]

Dont worry, I definately did not leave with the impression that I was satisfied with what they had done to my baby....

[85rx-7gsl-se]

I know you gotta be pissed. That work is :icon_tdown:

[blwnrtr93]

and this was done by a body shop? i think i'd take it elsewhere and send them the bill. those scratches look more like something caused by a d/a sander and not a buffer.

[Pink Flea]

Thats what someone else said.. They said it looks like its under the paint into the metal. The guy told me to bring it back Tuesday and they would have it back to me in an hour?! I dont think so. They have my spoiler there so I do have to go back to get it. They had my car for nearly 3 weeks as it is and this is what I got back. I talked to my insurance company already, I have pictures to show the damage so Im goign to give them a second chance to fix it and if they dont fix everything right I will take them to court.

[blwnrtr93]

was it a "complete" repaint?

[My5ABaby]

I don't see those scratches being caused by a rotary or d/a polisher.

Body shops aren't always the best. I had to take my 6 in to get some tree sap removed (brand new, they put their new cars that aren't on the lot under a bunch of oak trees) and the body shop returned it hologrammed to hell. It looked like a magician got a hold of it when the sun hit it. Suffice it to say, Mazda traded me out for a different 6.

[Pink Flea]

Ok, I took her back to the shop today.. We will see in a few days.. Fingers crossed.

[Pink Flea]

Sooo I just got back.. and I am PISSED! The hood looks great, the door handles look great, they put my spolier on YAY.. But he driver side door looks all scratched up and I can only assume that they messed up the clear coat on the passenger side door.. The doors where fine!!! I didnt ask them to do anything to the doors and they had to go and mess with them! Te pasenger side door has this huge hazy spot that looks like they globbed clearcoat on it.. Oh and the spolier well the sides of it look like crap too.... So Im letting them replace my window Tuesday then Im taking her straight to the insurance companies office to show them how F'ed up my car looks... My poor baby :o(

[My5ABaby]

Sooo I just got back.. and I am PISSED! The hood looks great, the door handles look great, they put my spolier on YAY.. But he driver side door looks all scratched up and I can only assume that they messed up the clear coat on the passenger side door.. The doors where fine!!! I didnt ask them to do anything to the doors and they had to go and mess with them! Te pasenger side door has this huge hazy spot that looks like they globbed clearcoat on it.. Oh and the spolier well the sides of it look like crap too.... So Im letting them replace my window Tuesday then Im taking her straight to the insurance companies office to show them how F'ed up my car looks... My poor baby :o(

The "hazy spot" may be a burn mark from a rotary. Can you post up a pic of it?

[Pink Flea]

From a rotary? Its on the door under the handle... I tried to get a picture but it was too dark, will try again tomorrow.

[FirstRotaryExp]

Wow that sucks to all hell...
But i know everyone's thinkin it, so ill say it now

You have some of the worst luck I have ever seen.

Hope you get something out of this ordeal besides some ulcers and a slimmer wallet/purse.

[blwnrtr93]

So how much money did you wind up dumping down these "professionals?"

[My5ABaby]

From a rotary? Its on the door under the handle... I tried to get a picture but it was too dark, will try again tomorrow.

Oh, under the handle. Yeah, it'd be hard to get a rotary under the handle... :dunno:

Try taking some QD (quick detailer) and hitting up the area then wiping it off with a microfiber cloth.

[Pink Flea]

So I think I got the hazy spot to go away. I did see more of those pencil looking swirls on the hood when the sun hit it so I will mention it to them when I take it back Tuesday. The insurance adjuster will be there but I think he will be more harmful than helpful... Last time he went over my car with me he stood there, acted like a total douche and blew his nasty cigarette smoke in my face!

[Pink Flea]

Wow that sucks to all hell...
But i know everyone's thinkin it, so ill say it now

You have some of the worst luck I have ever seen.

Hope you get something out of this ordeal besides some ulcers and a slimmer wallet/purse.

You just dont know! I dont know what I did or who I ticked off to get the luck I have.. Yet Im the happiest, friendliest person you could meet.:Angel_anim:

Im out a whopping $175 so I cant complain. I have a $25 collision deductable which I had to pay for each door, I payed for the hood out of pocket and it would have been another $125 to do the spoiler but because they messed everything up they didnt charge me for it :302:

[blwnrtr93]

Insurance adjusters are douches... so he was only behaving normally. They'll always do whatever costs the company and themselves the least time and money.