how to get a painter to fix it right

[Silver R/T]

You could paint underneath fairly easily if you jack up car on stands high enough to lay under there comfortably. And you would have to use pressure fed system. You could even get one cheap at harbor freight just for one time use-that's all they're good for

[hemi-hampton]

You could paint underneath fairly easily if you jack up car on stands high enough to lay under there comfortably. And you would have to use pressure fed system. You could even get one cheap at harbor freight just for one time use-that's all they're good for

I've done it that way. It works but not as easy or conveniant as a rotisserie. If you have it done on jack stands then it really does matter who is doing the work as mentioned before. As it will come out as the same as you have now unless the painter is a mopar nut like myself thats wants to do quality. Some painters dont care if they are painting a old ladies 4 door station wagon or 1 of 1 rare hemi Daytona, To some they are all the same, just another car. This attitude can affect the quality of job you get, price makes a big differance too. $700 is not alot.  LEON.

[Silver R/T]

miller time, I think there is only one of two options at this point short of going to court (which probably wouldn't get you much satisfaction). If the guy is willing to do it over and do it right you're going to have to pull everything back out so he can do the work. Sounds like it's going to have to come back out no matter who does it so you might as well start taking it back apart. Your second option is to try getting your money back and I think most guys would prefer to do the job over than return the money unless they think getting the customer out the door for good is worth $700.

I would go see him in person, tell him why you're not satisfied with the job and then ask him if he would consider one of those two options. He's pretty much got you over the barrel now since you paid and took the car back so at this point it's kind of up to him what happens next. Technically he is not obligated to do anything at this point but ethically he probably should.

Thanks, I'll try that

i know how you feel ,,i  do not have the talent to do paint myself so i have gotten my ass set on fire a time or 2,,,no matter if i pay 7 , 700 , or 7000 dollars i expect the man's best work,,i got lucky and found a guy in kingsport TN. that gives me show quality work and for a price i can afford, he's finishing up my 3rd car now ,, there's still a few honest one's out there

Yeah the hard part is finding them
Hopefully this guy will man up.

P.S. I'm done with this thread so everyone that has no life feel, free to bad talk me and be tough, I feel bad for you all and dont want to take away the only thing you live for

How come you never posted pictures after you've been asked so many times?

[69*F5*SE]

If I don't get my Charger on a rotisserie I think the only thing that can be done is to use a pressure fed system.  The one time Harbor Freight pressure gun might do the trick when the time comes.  Ted

[hemi-hampton]

I spent weeks on this undercarriage & it cost him in the thousands $$$ but you'd love it. Done this on a 1 of 1 black T/A Challenger. LEON.

[Patronus]

I have a Satajet RP with the 3M PPS system, it paints upside-down 

[TUFCAT]

I'm lost here.....

Does $700 for the job cover the cost of decent quality materials?

Did you provide any materials other than primer?

Once the material bill gets factored into this $700 job - -  the labor is almost nothing.  

Think twice about busting his balls - - if the price included materials.  

[c00nhunterjoe]

i have seen bill440rt's car..... he can paint mine outdoors any day he likes 

[bill440rt]

i have seen bill440rt's car..... he can paint mine outdoors any day he likes 

Hey, Joe! 
Thanks!      Joe is a GREAT guy, I wish you lots of luck on your car, too! 

Actually, I sprayed my car in a booth. HOWEVER, I did lots of other parts such as door jambs & underneath outside right along the side of my house.
Here's a thread on how I painted my undercarriage. Yep, OUTSIDE, no corners cut. Is it silky smooth, free of any imperfections? Nope, but it still looks great, & I did it on a budget without cutting corners.
Oh, and YES, it cost me more than $700!! With ME doing all the labor! 

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,18080.0.html

One more suggestion: you don't necessarily need a pressure pot. I simply used a gravity feed gun with the cup and suction tube rotated 180 degrees. Loosen the bottom half, and rotate it around. That way, when you tilt your gun back the pickup tube inside faces backwards so you don't have to worry about running out. Oh, and it costs ZERO.