Mid-Atlantic Chat Thread

[spitfire481]

Originally Posted by xjohnx

It's definitely a new Subaru hood, that's the weird thing. There are tiny swirl marks around the area of the spot though, if that means anything. I guess we'll see what they say this afternoon.

new parts come in with light damage all the time. when there are none available for a few days insurance just has us repair the damage and the supplier deducts it from our cost.

if there are swirl marks around that area it is possible that they just wetsanded something out of the clear and polished it with a small 3" air polisher. on fresh paint it usually dies back like that after a day or two since the small air polisher is not strong enough to truly polish out those sand scratches, also the clear is still shrinking up and wetsand scratches tend to shrink back and show and a re-polish is necessary. that could just be the case. even when i paint a full car, wetsand and buff. i make them bring the car back after a month because you will see light wetsand scratches and haze appear from the shrinkage process. a second polish and its perfect from there out

[xjohnx]

Originally Posted by spitfire481

new parts come in with light damage all the time. when there are none available for a few days insurance just has us repair the damage and the supplier deducts it from our cost.

if there are swirl marks around that area it is possible that they just wetsanded something out of the clear and polished it with a small 3" air polisher. on fresh paint it usually dies back like that after a day or two since the small air polisher is not strong enough to truly polish out those sand scratches, also the clear is still shrinking up and wetsand scratches tend to shrink back and show and a re-polish is necessary. that could just be the case. even when i paint a full car, wetsand and buff. i make them bring the car back after a month because you will see light wetsand scratches and haze appear from the shrinkage process. a second polish and its perfect from there out

Appreciate the comments. Would touching up the spots on the upper corners where it looked like they set it on the ground be ok long term? or is it something I should be concerned about?

[spitfire481]

Originally Posted by xjohnx

Appreciate the comments. Would touching up the spots on the upper corners where it looked like they set it on the ground be ok long term? or is it something I should be concerned about?

have them touch it up. just make sure they put clear over top because if its waterborne base coat it will not hold up without clear. solvent base coat it is not really an issue but the clear still makes it look better

[Ryan P]

We have liftoff

[Argento]

Originally Posted by xjohnx

yeeeeah, the body shop and I are going to have a chat today....wait for it.

Yeah I would be pissed hearing that and seeing no more footage. Would question the entire completion of the job without a doubt.


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[KslayFRZ]

Saturday the some tri state and ne owners are coming down for another good time..feel free to join

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[FRSTRM]

More details...?

Originally Posted by KslayFRZ

Saturday the some tri state and ne owners are coming down for another good time..feel free to join

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[Jaylyons1]

Originally Posted by xjohnx

yeeeeah, the body shop and I are going to have a chat today....wait for it.

I wish I would have had a dash cam when they decided to go joy riding in my M3...

[KslayFRZ]

We're meeting up Saturday 12 pm and going to see @sklimo until 9. Than we're going on a early morning 5am ish cruise through Westminster on Sunday ending it with breakfast than back to home we go

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[sklimo]

Originally Posted by KslayFRZ

We're meeting up Saturday 12 pm and going to see @sklimo until 9. Than we're going on a early morning 5am ish cruise through Westminster on Sunday ending it with breakfast than back to home we go

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See you Saturday

[xjohnx]

The manager took a look at the video and looked like he saw a ghost. He asked me to email the video to him so that he can review it with the owner tomorrow and follow up with me.

[xjohnx]

crap, all this drama with the body shop had me forget that I have a set of coilovers and LCA's waiting to be installed. that's a little consolation at least.

[IloveBaldEagles]

Originally Posted by xjohnx

crap, all this drama with the body shop had me forget that I have a set of coilovers and LCA's waiting to be installed. that's a little consolation at least.

Mine arrive tomorrow!

[BoostinIX]

Looking at selling BRZ. Blue 6spd limited 2013, 33k. Bumper scuff, but mach v springs and billet reverse lockout, fuku intake, custom blue int, grimspeed hood struts, batt tie down, oil cap, 50% tint. New OEM tires.

KBB says 20500 in good. Nada was around there too.

We all know those are guides....I've been out of BRZ/FRS stuff for a long while now. What would I realistically be able to get for it? Need to see how flipped I am.