Major Scrape Fix off Black Vette!

[sneek]

simply amazing! you can't see any damage from the pics!

[jonny01blaze]

How could someone let a peice of American History be treated like that. Awesome job nontheless on the vette tho.

[RamAirV1]

Very impressive! When I first saw the scratches, I was thinking repaint. Now it looks better than new!

11 to 14 hours is not bad at all. It would have taken me 2 weeks minimum to do all of that, not including the wet sanding a rotary work which is beyond my skill level.

Great writeup too! And thanks for the suggestion of using a body brush to use on the spoke wheels. I never even thought of that. I should have purchased more Body Brushes at Big Lots!

RamAirV1

[SD DIESEL]

Thanks for the write up and pics., what would a job like this cost?

[OctaneGuy]

My normal rate is $350 to $400 per car unless it's a MINI where I give a significant discount to the community, though I have been known to work for less even on non MINIs. This was one of those cases, in part because it was a referral and the customer didn't know my work and couldn't justify spending "that" much money on her car. The upshot of it is that I got another job lined up as a referral from this customer with potentially more fun stuff coming down the line.

So IMO, getting the full rate from a one time customer or getting a partial rate but getting additional work is also acceptable though maybe not preferred.

In every single case, after the car is done, the customer is floored, tells me it was well worth the rate, and receives comments from people (strangers included) about how outstanding it looks.

That's the kind of feeling I wish I could impart ahead of time so asking them to pay my rate won't leave them feeling insecure.

I suppose it's one of my weak traits. This is my fulltime job and I need to eat, support my family, and cover the bills, but I'm unable to lower my quality standards if I get paid less.

And spending an entire day (8 to 14 hours) on single car without getting my rate isn't the best way to make money, although it's definitely rewarding, but not something my wife easily understands.

Sorry for the long winded answer.

Richard

Originally posted by SD DIESEL


Thanks for the write up and pics., what would a job like this cost?

[Veedub]

Car looks great. Amazing job on removing the scratches and scrapes.