Bferrari
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- Mar 6, 2013
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I understand that there may be frustration when you spend a lot of money for a restoration and things happen that are not ideal. The pictures that you have posted do not illustrate several repaints in my opinion and look appropriate for a fresh build. I recently took my rig down to metal and performed all the steps up to and including paint. The initial step that I did was to skim the body work with filler then block sand it down flat. In doing this it creates the flat profile that is necessary to build upon. It looks like this was done on your rig as well. The different colors (i.e. yellow, white, blue) look to be different tinted hardeners that are used with filler. This is done to make it easier to read the panel to obtain a flat level surface. From there I can see that it has primer, which is the next step in obtaining a nice paint job. Filler primer allows you to block sand and get any of the minor imperfections out of the surface prior to paint. Then you spray a sealer down prior to color. Your picture does show that it has had two coats of the brown color sprayed on the bedrail. This wouldn't necessarily concern me as I know that there has been areas on mine that didn't turn out quite perfect so I elected to fix the issue and shoot another round over areas where it was merited.
Regarding the areas that you are claiming are rust bubbles, you need to realize that that is only sheet metal in which you are bolting a top down to. I know that on mine, the same thing happened when I torqued the bolts down to seal the top. The metal gives and is flexible, the paint is not. It appears that the bubbles you have seen is from this, not from rust, and I am unsure that this can be avoided aside from not installing the top. If it were rust then it would be cauliflower looking and the subsurface would be pitted. There are traces of minor surface rust in those areas which could be a result in the paint cracking due to the top installation and a little bit of moisture setting in.
I can sympathize with you that this is a sensitive matter which may lead a person to read into something more that they should. I know Nick personally and know that he is a stand up person that is very conscientious about the quality of work that leaves his shop. He has spent several years building his reputation and would not neglect to stand behind his work. I also know that he hires out the paint and body on his builds which is the same painter that has done all of his work for several years. His painter is also a very knowledgeable person that stands behind his work. Have you contacted Nick directly about addressing the issues and getting them fixed? I am assuming that you haven't given your posts on this website tying to publically humiliate a person that we all know is a stand up individual. I would recommend contacting Nick in person and allowing him to address any the concerns you may have. This will save you a bunch of time and will get you the product you desire.
Regarding the areas that you are claiming are rust bubbles, you need to realize that that is only sheet metal in which you are bolting a top down to. I know that on mine, the same thing happened when I torqued the bolts down to seal the top. The metal gives and is flexible, the paint is not. It appears that the bubbles you have seen is from this, not from rust, and I am unsure that this can be avoided aside from not installing the top. If it were rust then it would be cauliflower looking and the subsurface would be pitted. There are traces of minor surface rust in those areas which could be a result in the paint cracking due to the top installation and a little bit of moisture setting in.
I can sympathize with you that this is a sensitive matter which may lead a person to read into something more that they should. I know Nick personally and know that he is a stand up person that is very conscientious about the quality of work that leaves his shop. He has spent several years building his reputation and would not neglect to stand behind his work. I also know that he hires out the paint and body on his builds which is the same painter that has done all of his work for several years. His painter is also a very knowledgeable person that stands behind his work. Have you contacted Nick directly about addressing the issues and getting them fixed? I am assuming that you haven't given your posts on this website tying to publically humiliate a person that we all know is a stand up individual. I would recommend contacting Nick in person and allowing him to address any the concerns you may have. This will save you a bunch of time and will get you the product you desire.