I took another car to the body shop for a little $850 repair. It is a reputable shop, and their price was about $50 less than a competitors, so I took it to them. The original damage was a door edge, which was dented a little from hitting an obstruction when it was opened.
The work is done, I haven't picked it up or paid yet, and I took a peek in the parking lot where I saw that the paint wasn't quite perfect. There was a little 2mm size run in the paint on the edge of the door.
I have almost no experience with body shops (before now, only one or two little accidents requiring repair over 20 years, both by my wife), so I'm wondering ...
... what should I say to the paint shop?
Can I demand that they repaint it and get it right? Or ask for a discount because the work isn't perfect?
Or should I just accept that paint shops are going to have little imperfections in their work?
The work is done, I haven't picked it up or paid yet, and I took a peek in the parking lot where I saw that the paint wasn't quite perfect. There was a little 2mm size run in the paint on the edge of the door.
I have almost no experience with body shops (before now, only one or two little accidents requiring repair over 20 years, both by my wife), so I'm wondering ...
... what should I say to the paint shop?
Can I demand that they repaint it and get it right? Or ask for a discount because the work isn't perfect?
Or should I just accept that paint shops are going to have little imperfections in their work?