Unsatisfied

[RAG66]

This time the unsatisfied one is me. I had my chiptruck painted back in late March early April 2009. That makes the paint job about 7 months old. I began to notice little ares of rust coming out from under the paint, and other areas that had not even been preped right. The inside of one toolbox door had not even been painted. So I call the shop, which is a big truck paint shop in my town. The rep comes out to my place and looks at the trcuk and agrees that he should do the warrenty work. I got the truck back and I see the same shody work. Paint right over some rust, no reapiar in other areas, body filler over flakey rust, ETC. All areas to be repaired were marked and were very visable. Screw me once with bad prep and a marginal paint job. Then screw me twice with a crapy repair job to mask over incompitence...:rant: I know this is a chiptruck but if you pay nearly $5000.00 for a paint job it should be done right. If the work was done correctly in the first place the paint would last at least 5-7 years. This shop will never get a referal from me and if anyone asks I'll be sure to tell of my unfortunate expierience.

 

[lone wolf]

This time the unsatisfied one is me. I had my chiptruck painted back in late March early April 2009. That makes the paint job about 7 months old. I began to notice little ares of rust coming out from under the paint, and other areas that had not even been preped right. The inside of one toolbox door had not even been painted. So I call the shop, which is a big truck paint shop in my town. The rep comes out to my place and looks at the trcuk and agrees that he should do the warrenty work. I got the truck back and I see the same shody work. Paint right over some rust, no reapiar in other areas, body filler over flakey rust, ETC. All areas to be repaired were marked and were very visable. Screw me once with bad prep and a marginal paint job. Then screw me twice with a crapy repair job to mask over incompitence...:rant: I know this is a chiptruck but if you pay nearly $5000.00 for a paint job it should be done right. If the work was done correctly in the first place the paint would last at least 5-7 years. This shop will never get a referal from me and if anyone asks I'll be sure to tell of my unfortunate expierience.

Get it totally sandblasted and then make them paint it again obviously they will not prep it right so you are going to have to.I dont think there is going to be a better choice they will just keep doing the usual.

 

[Rftreeman]

a paint job is only as good as the prep work and a correct paint job should last a life time but they don't these days, I remember growing up in my dad's body shop and seeing the amount of time and effort it took to make a paint job last and there is a car he painted 25 years ago that looks as good as day one today but that car stays inside a climate controlled building, you most likely got what's called a "scratch and shoot" paint job and if there was rust before hand it is damn near impossible to get it all out even with blasting but it should have lasted longer than it did. I can promise you you'll have more spots to show up over the years....

I'm sure they told you "it's a work truck" didn't they...

 

[RAG66]

Yes they said "it's a work truck". No I will not have the truck entirely sand blasted and have them paint it again. Infact I would not do business with them if they did it for free. My truck will nener go there again. I actually agree with the quote "it's a work truck". This means to me that after you properly prep, clean, prime and paint; you get a job that may have a few visible small defects but the paint will not show rust through or a tendancy to peel when hit with a garden hose! The repair should be more than just smearing more filler on top of rust. I know enough about body and paint to have done this job myself, also have a good deal of the equipment (from auto restoration). I did not and will not have the shop to do it, just too big. :censored:

 

[jefflovstrom]

This time the unsatisfied one is me. I had my chiptruck painted back in late March early April 2009. That makes the paint job about 7 months old. :

7 months? This is Oct. 2010, makes it a year and a half, right?
Jeff

 

[RAG66]

Sorry, Bad math or memory. I meant 2010. Yes 7 months... That is what makes it so bad.

 

[Rftreeman]

Yes they said "it's a work truck". No I will not have the truck entirely sand blasted and have them paint it again. Infact I would not do business with them if they did it for free. My truck will nener go there again. I actually agree with the quote "it's a work truck". This means to me that after you properly prep, clean, prime and paint; you get a job that may have a few visible small defects but the paint will not show rust through or a tendancy to peel when hit with a garden hose! The repair should be more than just smearing more filler on top of rust. I know enough about body and paint to have done this job myself, also have a good deal of the equipment (from auto restoration). I did not and will not have the shop to do it, just too big. :censored:

yep, mine too, that what the guy told me when I made him paint my chip truck twice.....lol....must be an industry term.....

 

[sgreanbeans]

I painted my own, Instead of buying actual car paint, I went to Menards and bought CONCO Industrial paint, kinda like implement, is is a bout 30 a gal. This paint is TOUGH, truck looks real good. Get tons of compliments on it. Painted the chipper as well. Painted it Marine Green, my own color! Cut it with AKLONEL (SP?) till I had the shade I wanted, total cost, including the sprayer and air sander, around $900.
If I could figure out how to post pics, I would show ya!
Only prob I had was that I could not lift the boom and chipper box to get to that area between the box and the back of the tool boxes, so when I dump, the good ol Orange shows up!. Kinda embarrassing!
Actually, today would be a good day to paint that part black!

 

[kugss]

How big of a truck(what kind)? Sounds like a earl schibe just pust them down the paint line and get them done. Coming from a guy that run a repair shop and a body shop, if it was anything over a 1ton i wouldnt touch it for that price.

 

[tree MDS]

How big of a truck(what kind)? Sounds like a earl schibe just pust them down the paint line and get them done. Coming from a guy that run a repair shop and a body shop, if it was anything over a 1ton i wouldnt touch it for that price.

I just had maaco do my IH 4300, just the cab and jams (white to green). Was $2400 and change out the door. Looks pretty damn good too.

 

[treeclimber101]

This time the unsatisfied one is me. I had my chiptruck painted back in late March early April 2009. That makes the paint job about 7 months old. I began to notice little ares of rust coming out from under the paint, and other areas that had not even been preped right. The inside of one toolbox door had not even been painted. So I call the shop, which is a big truck paint shop in my town. The rep comes out to my place and looks at the trcuk and agrees that he should do the warrenty work. I got the truck back and I see the same shody work. Paint right over some rust, no reapiar in other areas, body filler over flakey rust, ETC. All areas to be repaired were marked and were very visable. Screw me once with bad prep and a marginal paint job. Then screw me twice with a crapy repair job to mask over incompitence...:rant: I know this is a chiptruck but if you pay nearly $5000.00 for a paint job it should be done right. If the work was done correctly in the first place the paint would last at least 5-7 years. This shop will never get a referal from me and if anyone asks I'll be sure to tell of my unfortunate expierience.

I bought a truck from Timberland in Virginia and in less than 3 years the paint has raised in almost every corner of the 8k body that they built and I am guessing they may not have even primed it at all , My choice was to fight about some bad paint or lose my truck for along time and alot of stress, that paint should last a lot longer than 7yrs. as well , good luck with getting it fixed its tough to go through that ..

 

[jefflovstrom]

I have noticed that truck beds with the ribs outside the box are the worst for this. If you look at the top of the box, moisture gets in under the ribs and runs down the side under the paint.
Jeff

 

[treeclimber101]

I have noticed that truck beds with the ribs outside the box are the worst for this. If you look at the top of the box, moisture gets in under the ribs and runs down the side under the paint.
Jeff

Thats exactly how mine was built with square tubing for strength sheeted by 3/8 and under the paint it all bubbled , and it has left awful rust lines on the paint , I am gonna paint it again soon probably a heavy rustoleum

 

[jefflovstrom]

I was thinking that caulking to seal where the ribs are.
Jeff

 

[tree MDS]

I was thinking that caulking to seal where the ribs are.
Jeff

Body caulk is great for stuff like that, it dries hard, but is still flexable. You can use an acid brush and some lacquer thinner to kind of paint in the bead of caulk.