Odd customer "complaint"

[2wookies]

Had a well worn Mazda Miata this weekend stop by for a simple polish job. Very flat red paint prior to work being completed, after with only using HD speed the paint just came screaming back to life! I was thrilled nice gloss and the hidden flake in the paint came right back to life. When the customer picked it up it was starting to get into the dusk hours so he wasn't able to get the full depth of the job done, just said he loved the reflection on the car now. Then the next day I saw him at a local car show, he approached me saying he had no idea the car had the flake in the paint...and kinda didn't like it!! He said he feels like he's driving a tube of hooker red lipstick around town now!!! I kind of laughed as I found it funny but I think he was serious, wasn't really sure how to reply to that comment:confused:

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[Buster906]

Not a reply or comment one can give to the man. Just be satisfied with the correction you performed.

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[Billy Baldone]

So.... Guy buys Red Mica Miata.... Has no clue what Red Mica is... You should punch him in the Nanas for being a bonehead

[atgonzales]

Funny you said that about metal flake, I did my neighbor's 1998 Toyota Carola, was not was for 10 years, garage kept in a condo garage and he want to spruce it for his son, after the job, we discovered the car's really color was a deep blue with blue flakes...we both thought it was black...go figure


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[brettS4]

Tell the Miata owner that you'll buff out the gloss for an extra $200.

[2wookies]

Tell the Miata owner that you'll buff out the gloss for an extra $200.

Crap that would have been great!

[VeloNYC]

I have similar red soul, if someone could bring up my car paint to this extend I would worship not bash'em. It is like saving the world we are still going to have people who wanted opposite. Next time tell him to bring plasti-dip j/k.

[KirkH]

I get that all the time. Last week, I polished a black Toyota Avalon that had blue flake in it. Once I made it pop, the customer noticed it. She had no idea she had metallic paint!!!

[oneheadlite]

Funny you said that about metal flake, ... after the job, we discovered the car's really color was a deep blue with blue flakes...we both thought it was black...go figure



And here I was going to say - Next you'll have a customer who complains that their car that used to be grey is now black! (Hammered black sure does make you feel good when it's brought back! :) )

[Sizzle Chest]

I'd take 'complaints' like that all day! Good job on bringing the paint back to life!

[dlc95]

Ha!

Hooker red....

[FlyinLow]

If he doesn't like it tell him you know someone who'll take it off his hands. I'd take that to the track any day. Have a Super black, a gorgeous blue, and an Italian white. That would be a great addition.

Beautiful work! BRAvo.

[Cliffnopus]

Just tell him that "Hooker Red Lipstick" looks great.....depending on where it ends up!

[Bill1234]

You can never work with some people. You made the car much better and they complain it looks bad....

Ive worked with family cars that were hammered and they needed alot of work. Ive never gotten a comaplaint that the car has too much metallic flake now lol

[dcjredline]

In his defense, it does look like Hooker Red IMO! But I LIKE HOW NICE IT LOOKS NOW!!!! That paint looks great man