Bob, if you want to get something completely painted, you have a great plan.
Arron, I have to tell you, from a production angle, that is a loser. You have hit on a nerve for me. I have screamed, begged, and gave up at the shop I work at to get them to stop doing just what you have described. It is a waste of time to paint that rad support twice, waste of time, that is all. Hell, half the time when they paint it off the car they don't get everywhere anyway! :drunk:
First off, can you charge on the work order to paint it twice? No, of course not, you have a line for painting the radiator support, so the second time is costing the shop money. :spank:
Second point, you CAN charge to remove everything you need to paint it! THAT you can do, you charge to remove wiring, battery, air cleaner, rad, a/c cond., SRS sensors, etc. You charge to remove every single thing, NOW you can paint it one time, after welding AND get paid for your time.
Third point, the rad support you are cutting off wasn't completely painted from the factory! The whole underside is bare primer! Why, because it is unnessisary to paint something that isn't being seen, WHILE STILL being protected by the Ecoat. That is the point you can't miss. You are not cheating your customer if you don't paint under that upper tie bar, it is protected by the ecoat, JUST as it was on the original one. :mwink:
Forth point, you CAN paint the whole darn thing, you set up a little pressure pot and a touch up gun and you can paint the whole thing anyway.
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I wish I got a check for all the time we pay the prepers and painters to paint those rad supports twice, that would be a nice bonus.
Brian