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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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&nbsp\\;Why would he work on a job for a few hundred when he probably has&nbsp\\;jobs he can make a few thousand. Besides&nbsp\\;your fairing takes as much&nbsp\\;paint&nbsp\\;booth time as a paint job on a car.&nbsp\\;&nbsp\\;
 
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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If you sniffed what they did you would be late too. The good ones always finish....someday, and you are happy when they do...Good luck!

 
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 11:27 PM
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That's a point well made.&nbsp\\; The "good ones" always make me glad I went to them, even though I get so freakin' pizzed during the process.&nbsp\\; I'm a happy camper when it's back together
 
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Old Jul 20, 2008 | 11:31 PM
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\\\\\\;Why would he work on a job for a few hundred when he probably has \\\\\\;jobs he can make a few thousand. Besides \\\\\\;your fairing takes as much \\\\\\;paint \\\\\\;booth time as a paint job on a car. \\\\\\; \\\\\\;
Excuse me, but you have no idea what you are talking about! Fairing is about the size of a small door, not an entire car!!
 
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 12:11 AM
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Are you having it flamed to match?
 
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 06:23 AM
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&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;W hy would he work on a job for a few hundred when he probably has&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;j obs he can make a few thousand. Besides&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\;your fairing takes as much&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; paint&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ;booth time as a paint job on a car.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; &nbsp\\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;
Excuse me, but you have no idea what you are talking about! Fairing is about the size of a small door, not an entire car!!
I want some of what he's smoking

Time is money,been painting most of my life professionally and the small jobs get fitted in wherever they can be. You should stick to your tinkering.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 06:39 AM
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The painter shouldnt take the job if he thinks its tinkering.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 06:48 AM
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The painter shouldnt take the job if he thinks its tinkering.
That's not what I posted. Bills are paid and profits made doing the big work, not the small things. They are fillers and as such may take a bit more time than promised.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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The painter shouldnt take the job if he thinks its tinkering.
He's telling bluesman the he is the one that don't have a **** ng clue as to how a body and paint shop is run, vasser is right on, the smaller jobs have to take back seat to the larger, higher paying jobs or we would have to charge alot more $ to do the smaller stuff.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 07:03 PM
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KansasRoadKing, Yes, painted to match fenders, saddlebags, &amp\\; tank.

 
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