jackcarlson
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[b]Easy wrote:[/b]
[quote]Canuck,thats a nice looking car.About what year is it?Not many volvos around my part of the country.[/quote]
ya can take a boy outta the coast but ya cant take the coast outta the boy :rofl :rofl :rofl[b]Kevin Campbell wrote:[/b]
[quote]In January of this year we had an 09 Accord towed in. At first it didn’t look too bad, but once it was off the flatbed it was obviouse that it was a mess. Insurer had already assessed the damages at $12k.First thing was that the rt front wheel was being held on by just the strut. So we had to have it dropped inside to make sure it would be able to be properly assessed ( our yard is gravel, and floor jacks don’t roll well on rocks). Second thing was that the battery was dead. So we needed to charge the Bat. Once we got the batttery charged. we tried to start the car only to have about 5 quarts of fluid dump onto the shop floor. Couldn’t tell where it was coming from, but it was both trans and engine oil.
Pushed the car onto the lift to see what was going on and noticed that the door on the opposite side was ajar at the bottom and not at the top.
After all was evaluated we added another $13k in damages that the adjuster missed.
I charged for everything needed. Towing plus markup. inside storage on a rack. charge battery. waste oil cleanup and disposal. Lift charge. disassemble vehicle for assessment. Damage assessment. enter and re-write damage appraisal.I think there were a bunch of other thing that we did that we charged for, but offhand you get the idea.
Thing is, when presented with our charges. nobody questioned why we were billing what we were once we broke it down individually. All were within reason. My thoughts are that if they are paying an appraiser $50- $65 + thousand a year, and they miss that much damage, they shouldn’t be writing sheets in the first place ( and trust me, some were in plain sight). Let’s be truthful about this. The individuals that normally write sheets for the insurers have little idea what’s necessary to rebuild some of these wrecks. Why should we give our knowledge away for pennies? In all, I had 10- 12 hours handling this car. Between handling tows, moving around, cleaning up, assessing,entering and re-writing their sheet. We wound up making about $1000 doing their legwork.[/quote]
i like your attitude kevin good post :cheersya ya could but water an paste really deep cleans things an clean is ur best freind when painting
[b]Canuck wrote:[/b]
[quote][b]bondomerchant wrote:[/b]
[quote]nice looking work canuck btw whos that old hippy in the one pic :lol1[/quote]:rofl :rofl That’s me.[/quote]
:rofl dam!!!an i thought ya had ol willy nelson working on ur car :rofl :roflits the acme fc 710 clear an the hondas owners freinds beat the glass out with a baseball bat real good freinds huh :wak
nice looking work canuck btw whos that old hippy in the one pic :lol1
[b]dturcotte wrote:[/b]
[quote]I’m not a big ford guy but that is one sharp little pick up!
:woohoo:[/quote]
ford????looks like a jimmy ta me nice pics easy :teachi think usc has a few new products that really are spose to work killer on em
a couple pics of the finished job the owner was thrilled an offered ta pay me extra 😛 😛
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:cheers my next 2 victims :evil2 :evil2 :evil2 :evil2
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life is good 😉maybey thats why i got 8 kids :rofl :rofl :rofl its those purple pills i got off the internet :chair :chair
well shot the ol pig today think im even gonna be able ta sell this one without buffing it :stoned
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was b.s.ing with blove on the vent the whole time i was shooting this :lol1
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an think of all the doubleback tape i aint going ta have ta reapply tomorrow the last shot is for stone :evil2 :evil2
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[quote][b]bondomerchant wrote:[/b]
[quote][b]Underpaid Painter wrote:[/b]
[quote]Those are one of the best tools a painter can have 😉 I have a ton made up, all makes and models. Its taken me quite a few years to get my collection. If I ever leave Im taking them with me :P[/quote]
ya i just got ta remember ta write what they are on the back more often :blush: :blush:[/quote]I have a little Dymo lable maker that I print lables for my cans with. I just print an extra one and stick it to the back of the spray out card.[/quote]
i still use a crayon on mine :blush:ur a sic man very sic indeed :wak :lol1 :lol1 :lol1
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[b]Underpaid Painter wrote:[/b]
[quote]Those are one of the best tools a painter can have 😉 I have a ton made up, all makes and models. Its taken me quite a few years to get my collection. If I ever leave Im taking them with me :P[/quote]
ya i just got ta remember ta write what they are on the back more often :blush: :blush: