the worst of the worst...

As you know I am still rebuilding my Commando and more than 3 months ago I sent the tin to be painted in KY after seing this eBay ad:
Item number: 350348196648

After multiple excuses, promises ("next week", " its done", the logo was wrong" etc) I received the side covers 2 weeks ago: bubbles under the decals, not really straight lines etc.
Today I received the tank... bad enough to bring tears to the 55 old guy I am: overlaping lines in 3D, silver tape with shadows, logo misplaced and in 3D (I like to not be able to feel the logo/paint/taping on a paint job).
Basically burned down $$ and time! I guess the old adage "to good to be true" is right once again and there is no way a $450 paint job be OK!
To add insult to injury the owner Geoffrey Farmer is "taking offense" of my remarks and dare to speak of 30 years experience!!!!






:evil: Philippe :evil:

prmurat said:

To add insult to injury the owner Geoffrey Farmer is "taking offense" of my remarks and dare to speak of 30 years experience!!!!
:evil: Philippe :evil:

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I always find those type of comments amusing.
What he is really saying he has been doing bad work for 30 years. :roll:

What a mess... Nothing left to do but to start over and send them to someone else. A good warning to the rest of us!

prmurat said:

As you know I am still rebuilding my Commando and more than 3 months ago I sent the tin to be painted in KY after seing this eBay ad:

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Kentucky is better known for horses and whisky. Paint jobs are like strawberries, the good ones are local.

Jean

As the saying goes, "Good news travels slow, Bad news travels fast". Thanks for sharing your experience and sorry to hear your frustration.

I think he may have put a blindfold on before applying that 'Norton' logo. :x

Give the f*%@#r negative feedback on ebay. Did you pay with paypal? File a complaint with paypal and get your money back as long as you're not over the 45 day limit. I'd be wanting to take a drive to Kentucky.

So sorry to hear it.

Too late, but in the "For sale" section is an ongoing promo for a member here who does what is arguably the BEST reputed paint work I have ever seen on ANY forum.

Had you just never happened across his advert thread?

Again, so sorry, too late. Lesson learned!

Take a look at what Ironjohn ( 1965-n15cs-project-t6973.html is one post) does, he is in Canada, but at least in the same time zone and from the pictures, the work look fabulous.

Jean

Oops, it's in the "Anything Else" section-

http://www.accessnorton.com/quality-motorcycle-painting-reasonable-prices-t4085.html

i'll personally vouch for iron john's workmanship. the job he's done on my bike is as good or better than anything else i've seen. and the coachlining is done by hand. not cheap, but you get what you pay for.

Try the Vintage-Vendor in Northfield Vermont. Great work and good pricing. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
http://www.vintage-vendor.com/