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I would also go to the dept of Insurance on his insurance company. If nothing else works go to local tv station. They would kill for a cover up...
$90-$120 HR For bodywork? That overhead must be through the roof. Rates here are $55 and $38 P & M, and that is the top of the line shops. We do...
No double talk. An insurance company has a reserve of money set to what they expect to lose on claims. If they exceed that amount by 1% they feel...
That was a good thing about the company that I had worked for. We paid the shop's labor rates and did not try to get them to discount them. I...
Progressive is bad about that. The funny part is that the appraiser doesn't know jack about the car and has NEVER done body work. They are...
That has to be one of the dumbest things I have ever heard. You have no clue how insurance companies actually make their money.
We actually covered and paid for a custom jeep wrangler that the owner was off roading and rolled it. Paid him what it was worth minus the salvage...
I agree 100%. I worked for an independent appraisal company for ten years, an insurance company for seven and now work for a body shop. One of the...
One of the car mags (I think CC) had a 355 build called "Danger Mouse" using vortec heads, RPM airgap, Comp Cam Extreme Energy, 1.6 rockers and a...
I had the same problem on a sbc with a stock 4 barrel intake. The fuel got so hot it would continue pumping into the engine when you shut it off....
Nothing makes me more PO'D than when the fire dept cuts the battery cables. I have worked for insurance companies and body shops and that is the...
I used PPG K36 primer and I feathered the edges of the scoops down to paper thin. They were bonded to the hood with 3M fiberglass to metal...
Was that first photo taken outside of Peirson's in Jacksonville?
Cleaned the underside of mine with a wire brush and grinding wheel then used epoxy primer and finally the liner. Turned out great.
I have seen the same thing in a few places near Quincy, IL. The cars were mashed into the sides of the creek to stop erosion. Sad.
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Hi Guys, I am a new member and really enjoy this forum. I had a similiar project but I am having problems. I used the 3m panel adhesive for...
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