Date:         Tue, 13 Aug 2013 21:28:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Paint job pricing
Comments: To: JRodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com>
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  Yeah, but all these 'craftsmen'...they all are now required to be
licensed by their states...(read: Paid huge fees to be bonded, insured and
licensed to be allow to even try to do  the work)   So, you should feel
'safe' in taking your business into a 'licensed and bonded' business...who
may or may not be able to actually do good work, but they DID get the
State's requirements done..

.Of course, to later recoup any cost to yourself from a bad experience with
one of these 'approved, licensed bonded" shops, you'll need to get a lawyer
and sue anyhow, just like if Joe Blow next door did your paint in his own
garage and got a few runs or holidays....So what do you get, having
everyone licensed and bonded?  ...

  Financial reality demands that most craftsmen now spend big money in
order to be legal to work, which means they must now be sloppy sometimes to
keep in the black...Yes, lots of workers are sloppy anyhow...but finding a
guy who's still doing good work when he's now making minumum wage,
essentially....that is rare...

  I agree that doing your own work is the best way to assure you get it
right....


On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 7:53 PM, JRodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:

> For that kind of money - I would do it myself. Might take a while - but
> it would be right what I finished. That's my biggest problem with the
> crafts - crappy workmanship. Dedication to the craft is minimal in most
> places. You can still find it -= but boy does it ever take some digging.
> I've had to fix to many jobs that were plain crappy. Live through to
> many horror stories.
>
> Just like my muffler nightmare - my problem - but it's gonna be right
> when I'm done, no questions asked. The muffler will not fall out in the
> street!
>
> I bet Jim is happy with his home paint job. He knows it's right.
>
> John
>
>
> On 8/13/2013 9:11 PM, Jason wrote:
>
>> I wouldn't expect much for under $3-4K in terms of quality.
>>
>