08/25/17 01:30pm
After seeing the car sit, I had a stern talk with the shop guys about realistic time estimates. I knew they were understaffed and behind on timelines, but I just didn't want to keep hearing the generic "by the end of the week [fill-in-the-blank] should be done." I told them to be honest with me and if they were too busy I would pay them for the work already done and go somewhere else that could finish the car in a timely manner. I knew I couldnt be the only upset customer, as many of the cars that were there when I dropped the car off were still there with small progress.

I finally see more promising work my next visit. I forgot what this stage was called, but it was a thick coat of primer, and required a couple of days of curing time, so I was told. Once cured, final blocking could be done to the car.
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At this point in time, there was a death in the family, so I really really wanted my car back to get my mind off of the grieving. Of course, the car sits in this state for too long.


09/15/17 02:37pm
Blocking started
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09/23/17 11:06am
The body shop actually called me the day before to say that the car was going into the paint booth. I had requested to see the car before to make sure everything was ready and correctly masked.

my Euro-market rear bumper (thanks Dave to the link to the guy in the UK)
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front bumper, front lip, and rear bumper support waiting to be prepped (thanks Dave for the license plate lights).
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I had to keep reminding them to smooth the rear fender lips, so they finally did it in this picture with one of their air hammer tools.
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I was so happy to finally see actual work being done. On a Saturday no less.