[dark0821]

That's tough, $800 is a decent chunk of change for detail. So I know what you mean, in the consumer perspective, I paid a decent amount and didn't "cheap out" so I expect a good result.

But also, to the shop owner "yes, it is just the cost of doing business". I doubt he lost "thousands of dollars". But from the sounds of it, the owner did put some effort into "making it right". He is defn losing money, but just by how much.

IMHO, the bodyshop dropped the ball. If they were paid well by the detail shop, then the detail shop should expect a quality paint job to come out of it.

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I guess knowing who to blame isn't solving the issue.

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As mentioned above, from the photos, the 2nd set of redo seems decent enough, but I assume it is more obvious in real life.

It is your car (so our opinion doesnt matter), in the end what matters is if it is up to your standards which I assume it is not.

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I would communicate to the detail owner to get his money back from the body shop. Then get the detail owner to pay $6,000 to a second bodyshop that can stand behind their work.

I dunno man, 4 fenders + 2 bumpers should not be a $6,000 paint job.

If the owner is not down about that, "vandalism non-collision claim" may be the only way to go. I know it suxx, as it will show on your car fax, but it doesn't hurt your premiums, get him to pay your deductable + 2 grand of accelerated depreiciation and be done with it.

Trust me the detail owner wants to get out of this shit as much as you do. If he is decent, he would get the bodyshop to cover the " deductable + 2 grand of accelerated depreiciation" Because it was on them, they promised the detail owner something that probably can't be done. They over promised and under delivered.

If the bodyshop did get paid $6,000 for the job, coughing up $3,000 should still make it even for the bodyshop, they just don't profit, that's all.

Hoping you didnt burn the bridge with the detail owner already. Communicate with him, let him know that you and him are on the same side, have the bodyshop to either
A) fix their shit. Even if it is "impossible" to match. They agreed to the "impossible" now they have to deal with it by repainting the bumpers
B) pay your deductable + accelerated depreiciation