Someone please just shoot me!!

**motelbob** · 12th June 2006, 17:00

After having a bit of a spill I had some plastic welding done on the nose of the RF. Decided to paint both side fairings at the same time to get rid of stone chips. Rang bike shop twice to confirm colour code for paint (candy apple red) then waited for the return of my newly painted bits and pieces. They came back beatifully finished in MAROON !! . Now I have to tell you that having half the bike candy apple and the other half maroon ...... frankly it looks like shit. Rang back bike shop to see what the hell happened only to be told that my colour code was for n.z models only and even with the chassis no. they couldnt give me a code for an import.(why I wasnt told this the first time I rang who bloody knows) As well I have to wonder what sort of shit the painter was smoking at the time he sprayed my plastics. Idiot must be colour blind as well as stoned!! So here I am left with a two tone RF not sure if I should take the RFs arse off and paint it maroon to match or take all the newly painted pieces and try again??? Talk about frustrated

**crashe** · 12th June 2006, 17:04

Hope you havent paid the bill for the spray job...

It is not done in the colour specified by you...

They could have also rung you to let you know that they could NOT get the red you wanted, so that you could have gone else where...

Do not pay...

**Toast** · 12th June 2006, 17:09

FTA, CGA, can't remember which Act it is...but get a copy and smack them with it.

**Sketchy_Racer** · 12th June 2006, 17:13

Tell them to get stuffed.

They screwed it up. They fix it up.

**The_Dover** · 12th June 2006, 17:17

Or at least ask for half the painters stash as compensation.

Really, the colour wont look so bad when you're off your tits.

**Maha** · 12th June 2006, 17:21

Where did you get it done motelbob?........theres a great place here in Warkworth in Glenmore drive, they welded and matched the paint perfectly on a bike i had, slight crack below the seat, and he gave me the left over paint, which wasn't alot but still, good to have for the odd touch up i guess

**Clivoris** · 12th June 2006, 18:59

Bummer man. That kind of mindless shit can challenge your faith in humanity. Don't let the b'stards get you down, talk to the boss and demand satisfaction.

Might be worth being nice firast though. Good luck.

**motelbob** · 12th June 2006, 19:09

unfortunatelly my wife paid for it when she went into auck to stay overnight. It was done by the plastic repair co in archers rd. glenfield. Wish Id known about the place in warkworth Id have gone there for sure.

**Toast** · 12th June 2006, 19:17

Originally Posted by motelbob

unfortunatelly my wife paid for it when she went into auck to stay overnight. It was done by the plastic repair co in archers rd. glenfield. Wish Id known about the place in warkworth Id have gone there for sure.

Even if she's paid for it, you can still get recourse...just a bit of a bitch now, means you've got to get heavy with them if they're pricks about it.

**avgas** · 12th June 2006, 19:24

man that sucks shit, take the maroon pieces back and get them painted.
most paint shops have candy apple red - its a standard (metalflake anyhow) PPG colour from recall. Its their fuckup so they should fix it

**paturoa** · 12th June 2006, 19:42

Originally Posted by avgas

man that sucks shit, take the maroon pieces back and get them painted.
most paint shops have candy apple red - its a standard (metalflake anyhow) PPG colour from recall. Its their fuckup so they should fix it

got my vote get an all over new paint job.....

**ogr1** · 13th June 2006, 06:23

At the very least, it's now original to you

**emaN** · 13th June 2006, 12:07

Originally Posted by motelbob

I should take the RFs arse off and sell them to emaN who needs some to cut up for his RF rear end conversion

dude...too much! more than i could have hoped for!

however, i do accept.

**Masterchop** · 13th June 2006, 12:25

There maybe numerous different shades of candy apple red,I'm surprised they painted it if thats all the imfo they had.
Normally you would need to give them the actual paint code to get the correct colour and shade unless they were matching against the original colour.There are lots of painters who cant colour match without the code.

**crashe** · 13th June 2006, 12:30

Originally Posted by motelbob

Rang bike shop twice to confirm colour code for paint (candy apple red)

Originally Posted by Masterchop

There maybe numerous different shades of candy apple red,I'm surprised they painted it if thats all the imfo they had.
Normally you would need to give them the actual paint code to get the correct colour and shade unless they were matching against the original colour.There are lots of painters who cant colour match without the code.

See the above quote... from motoelbob's first post.