Frame Off Restoration Gone Bad - Pretty Red Paint Hides Trashed And Rotted Parts Throughout 

We've done videos like this before, but left out names because there was no clear and direct path back to the party who actually did the work. In this case, the owner of the truck had a direct one on one transaction with the people she contracted to do the work, and that's why we "named names".

@@UncleTonysGarage Absolutely agree. There has to be a direct line to the people that did the work. Again, goes back to why I wont cut corners even if they want me to. Clearly this lady didn't ask or pay for that but I have seen botched up crap that the customer actually asked for because they themselves are the deceiver. Shops just shouldn't do it, if the deceptive seller gets caught, they'll throw the shop under the bus in a second.

@@yodawunn6700 been thrown under the bus plenty. So I always give people the option to take their car anywhere else for a second opinion before I even start, and explain although there are cheaper methods, I refuse to use them. It's like buying the cheapest part you can find. It's the one that is guaranteed to fail.

@@UncleTonysGarage , I went on their website. They advertise as their specialty is restorations and old trucks. I can see why she chose them to restore this truck their advertisement looks l legitimate. I wonder how many other customers receive the same treatment from Possum hollow garage ? We need more people exposing businesses like this. I suggest anybody who’s looking for people to restore your vehicles. You get more than one reference on their work or do it yourself.

It's getting harder every day to trust anyone who we hire for anything!

Lmao

😂

You always get away with bullshit... until you don't!

It will give them something "well deserved" for sure.

I'd let the painter paint my car though, gun work looks good only thing that does though. Good from a far, far from a good

I agree

This is fraud. The shop that did this would get clobbered in court.

They all start out with promises and good intentions, in the end only a few can honestly deliver what the customer wants and pays for.

Crooks, hacks they need to be held accountable.

Should be an inspector to check the car before leaving any restoration shop

Hard to watch this one, zip screws, painted over rust, half assed gas tank, the bed floor, the window, the doors, 🤬

Kinda depends on the intelligence of the judge. Some judges are horrible and some are pretty good.

@Yippee Skippy No doubt. In fact some are thinking Thanksgiving by calculating backwards from Yom Kippur 2029 (the latest year for Jesus' second coming , which is not the rapture but a different event) according to the 80 year fig tree prophecy. But that is no excuse for poor workmanship and cheating a woman.

Cases in superior court take a long long time.

Sometimes the lawyers cost make suing almost impossible and these shops know this. The best way to is videos like this hopefully the word gets out and people stop using them. Social media can work both ways in can build you up or take you down

The whole key to making something like this work is hiring the attorney that has an office directly across from the courthouse. Find the guy that plays golf with the judge and explain the situation to him. Especially in small Midwest citys

You're exactly right. There is something about the trials, tribulations, long hours of work, ect. that endures us to the final product. Especially after a few years go by.

There is no greater satisfaction then restoring your own vehicle and learning new skills. Even if I had the kind of money this lady spent, I wouldn't pay someone to restore my truck. I enjoy waiting for new parts and learning every nut, bolt and wire on my truck. I'm 2 years into a redneck restoration and every bit of it has been an awesome experience.

You're exactly right Bondo and fiberglass everywhere isn't the proper way to repair rust it actually makes it worse because water gets trapped and makes it worse ,cutting out the rusted metal and replacing it with new metal is the only proper way to repair especially if you're investing significant money into paint .

@@HuskyGamersUNITE personally I probably would have gone with something a bit newer in order to "learn" on.

I have to disagree . The restorer knew EXACTLY what he was doing when he was putting the lipstick on this pig.

That’s funny haven’t heard brain off before😂

red paint jobs seem to be red flags in Tenn.

@@bradc32 there's a reason they call it "resale red" 🤣

Ask them what they think of the vid. Thats what I did on their Facebook page.

Looks like they have a RU-vid account,last post a year ago 😡

And useless. Insurance regulations my ass. I laugh at shops posting this shit on the dam door, if a shop won't let you see whats going on with your property you shouldn't be at that shop. I always let customers watch me work on there cars as long as they didnt talk to me too much. Whats funny is when you've got 1/2 the inside of a car taken apart and 50 wires to hook up you see jaws drop because your not reading directions. And they a union electrian asks how do you know what goes where? Because ive don't 500k of them.

all the fiberglass just floors me. I have no idea what she spent but I have never done this type of work ever.

Same here.

As I always say "I don't trust anyone with a deathtrap except myself"

This right here, when I pay a "professional" to do a job I expect it to be done properly.

100% agreed. I always look at it this way. Doing it right is the only way. If the client can't afford to have it done right, then we can't work together. And another thing. The client may take it somewhere else and other shops always love to bad mouth other shops, nature of the beast. So, I never give then that chance. Do it once, do it right. And remember, charge accordingly. Never work for free.

Brilliant!

Lol nice

You can also see that 3 weeks of "labor" billed was in fact 3 weeks of beer drinking, or worse working on another client's project.

You assume the average "more bucks than brains" customer would have a clue what they're looking at. Wander past any body shop you see bondo "skim coat" leveling. Every boat has "structural fiberglass" work. A good talker is going to convince your average pigeon "this is how its done". But, you also have to look at what the final purpose of the "restoration" is supposed to be. If this truck was supposed to be a "static indoor display" piece, it's pretty ok. If it's supposed to be "restored to factory fresh, roadworthy" condition, it's complete butchery. Betcha the butcher shop even uses puffery like "museum quality restoration" as lawsuit insulation.

Bro- people spend 70grand on a restoration - they aint gonna go and babysit the staff

I assume nothing, can’t save everyone from every situation

The trouble is that once the shop has your vehicle, they can hold you to ransom; if you don't accept the work and pay the price, they can hold your vehicle until you pay or dispose of it if you refuse to pay.

There is no budget for a full of frame restriction. You have no idea what's involved until you do it. That's why you charge by the hour for every hour . Be it 1500 hours or 2500 hours. I've spent almost 100 hours one 1 fender.

Have you ever seen happy meals used to hold the bondo in place? Unfortunately I have, and they didn't even leave me the toy 😑

Looks good from far, but is far from good.

@@darksu6947 No toy? Evil bastards! LOL

@@darksu6947 lol😂. That's rough man

Have seen old license plates used also.

NO. None of hat was issue besides the cab mounts.

Best comment here. I think you're exactly right. Throw in the non-matching matching numbers cars, etc. and you make the whole case for a Sloppy Mechanics Fairmont.

Kiwi plays a great straight man role in this sad comedy.

Your sarcasm meter needs adjustment

He's joking and you dont understand. Sarcasm detector for you this Christmas.

It's a joke. Google "Comedy straight man.)

@@WonTooForAte9 I have a Corvette I needed body work and paint work done to it and I brought it to a shop locally that was supposed to be the best in the area. They gave me the highest quote but I wasn't worried about it. I was wanting a good job done. I didn't even need the car back and I told them to take all the time in the world they needed. Then they still did a horse shit job. I got the car back and there were body lines that weren't right. The front fender bound up with the door. I even found miscellaneous fasteners sitting in my cup holder that I don't know where they went. They didn't bother sanding out the orange peel. They even had swirl marks in the paint from their buffing. And when I brought it back to have them realign the door in the fender, they did and it still did the same thing. I brought it back again and the owner got snotty with me over it. He told me that they didn't have time to keep messing with my car. And they were the one that took the door off to paint it. My neighbor just had some work done on their car at a different body shop and when she got it back I looked down the side of it and I couldn't believe all the orange peel they left on it. How sad. I guess it's just like mechanics, it's hard to find a good one.

@@WonTooForAte9 Every time somebody I know has body work done to their car I asked them what was done and I closely inspect it. Then I asked them who did the work. Trying to find out who sucks and who doesn't. But then again it also depends on who they have working for him at the time.

@@frankc1430 Let us know who it is! I am going through the same thing right now and I am writing a detailed report for everyone to see very soon.

A classic boat is all curse.

ZEPRAT GERNODT ? gee the AI fake comments program YT is really on the boil today

@@benwinter2420 You an idiot🤦🏽‍♂️

Australian WEF style inspections of all vehicles ? the crackdown Oz on all individuality tinkering with vehicles cotton wool . . lead up to world communism great reset gulag 2030 to an animal farm ruled over by a few insane inbred religious nut sack family bankers controlling the printing press of $ . . yeah Australian WEF style regs Peru accord that sold entire us Oz ockers down river before for an pipe dream babies blood adrenochrome vampire dream

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