Did you ask for references?

We all should get the names of, and talk to customers that have had similar work done - under the same conditions.

Perhaps this body man has never done a job like this and bit off more than he can chew.

Have you looked at the work that he is doing on accident repair? Does he repair or replace parts?

Can he repair the trunk if you remove the handle AND cut out any braces that are in the way?

I hired a neighbor's church friend to apply some sheetrock on the ceiling of a bedroom of our cape house,

The ceiling was 3-1/2 feet by 11 feet. I was on a ski trip when he did the work. I was dismayed that he put the sheetriock up, put mud on the screws and seams (no tape!) and then sanded ALL the mud off leaving a tiny bit in the cracks,

I told him that the work was unacceptable because I didn't think that he had ever done that type of work before and I did not expect my house to be his school.

I offered to pay for the materials, and after I got the job done right, I would pay him anything that was left over. I never heard from him again.

Good luck.

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'96 855R,'64 PV544 driver, '67 P1800 basket case, '72 Yamaha Rd400, '68 Honda 350-4, '12 XC70, the first 5 are mine, heh, heh, 525,000 miles put on 10 bricks James A Sousa