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Before and After Repair Stories

6 entries filed under before and after repair stories.

A Chalked Gelcoat Wall That Came Back Without PaintTwo walls and the rear came back with abrasives and forty detail hours. The front cap did not, because it was through to laminate in patches. Mixed approach, one match.The Food Truck That Lost Its Serving Window FrameThe serving shelf brackets had been welded to the window frame instead of the body. Nine years of customers leaning on it fatigued the frame at both lower corners.The Skoolie That Arrived With No DrawingsA sideswipe on a converted bus whose builder left no record. Two roof ribs had been cut and sleeved, and the house wiring shared a chase with the chassis harness.Forty Two Feet of Full Body Paint, Booked in BlocksNineteen working days, most of them not spraying. Where the hours go on a full body coach repaint, and why the schedule is built around cure rather than labor.The Fifth Wheel With Its Pin Box Pushed Back Two InchesTwo inches aft and three eighths low. The bolt holes had gone oval, two risers had buckled at their welds, and the front cap had cracked as a consequence.Wrap Removal Before Paint on a Nine Year Old Work VanNine years of vinyl came off in about six hours and left four different surfaces behind, including one panel that had never been topcoated at all.