Stupidity Strikes Against....Volume 2....
09-09-2012, 03:20 AM
#12
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Arizona
Posts: 1,127
That sign doesn't mean **** mate. I got brand new rims out of our local car wash because they did the exact same thing. I'm kind of like you possibly and would've left it alone since the sign is there but luckily I had my mother with me at the time since we were going to lunch and she went to town. Year of free car washes I never used and brand new rims WITH tires. I was extremely satisfied.
09-09-2012, 12:14 PM
#14
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Norfolk, VA
Posts: 509
Wait - OP, is that a powdercoat job or new wheels? Your "drastic fix" looks mean as hell. While everyone else is talking Judge Judy and ****, I'm admiring the new look. Nice. 
Seriously, IMO, looks way better than your avatar pic and sig pics.
Seriously, IMO, looks way better than your avatar pic and sig pics.
09-10-2012, 10:15 AM
#15
Haha thanks man.
Nope its a double primer job with a rattle can haha. Kinda the same stuff as plasti dip just a little different
[IMG]
[/IMG]
09-10-2012, 12:02 PM
#17
Gentleman's Relish
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: AZ
Posts: 13,090
Why would ANY place use something like acid to clean any part of a car let alone wheels?? I don't care how much of an expert they are. Acid around a car is just plain stupid. It etches that which it doesn't destroy, can eat the clearcoat on paint if even a drop gets somewhere...
Just plain stupid in general...
Just plain stupid in general...
09-10-2012, 12:52 PM
#19
Join Date: May 2012
Location: SD
Posts: 38
I'd have gone to small claims court. Any real attorney could destroy a little sign that says that. It doesn't relieve them of common sense. They clean wheels all day long. They are considered the EXPERTS. It is implied that they know what to use and what not to use on your vehicle surface.
If you're going to get the powdercoated anyway then get it done and save the receipt. Give the owner a chance to pay it and if he doesn't file a small claims. You can add the small claims filing fee to the case so it shouldn't cost you a dime. Judges like receipts. You'll stand a much better chance getting reimbursed for a repair then trying to get new wheels.
09-10-2012, 12:58 PM
#20
It's not even my car and that pisses me off. If I were you, go back up there and confront him again. If he says no tell him you'll be back with your lawyer hahaha your wheels were clean, you brought them in, they come back out ruined. Not your fault whatsoever.