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That quarter panel replacement took me 14 hours
I got a 2010 Civic in Tuesday with rear quarter damage. Looked like a simple cut and weld job from the initial photo. Three hours in I found bondo hiding rot all the way down the wheel arch. Had to keep cutting back until I hit clean metal. Ended up fabricating a patch panel from scratch because the aftermarket one didn't line up right. The inner structure was tweaked too so I had to pull that straight first. By the time I got it all welded, ground, and in primer it was 10 PM. Shop owner was pissed about the labor hours. Has anyone else dealt with hidden rot making a job go double what you quoted?
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simonp4726d ago
Has that ever happened to you with something totally unrelated though... like you start a tiny home repair and suddenly you're rebuilding half the wall? It's funny how one little problem always has a buddy hiding behind it. Makes you wonder if anything is ever actually simple or if we're just fooling ourselves to get started...
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alice33625d ago
Most of the time a small repair stays small if you just fix the one thing and stop looking for more problems. Maybe we're the ones making it complicated by overthinking it?
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