1 /5 Chris Rehmann: Do NOT use them for painting! Brian gave me a quote of $600 to paint the hood and gas tank for my 1928 Model A Ford. I dropped the parts off on April 19. Brian called me on April 24 to tell me that the price would now be $1600! I wanted the job done, so I reluctantly agreed. I called them every 2 weeks until the job was done in August! When I went in to pick up the parts (the 1st time), I found they were 3 shades darker than the sample they were to match! I told them the job was totally unacceptable, and I wanted the parts re-painted. At first they said No, and I must pay the $1600 or I could not have my parts. They finally agreed to re-paint the parts, but only if I paid $350 for more paint!! I considered small claims court, but decided $350 was cheaper, so I agreed. One month of phone calls later, I went in to pick up the parts and they were still 2 shades darker! They agreed to re-paint a 3rd time, and they somehow got a rep from the paint factory to match the paint at their shop, and the color was OK. When I picked up the parts in August, Brian told me that they could not do the final buffing on loose parts, and that he would send his painter to my house in Paradise to do the buffing after I got the parts installed. After 3 more months of phone calls, Brian told me yesterday that he is simply not going to send a painter to do the final buffing as he promised. I learned that NorCal had outsourced all of the painting to an outside shop, and the employees at this shop did not show up for work, quit regularly, etc. I am Very Disappointed with the broken promises, false price quotes, failure to return phone calls, and the fact that it took me from April to November to complete this small painting project with NorCal.
