Just a word to the wise about a not so good respraying company in Leicester.
I had the lower half, from the windows down, supposedly with all damage repaired and resprayed with the original colour L81 Diamond Black and laquered. I was quoted 160.00 if I supplied the materials. The materials I supplied, after telling the factor the respray was to be done professionaly, were from a reputable factor and all were compatible with each other.
To make life easier I even removed the window external seals myself by merely lifting and pulling gently because I had liberlly coated the sections under the front mirrors with non drying silicone lubricant after both mirrors were replaced last time so future removal and replacement would not involve removing the mirrors again.
The car was booked in on the Monday and when it was taken the job was put off until Wednesday due a backlog of work. I gave the guy a chance but made it clear that I had to have it back not later than the Saturday morning because I am disabled and walking causes me a load of pain. He assured me it would be ready and would call me when it was ready.
Anyone would now take it for granted that all would go on without problems. NOT! On the Thursday he tells me that the laquer was not compatible with the basecoat and it was just 'soaking' through it. Being fair again I asked how much extra it would be for him to supply more laquer and was told another 20.00. I gave him the go ahead and then though it would be at least Saturday before it was completed.
More fool me! He called a few hours later and said it was done and ready to collect. When I arrived to collect it an hour later I found it be shiny but covered with a heavy coat of paint dust and the window strips unfitted. As I needed the car I drove it home and hand washed it then leatehered it dry as is my usual practice. While drying it many blemishes became apparent and included corrosion scabs on the door bottom that had been unteated and painted over, loads of fish eyes in many places, then to cap it all runs that looked like curtains in a few places. To add insult to injury someone had tried to take off the interior door panel on the drivers door, presumably to refit the exterior window seals, and had split the front top sectioin adjacent to the door opener and had also mangled the plug which hides the front screw fixing!
What a tosser of a 'professional' sprayer. I had allowed him loads of leeway because he had told me that his part time helper was not reliable and had not turned in for a few days. The truth of this is that it was not only the helper was unreliable.
Anyway, I took it back to him and politely pointed out the problems and he said GUESS WHAT - that is was my fault! He refused to accept any responsibility whatsoever so leaving him the parting comment that the matter was not finished and I would take it as far as I could to gain justice, I departed.
Arriving home I used the internet to research my rights and have since written to him politely informing him that I required him to give me details of how he intended the rectify the problems. If I receive no response I will send another strongly worded one by Recorded Delivery to inform him that it is my intention to take him to court. Hopefuly he will then accept responsibility and rectify the piss poor work he did!
The name of the place is hidden by admin.
Looking on the internet for other local resprayers there are comments left by another dissatisfied customer of his here:
http://www.cylex-uk.co.uk/company/s-r-resprays-13098112.html which advises others not to use him! I wish I had read it first and saved myself the grief.
Little did he know that I took hig resolution photgraphs of the car before and after the respray and that I intend to pay for an independant bodywork specialist to inspect and report on the job he did.
I will continue this story as it unfolds so oofers can give this waste of space a wide berth!

Anyone know a decent one that does do a good job in Leicester?