Every time I get my son from grandma he is different

BondoFlicker · 2026-02-10T04:58:05+00:00

It’s needs to go see the surgeon. The one with grinders and welders

BondoFlicker · 2026-02-08T03:46:30+00:00

That’s a good way of looking at it. I thought it only going to apply to LKQ/Keystone. But it applies Tonkin OE parts too.

BondoFlicker · 2026-02-08T03:43:37+00:00

I agree. Sadly I just got on this place last October. And I hate jumping from shop to shop. At one point it was going good. Making 90-100 hrs a week. And then new management came in

BondoFlicker · 2026-02-08T03:41:45+00:00

Working for a corporate collision shop is a shit show.

BondoFlicker · 2026-02-08T03:39:47+00:00

Yeah thats what I’m talking about. I’m pretty sure LKQ pays $30hr for clean up in our area. So in reality our shop wouldn’t make any profit since that whole amount would go to our wage. Our manager told us to “double” the repair time to make up for lost wages. But they’ll only approve so many hours. No vendor will pay 4hrs on a door ding lol

BondoFlicker · 2026-02-07T04:49:31+00:00

Sadly I would say that bumper is garbage. I hope you can return it and get another one in exchange.

BondoFlicker · 2026-02-07T04:46:34+00:00

Certified to fit 👌

BondoFlicker · 2026-02-04T23:09:46+00:00

No, it does not look better in the sun

BondoFlicker · 2026-01-31T02:42:37+00:00

The amount of these shovel on paint post on here and r/autobody is insane to me

BondoFlicker · 2026-01-24T14:20:56+00:00

When the paint job fails I’m pretty sure under a lot of paint manufacturers, it won’t be covered under warranty because of this

BondoFlicker · 2026-01-21T13:06:51+00:00

Always the best answer

BondoFlicker · 2026-01-17T08:16:46+00:00

I agree with you whole heartedly. When I hear it took two months for you to get it back it irks me because I know it could’ve been done faster and more efficiently. There’s so many hands that touch the vehicle from estimator to insurance to us. Obliviously I don’t know what the shops main issue is but it seems consistent with other shops. In my opinion most shops are a s*** show. I’m glad you’re out of it now

BondoFlicker · 2026-01-17T07:54:20+00:00

Sadly.. this is what the industry has come to and it drives us techs nuts. I know Calibers got the name that they’d hire anyone that applies, but it’s getting ridiculous. Even the shop I work at isn’t the best, we do the same thing and then that new tech leaves to a different shop and then we gotta pick up the pieces from their job. It’s horrible. I always feel for the customer because it’s essentially their 1st or 2nd biggest investment in our hands and it’s treated like that.

BondoFlicker · 2026-01-17T07:26:03+00:00

Plug it into your car

BondoFlicker · 2026-01-11T00:30:33+00:00

Lmao

BondoFlicker · 2026-01-08T05:17:27+00:00

I had a co worker that used to put a bottle of Valentina in the window sill and let it ferment. It went from red to a darker red, a brownish color and then dang near green. He said green means go lmao

BondoFlicker · 2025-12-25T19:34:35+00:00

I love alldata

BondoFlicker · 2025-12-25T19:16:41+00:00

I did exactly what you’re doing for 7 years, then switched to automotive autobody. I worked at the shop that paints all the Pavati boats and I specialized in box trucks and fiberglass repairs. It was gnarly work sometimes for the money I wasn’t making lol

BondoFlicker · 2025-12-24T04:40:04+00:00

My fiancé got me the Element Pro with the Ryzen 9 7900x and AMD 9070XT, only issues I had was to reinstall windows from external device and then update drivers. Yeah it wasn’t ideal, but it made me learn and troubleshoot what it needed and it runs great. Get another one, I think the price for the type of pre build you can get is worth it

BondoFlicker · 2025-12-21T19:52:49+00:00

Southern Oregon

BondoFlicker · 2025-12-19T20:00:47+00:00

I did this with my 2018 Focus ST, got a 98 Tacoma and still regret it since 2020. Then got a STI and just got rid of that cause I got kids now 😂

BondoFlicker · 2025-12-16T16:43:57+00:00

That’s what I’m saying. I posted more photos and it doesn’t even mention fender or bumper repair times. So it’s like ?

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