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    Posted by John Childs on January 28, 2010 at 12:46 pm

    After looking at some of the good work from Warren and Marcella, I thought it only right that I should post up some of ours, so here’s one we did this morning.

    I asked the fitter what it was like to apply the vinyl and he said that it sticks in most places. 😀

    Fair’s fair though, the customer knows exactly what he wants, and has no unrealistic expectations about putting graphics on his old vehicles. In fact he is so pleased with our work that he has been known to give us joint of pork from the pigs he breeds as a sideline.


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    Malcolm Elliott replied 14 years, 2 months ago 11 Members · 16 Replies
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  • Marcella Ross

    Member
    January 28, 2010 at 6:19 pm
    quote John Childs:

    In fact he is so pleased with our work that he has been known to give us joint of pork from the pigs he breeds as a sideline.

    :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

    if you have a happy customer then that’s all that matters!

  • Peter Dee

    Member
    January 28, 2010 at 6:20 pm

    Class. 😮

  • Shane Drew

    Member
    January 29, 2010 at 12:42 am

    :lol1: proof yet again that a fitters life is not all wine and roses. What was the guarantee? 3 months or 60mph – whichever comes first? 😉

  • Otto Peltonen

    Member
    January 29, 2010 at 7:21 am

    I do stuff like that almost every day… 😳 But the bright side is that the money you get from these jobs is just as valid as the money that comes from posh jobs, right?

  • Marcella Ross

    Member
    January 29, 2010 at 7:45 am
    quote Otto Peltonen:

    But the bright side is that the money you get from these jobs is just as valid as the money that comes from posh jobs, right?

    that’s absolutely true! The best kind of job is one where you have a very happy customer that pays his bill without hassle!

  • Matty Goodwin

    Member
    January 29, 2010 at 8:07 am

    What material did you use to wrap the cab?

    😀 😀 😛

  • John Childs

    Member
    January 29, 2010 at 8:53 am
    quote Otto Peltonen:

    But the bright side is that the money you get from these jobs is just as valid as the money that comes from posh jobs, right?

    Absolutely correct Otto.

    And in some ways it’s better money because it’s easier to earn. There’s no messing about, and no customer walking around it afterwards trying to pick fault, with comments like, "that’s not quite how I’d pictured it". or, "that colour isn’t quite right".

    Bonus for us, how many of you can say that your graphics doubled the value of the vehicle? 😀

    Bonus for the customer, come scrapping time, he’ll get more for the number plate than the truck cost him to buy, kit out, and run for three years. 😀

    Without checking, this must be about the fifteenth vehicle we’ve done for this customer in the last twelve months and, although we wouldn’t put our sticker on any of them, we consider him a good customer. In fact, we could do with more like him. 😀

  • Phill Fenton

    Member
    January 29, 2010 at 8:58 am

    ..but did you remember to get him to sign an affidavit promising not to tell anyone you did the signs 😕

  • John Harding

    Member
    January 29, 2010 at 10:30 am

    nowt wrong with that – another nice job John

    John 😀

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    January 29, 2010 at 1:15 pm

    You’ve seen where I live, John.
    Here that would be a real head-turner.
    And at least you can read the damn thing, it is refreshingly free of fills and effects.
    Love….Jill

  • Peter Mindham

    Member
    February 5, 2010 at 10:50 pm

    Would’ve looked better in old english script Jill

    Peter

  • John Childs

    Member
    February 5, 2010 at 11:25 pm
    quote Peter Mindham:

    Would’ve looked better in old english script Jill

    Ahem.

    Let’s not forget whose customer it is Peter. 😀

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    February 5, 2010 at 11:42 pm

    Peter I still love that pic of you in the hat!
    I have tickets for about 10 days from now, up in the rafters.

  • Peter Mindham

    Member
    February 9, 2010 at 9:22 pm

    I love my hat but threw it out the window last weekend.
    Still, Caps on a roll now so hope they get the record/

    Peter

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    February 9, 2010 at 10:05 pm

    No no never say it Peter.
    The Pens still have the record, 17 games straight back int the day.
    I would get you a new hat but they were a promotional item with beer last year, this year it’s a t-shirt.
    But I haven’t drank for a month now.
    😉

  • Malcolm Elliott

    Member
    February 10, 2010 at 12:27 pm

    I’ll have to dig out my Detroit hat and upset you all….hahaha

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