Before I owned my Land Cruiser... my sister sent it to the shop...
often... one time for a brake rebuild.. the truck came back with a big
stain on the right render and scratches all over both fenders... obviously
the mechanic was using the fender as a tool\part table and either spilled
some brake fuild on it (alot) or else placed the master brake cylinder on it
for temporary storage and it leaked into a pool. Well my dad went back to
the same shop to complain and they denied that they were responsible... we
couldnt prove anything so the stain remained... its still there to this
day... Its a reminder for me to work on the truck myself :P but I would go
and talk to the shop.
Maybe they wont help you at all... but at least they will know that some
of their mechanics maybe a bit careless and take steps to avoid the same
prob... (tool\part tables on wheels or fender aprons come to mind)
Good luck...
Toby
>Toby Atwater, Santa Barbara, CA, r.toby.atwater@worldnet.att.net
>1969 Austin Healey Sprite, mk 4
>1971 FJ-40 Toyota Land Cruiser with a big stain on the right fender... at
it
>will remain as a permenent reminder!
>
>
>>I wasn't planning on writing about any of this, but I am between a rock
and
>a
>>hard place.
>>
>>I picked up my car tonight from my new mechanic. He did all he was asked
to
>>do, and did it right, was always pleasant, and showed me what work he did
>>under the hood. I drove home, and the car was better than when I brought
it
>>there. I get home, crouch down in front of the car, and stare up the hood
>>with the sky reflecting beautifully off the paint. I see two very, very
new
>>distortions in the hood.
>>
>>Area 1: directly above the radiator. I pop the hood, and clear as day on
>the
>>underside is the dent. Area two: directly above the air cleaner. The paint
>>broke in both parts, and there are cracks. I can see bare metal. There is
>>absolutely no doubt in my mind the hood was closed with tools resting on
>the
>>air cleaner and radiator.
>>
>>Sooo, the question is, what do I do? I can call the mechanic, and he can
>tell
>>me he doesn't know what I'm talking about?I can't actually prove that he
>did
>>it. I don't want any bad blood with him either, because if the need
arises,
>>I'd like to go back to him again. On the other hand, I don't feel like I
>>should pay for body damage I did not cause. And, since there is the
tiniest
>>bit of exposed sheetmetal, I do not want my once perfect hood to start
>>rusting.
>>
>>If this has ever happened to you, or if you ever dropped the hood with
>tools
>>on the engine and it did cause dents, please let me know. This is one area
>>above all I do not want to mess around with.
>>
>>Tom
>>'78 Midget
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