I'm lead to believe that the business name was Sutton Restorations or similar.

It was unfortunately on my beloved Datsun 1000.

The recommendation to be fair wasn't a recommendation as such, more of
"I just recently met this fella who does panel beating, you should give him a call. He seems reasonable enough"
I certainly don't lay any blame at the dude who suggested him to me, and thus I wont dirty his name for what was an honest judgement error. I've known him for quote a few years and I know that he was just offering a lead he had discovered.

Ill go and get some pics at some stage. I spoke with Kdogg today who kindly came up to have a look for me. He agrees, that whilst the work is "average", it is not full of bog, and that I paid far too much for the work completed.

Considering that I also got a quote from a local panel shop for the same dollars to be in paint, completed and with a warranty, im not convinced that I got a good deal from this guy.

What is the business name? Do you have images of the poor workmanship? Was the vehicle a Datsun?

Who reccomended you to him?

Sorry to hear, it is always best to conduct regular inspections at payment intervals.

Hi to all Perth folks, and by extension to anyone on this forum.

I wish to advise you of a exceptionally shadey character that I have had the unfortunate privilege of doing business with.

I originally engaged him to do some panel beating work on the lead from a fellow Datsun nut, and it has turned out to be a very expensive exercise with very poor results. (no blame of any part is on the fellow Datsun nut. He didn't know either)

I can do into details of the whole story, but this dude has basically ripped me off around $5,000 and his quality of work is average to say the least.

The guys lives in Greenmount in Perth. I can provide more info about this whole sordid affair if people want but this is sufficient for now. If you want any details, PM me.

Whilst I don't expect anyone here to suddenly jump to my side and defend me,(particularly since you don't really know the whole story to decide for yourself) I would hope that at the very least everyone takes this as a warning to not do business with this man. He will rip you off at every opportunity and show no remorse for his actions. Do not let his stories sway or garner any empathy from you.

If you do wish to support me, my only request is that never do business with this man ever again and ensure that you let everyone else know to do the same. He does not deserve the generosity or helpfulness of the Datsun community.

Cheers

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