Hi Baha
Forget the RCMP - they won't even speak to people who owe bad debts -
and this Pitt Meadows shop hasn't taken your plane hostage from what I
read - they are just pushing it to the back in favour of the ones that
have been squawking.

My advice -
Squawk - lots - every week - demand an update every week.
Take away the interior refurbishment contract - you can fly it with the
old interior, or if they smarten up you can give it back to them.
Demand a fly away date - let them know that if it isn't met, the balance
of the paint contract is also cancelled - you can always find an A & E
to put the ailerons and flaps back on.
Refuse the poor paint already on the ailerons & flaps - give them an
expectation to live up to.
Become the squeakiest wheel in the line and you will probably move to
the front. It is a very regular practice here with low priced shops.

HTH

Tony





In article . com,
"Baha" wrote:

I have been dealing with this Canadian paint shop up in PittMeadows, BC
for about 4 months now. They took my airplane (A Piper Tomahawk) in
February to paint and put the interior plastics and carpeting that I
provided them (worth about $1000).

Since then the delivery time gt pushed back more than four times. Last
week I paid a surprised visit to the outfit and turns out that the
aircraft was painted in all white base color only. There was no
interior work done, not a trace of the trim colors or registration.

The ailerons and flaps were taken off and painted very badly. The
collection of dust on the paint was a proof that it hasen't been worked
on for a long time.
At this point I am worried because my phone calls are not being
returned. I am worried about the fact that in May the annual is due,
and I will have to get a ferry permit to get the aircraft back to the
States side.

I have to admit that I was attracted to the cheap rates of this place
and I don't think my complaint with Better Business Bureau of British
Columbia is not going to produce anything.

At this point I am thinking about calling local RCMP office, but I am
out of all the ideas to get the aircraft back..

Any ideas what will be the best course of action to follow on this?

Thanks,

Baha Acuner
Renton, WA




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Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
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Cessna 172H C-GICE