Louver replacement for quarter window glass
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Hey guys - the order got all jumbled when we re-organized it with painting, otherwise everyone would have had them shipped in order placed. Not trying to play favorites, it just happened that way, and I can either spend time looking at order dates and numbers, or I can spend time calling people and checking the painter's work....this all was because we didn't originally have the paint option on the website, and so as everyone e-mailed in their requests, we were pulling the orders and adding the emails to them, then placing them in a spearate file from the unpainted sets.
That said, he's knocking out about 5 sets a day, and the new bottleneck is us getting through the day-to-day orders and then also calling our customers as we get the colors in and checked out to ship them. While he calls and says xx sets of black are ready, when I inspect them it turns into x-y sets actually can go - so I don't call until we have them in hand. Given our average though of 5-6 sets a day that we're doing right now, it should just be another week or so until everyone, yes EVERYONE is taken care of. I know he shot redfire today, and more black (#1 color) and he actually will be doing Screaming yellow shortly. The only colors that are down on the list are the rare ones (at least ordered rare) - satin silver, mineral grey, legend lime, off the top of my head.
In addition to everyone that's already gotten theirs shipped or recieved a call that they are going, we have the following ready to go tomorrow:
2 Windveil
5 Perf. White
4 Sonic Blue
2 Tungsten
1 Black
Finally, of course, the box supplier (who gets us our packing supplies other than our bubble wrap that we make) was late in getting us the protective foam wraps - those who have received painted louvers see that we're doing them in 36x24" of foam wrap, followed by bubble wrap, and then bubble wrap on both ends to protect against jarring impacts on the ends - basically doing everything we can to make sure they arrive safely.
So, that all said, it's midnight, and we're still working
New DSL lines get put in Friday which will help starting next week, but two more days of satellite and dial-up for order processing and shipment processing... always adds to the fun.
That said, he's knocking out about 5 sets a day, and the new bottleneck is us getting through the day-to-day orders and then also calling our customers as we get the colors in and checked out to ship them. While he calls and says xx sets of black are ready, when I inspect them it turns into x-y sets actually can go - so I don't call until we have them in hand. Given our average though of 5-6 sets a day that we're doing right now, it should just be another week or so until everyone, yes EVERYONE is taken care of. I know he shot redfire today, and more black (#1 color) and he actually will be doing Screaming yellow shortly. The only colors that are down on the list are the rare ones (at least ordered rare) - satin silver, mineral grey, legend lime, off the top of my head.
In addition to everyone that's already gotten theirs shipped or recieved a call that they are going, we have the following ready to go tomorrow:
2 Windveil
5 Perf. White
4 Sonic Blue
2 Tungsten
1 Black
Finally, of course, the box supplier (who gets us our packing supplies other than our bubble wrap that we make) was late in getting us the protective foam wraps - those who have received painted louvers see that we're doing them in 36x24" of foam wrap, followed by bubble wrap, and then bubble wrap on both ends to protect against jarring impacts on the ends - basically doing everything we can to make sure they arrive safely.
So, that all said, it's midnight, and we're still working
New DSL lines get put in Friday which will help starting next week, but two more days of satellite and dial-up for order processing and shipment processing... always adds to the fun.
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The area where the sealer goes should get "primed" with a primer / adhesion promoter specially made to work with the urethane. 3M one-step is what we will be carrying, and there are others available that will work well with the Lexan / Urethane interface. Glass shops also will have this stuff, because new glass needs to be primed the same way - anyone who has already pulled their glass will be able to see the primer strip laid down right near the urethane on the backside of the glass.
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From: Delray Beach , FL
Since mine got put into the shop yesterday for a little ding 
I thought you might feel sorry for me and get a set of screaming yellow out so they can get installed while it's in the shop 
I thought you might feel sorry for me and get a set of screaming yellow out so they can get installed while it's in the shop
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From: Delray Beach , FL
The van in the back ground is what happened. He turned across two other lanes of traffic going my direction in an attempt to get into the home depot. I was unfortunate enough to be in front of the entrance and he T-Boned me. I'm proof that these cars take a side impact well ...
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The van in the back ground is what happened. He turned across two other lanes of traffic going my direction in an attempt to get into the home depot. I was unfortunate enough to be in front of the entrance and he T-Boned me. I'm proof that these cars take a side impact well ...
And you are not sitting in jail right now???
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Man, sorry to hear about the car - I can't believe they won't total that thing - she took a hell of a shot - the broken front suspension is going to have a ripple effect through the K-frame and everything else...
That said, I think yellow started today. I was there Thursday morning and he had more black and redfire in process, but not buffed out yet. I'll be back by there in a few hours (sleep, who needs it?) and see what he's got ready for today to ship out on Monday.
FWIW, white and sonic blue are now "in stock" for immediate shipment, and other colors will follow as we get everyone caught up. Not quite sure how that happened, but it did...
The black one looks nice, glad to see these are going in without any issues for everyone, rather than the horror stories we were "contemplating" about 30 pages ago!
That said, I think yellow started today. I was there Thursday morning and he had more black and redfire in process, but not buffed out yet. I'll be back by there in a few hours (sleep, who needs it?) and see what he's got ready for today to ship out on Monday.
FWIW, white and sonic blue are now "in stock" for immediate shipment, and other colors will follow as we get everyone caught up. Not quite sure how that happened, but it did...
The black one looks nice, glad to see these are going in without any issues for everyone, rather than the horror stories we were "contemplating" about 30 pages ago!