Is there away to prevent stress cracking the fenders when working on the car....my trans am recently got her head gaskets replaced and she has come back to me with stress cracks in the paint on both front fenders and a pushed in head light......now i am a detailer this car has been waxed and clayed all the time i want to know if they ccould have prevented doing this damage i am pissed it looks soooo bad...

 

sounds like maybe they were getting on the car to work on it.. i say u make them pay

 

A fender cover might help but those fenders are plastic. Sure they have some give but if the person is leaning on the fender to reach in the eng. comp to work on it:

he/she should've lowered the car down on a hoist with the wheels removed to make eng access easier without having to lean in on the fender too much

OR

Stand on a platform of some kind above the fender line again to make eng comp access easier.

Seems like they were doing neither and were negligent, they should repair the damage to the fenders without cost to you. If they don't time for small claims.

BTW no question here is weird...........to you this is an issue and you want answers that's why MB's exists.

Tony

 

Agreed.

 

yeah i am really upset with this i work for them at their sister store i dont know how to go about it ...i am stepping on thin ice.....the car isnt running now cause of a noise my dad is thinking its the topend not the bottom as once was thought so now she has to go back ...i am just really sad i love the car and i have taken care of her noow her fenders look like crap i shall see if i can get pics of her ...my mom was even shocked at the amount of cracks thanks for the responses ...so kind seriously its nice to hear from others

 

I would at least try to confront them in a civil manner and discuss it with them. After all, if the damage was done by them, then they should indeed be liable. It will cost some dough to get that kind of damage fixed.

 

Yep.

I'm a mechanic, in my shop this would have been unacceptable. We use fender covers to make sure the fenders aren't scratched. If we HAVE to get into the engine bay (sometimes necessary on certain cars, not on fbodys though...) we use a mat to lay on.