Hired a local vinyl guy. Do you guys think this is acceptable?

[ryan450r]

Hired a local guy and this is how it came out. I asked him to fix some things, wrinkles, many of the lines are not straight, and he used a piece that has a crease in it before he even cut and sewed it in. He told me he doesn't care about my expectations and that I owe him the full value.

What do you guys think, am I being too picky?

 

[yoda]

I wouldn't pay him the full price. He either needs to make good or accept that the goods are not of the right quality. I guess as you have the goods you are in a good position to negotiate.

Yoda

 

[ryan450r]

I wouldn't pay him the full price. He either needs to make good or accept that the goods are not of the right quality. I guess as you have the goods you are in a good position to negotiate.

Yoda

I don't have them. He's holding my seat and telling me I need to pay him in full or he is selling my seat in 30 days. Says he doesn't care what I think.

 

[Rigger Mortice]

It's **** workmanship. Tell him to either correct it, or you will get somebody else to do so and deduct that cost from his bill. Do it in writing and give him a fixed date to have it sorted out.

 

[Vara]

That is a truly awful job, I would pay him a small percentage of his bill and let him whistle for the rest.
Collect a few photos of decent vinyl upholstery, could be useful if he takes you to court.
Im sure forumites will be able to come up with some.

 

[shan]

Awful workmanship. Tell him to correct it or remove it but you are not paying for it until it has been done properly.

 

[TeamSpirit]

This is poor and unacceptable workmanship, the stitching tensions are wrong so you have got wrinkles, imho their is no remedy save for starting again - reject the work and, if you are feeling reasonable give him either, opportunity to remedy or replace. Alternatively pay him what you think the work is worth a token 20squid?? and commission an alternative supplier someone who can deliver a product that will provide a suitable and acceptable end result, if latter consider seeking compensation from first supplier for failure to deliver acceptable product and your wasted time. If their is a supplier with glossy photos of end products - maybe your chap has some of his own then print them off to demonstrate what the end product was reasonably expected to be.

 

[Avocet]

Whilst not "great", I have to say I didn't think it was as bad as the others. Some of the seams are definitely crooked, but I notice the seat is sitting on a surface other than the boat. Depending on how stiff the seat structure is, I think SOME of the wrinkles might get better (or worse) when fitted in the boat, is the seat structure flexes at all. You don't have to move it much for wrinkles to come and go.

 

[Seajet]

Looks like his first ever attempt to me; either tell him to put it right - risky - or give him material price + a fiver and say if he's unhappy you'll name him here - and do if he gets uppity, as a public service !

 

[nigelmercier]

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[sailorman]

Hired a local guy and this is how it came out. I asked him to fix some things, wrinkles, many of the lines are not straight, and he used a piece that has a crease in it before he even cut and sewed it in. He told me he doesn't care about my expectations and that I owe him the full value.

What do you guys think, am I being too picky?

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[Stork_III]

In a merc you pay extra for ruched upholstery, perhaps he is actually doing you a favour.

Tell him to go hike and sue. If you get him to fix it, you may never see the seats again.

 

[Lakesailor]

Are those bands in the insets meant to be parallel?

You could point out that your expectations are linked inextricably to your wallet.

It must be from a specific model of boat. Are there pics of the manufacturer's original offerings?

I fear you need reject them in writing and wait for him to try and sue you. I doubt that he will.

 

[Alpha22]

They would be more than acceptable....... If I'd made them!!!!

 

[TQA]

I have seen better and worse.

They are not great but I think you need to pay the man.

 

[shan]

For an amateur job at a professional price? Why?

 

[simonfraser]

Not great, pay him a token, sue for the rest.

 

[temptress]

Where is this? Are you in Northern Europe or Turkey or Egypt or the Caribbean. Whether this is acceptable or not has a lot to do with location and local skills. In Europe this quality may be poor but in say Egypt this would be considered excellent.

 

[Lakesailor]

It occurs to me that we don't know the details of the ordering process. Did you ask for a low price? Did he warn it wouldn't be up to original equipment standard?

It's not unusual for a customer to expect a lower quality for a lower price, but be disappointed at the result.

 

[Martin_J]

I'm afraid that I also couldn't judge based on a picture alone.

The quality of the fabric used makes a huuuge difference to the finished article.

Who specified the actual fabric used?