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No. That's not what you wanted.
So, I had an AR build for my wife at the shop to get cerakoted. He quoted me at $375 for what I wanted.
Fine. I know he knows how to properly reassemble an AR which is why I went to him. I got a call today (I'm at work) and told the missus to go down and take a look. It is going to be her gun after all. She took some pictures while there and sent them to me. He decided to take some "creative liberties" with what I requested and uh...I'm not happy.
She's not sure what she thinks yet.
I asked him to do Crimson on the barrel, barrel nut, and the rest in Graphite Black. This is what he did.
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Whatever else happens, I'm not paying him $375.
1. Crimson is a specific cerakote color. https://www.cerakote.com/finishes/?tab=coatings&cat=HSERIES&color=cgred
2. That's not "taking creative license", that's I'm drunk as a skunk and still working.
3. Three words. Small claims court.
So, I had an AR build for my wife at the shop to get cerakoted. He quoted me at $375 for what I wanted.
She's not sure what she thinks yet.
O.P.,
You can choose Option 3 which is sell the gun.
Then build a new one and have it Ceracoated by someone else that hopefully will give you the desired results.
Frankly I am bummed out on black guns and most of my future AR's will be two colors. It is hard for me to truly judge the color of your gun but it looks like the job was well done.
I don't know what crowd you run with but a trip to the range may find you a buyer.
Anyway the rule in business is the customer is always right.
Unrelated to the cerakote job, but what grip is that? I like it.
This.Now, in the OP's case, he told him what he wanted and got something else. I'd ask the guy to redo it at his expense and make it right.
Lets step back from the ledge here. Its just a coating, it can be fixed. You don't need to sell it, you don't need to go to court, he doesn't need to buy your gun from you, just ask him to fix it.
I like the idea of picking off a factory color chart. Colors are too subjective and I suspect what you see and what I see are two different things.
Be sure and save the comments about him taking license to change.