{"id":15584,"date":"2012-08-24T16:15:27","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T20:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=15584"},"modified":"2016-09-18T19:09:09","modified_gmt":"2016-09-18T16:09:09","slug":"rear-end-repair-work-by-boisvert-ford-boucherville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/rear-end-repair-work-by-boisvert-ford-boucherville\/","title":{"rendered":"Rear End Repair Work By Boisvert Ford, Boucherville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I called Boisvert Ford at 7:45 this morning to put in a request to have the passenger side of the bumper bolted and was told that the paint was drying! WOW, what amazing service yet again!<\/p>\n<p>My mother and I drove out right after lunch to pick her up. The guy who did the work told me, in case I want to touch up other parts of the rig (um, yeah) that the white paint used is standard pure white Ford paint that is available in spray cans at Canadian Tire. Thanks for the tip!<\/p>\n<p>He also said that he had some extra time and noticed that I was in the middle of a destriping project, so he thought I&#8217;d appreciate a hand. I am convinced that he saved me about 10 hours of work.<\/p>\n<p>While the fiberglass portion of the rig looked pretty good with the stripes gone, the metal part looked terrible. I don&#8217;t think I ever got a picture of it. I got the stripes off the doors and hood, but there was grey glue left after. I haven&#8217;t yet found the project to get that stuff off without completely ruining my paint job. Mr. Boisvert Paint Guy did:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4184.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15585\" title=\"IMGP4184\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4184-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4184-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4184-619x464.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4184.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4193.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15594\" title=\"IMGP4193\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4193-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4193-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4193-619x464.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4193.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP41941.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15598\" title=\"IMGP4194\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP41941-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP41941-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP41941-619x464.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP41941.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=6591\">non-cracked windshield<\/a> is always lovely:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4195.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15596\" title=\"IMGP4195\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4195-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4195-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4195-619x464.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4195.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, this is what the rear of the passenger side looks like:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4185.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15586\" title=\"IMGP4185\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4185-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4185-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4185-619x464.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4185.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bumper repair on the passenger side:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4186.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15587\" title=\"IMGP4186\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4186-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4186-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4186-619x464.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4186.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And this is the shiny rear of the driver&#8217;s side:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4187.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15588\" title=\"IMGP4187\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4187-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4187-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4187-619x464.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4187.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, the bumper. You can go visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?page_id=14135\">accident page<\/a> to relive all the gory details of the damage, but here&#8217;s a good shot showing how bad the bumper and rear end looked:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"bumper damage\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/IMGP3142.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The rear end now:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP41881.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15600\" title=\"IMGP4188\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP41881-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP41881-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP41881.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4190.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15591\" title=\"IMGP4190\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4190-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4190-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4190-619x464.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4190.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4191.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15592\" title=\"IMGP4191\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4191-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4191-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4191-619x464.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4191.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4192.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15593\" title=\"IMGP4192\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4192-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4192-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4192-619x464.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4192.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They even cleaned the front dash inside the cab. It has never looked this clean!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4196.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15597\" title=\"IMGP4196\" src=\"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4196-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4196-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4196-619x464.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/IMGP4196.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another tech came to give me my keys and I asked him if he could drive the rig around to the front for me. Certainly! So getting out of Boisvert Ford was easy peasy and the traffic coming back to Chambly was almost a non-issue.<\/p>\n<p>I found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanidumps.com\/findpostalcode.php?pc=J3L2G3\">a dump station right here in Chambly that wasn&#8217;t, but is now on the Sanidumps site<\/a>, at the Shell station. So I dumped the black tank before returning to my mother&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n<p>Before parking, I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.squidoo.com\/poli-glow-review\">Poliglowed<\/a> the passenger side and then got into the driveway. My mother will help me level when she gets back from running errands.<\/p>\n<p>I am thrilled with the work Boisvert Ford did on my RV and the level of service. My out of pocket costs were $388 for the windshield plus about $60 (!!!!!!!!!) for an oil change, plus tax, for a total of $512.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I called Boisvert Ford at 7:45 this morning to put in a request to have the passenger side of the bumper bolted and was told that the paint was drying! WOW, what amazing service yet again! My mother and I drove out right after lunch to pick her up. The guy who did the work [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1537,632,810,635,718,5,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boucherville","category-canada","category-chambly","category-north-america","category-quebec","category-rving","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15584\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}