haha thats funny, thanks for the laugh and brightening up my day.
while i would think one take the door handles off when painting the car, ive seen and heard seriously bad ass custom car painters contradict each other before.

ive seen painters taking every single little thing off to where you think they wont be able to put the car back togetherk, to guys who paint it all together and it comes out show quality. and these are from painters who's cars have graced the pages of car/truck mags.
anywho, i think the paint job looks pretty sweet. i think it would look better with just the two-tone and not the middle stripe. i think the way it is, is more suited for a sport truck, but that's just my opinion. we'll see what it looks like when its all back together. regardless of this painter's prep methods, the paint looks sweet as hell. you can never go wrong with HOK paint.

i dont think any painter worth his salt would put this kind of effort into a job
knowing that it was going to deteriorate real soon, especially when doing a job for a friend.
your bro-in-law is one lucky SOB to have a car with a tits paint job at 17!