I’ve only seen that happen on aftermarket batteries, never on Milwaukee batteries and i’ve been using them for many years

@BlueCollarKyle shit bro keep drop em, you'll see. 😂

Factory are known for it as well. Thats the only thing i dont like about the m12 line.

I’ve been using it for a few days and so far personally it’s better than I was expecting. I got a new box side sanded and started roughing in glass work on a cab corner before I had to change the 4.0

blade? it's just a sanding paper

D/a is a dual action sander buddy. There's no blades on sanders.

You can still get papercuts from these things

Looks pretty factory to me bet you couldnt do better. that shit is tough to match nice job Kyle

It's just glaze :)

Is DRP poor quality or are you upset you’re not getting what you want? I’m asking a legitimate question. Auto insurance is one of the most regulated industries in this country and it’s heavily legislated to favor the body shops. If DRP’s were as bad as you’re suggesting they are no insurance company would run a DRP program because they’d have the pants sued off of them. Sure, there are bad apples out there, there always is, but so many shops and so many people who have “been in the industry a long time” never really have proof to back it up. For me, as a consumer, I avoid any shop that makes its entire marketing strategy to rally against insurance companies and/or DRP’s. It comes across as desperate and I don’t trust a desperate shop.

Not all DRPs are bad, and I agree there are bad apples in every part of the industry. However, many DRP programs prioritize saving the insurance company money, sometimes at the expense of quality. The body shop is far from 'favored'-there have been numerous lawsuits over insurance companies refusing to pay for OEM-specified parts, procedures, and repairs. I’ve personally dealt with vehicles from large DRP shops that had loose bolts, missing parts, or additional damages not present when the customer first dropped off the vehicle. In every case, I worked directly with the DRP's regional manager and the insurer's area supervisor to resolve the issues, but these instances show that DRPs aren’t always what they’re cracked up to be.

@@Reventon1994 I'm an adjuster so I've stepped foot in plenty of non-DRP shops and just because they're not a DRP doesn't mean they do quality work, either. Like you said, bad apples are everywhere. I think it has less to do with whether they're a DRP or not and more to do with how crooked the shop manager is because we all know their pay is based on the profits of the shop. At least with DRPs if you find something wrong and you complain to the insurance company, its going to get made right. Yeah, maybe on the 2nd or 3rd time when it should have been done right the first time, but it will be made right. With "independent" shops I've seen time and time again where they just tell the customer no and blame the insurance company even though its 100% a workmanship issue. So again, my position is its entirely shop dependent and rarely has anything to do with it being a DRP or non-DRP shop. As an adjuster I've taken my cars to both DRP and non-DRP shops.

Yeah it is but that's where time and experience comes in, I use an air saw for my cuts but even then just need to be careful not to knick the inner panels