The question: to paint or not to paint. . . pay more to paint?

[Range Rabbit]

Hi guys,
K here. A recent question has been posed to us that makes us wonder how we should go about it. It's a problem that I'm not proud of, but really gets my knickers in a twist.

The problem is paint,
While we only guarantee ugly paint jobs as in our FAQ http://https://www.rangerabbit.com/pages/about-us this has come up once or twice a year as an issue. Especially as its our busy season and we are trying to get orders out the door sometimes the paint is done the day of shipping in order to keep up with orders. This includes our stands etc.

My mindset is that this target will be shot at and you (the customer) is buying the functional target or stand of which we are happy to replace or modify should an issue of functionality come up. most targets and stands will have the paint shot off of. We keep our prices low in some ways because we aren't investing in a premium of 'looks' department. Especially with Covid prices have gone wonky and we are trying to keep things affordable as best we can.

The reality is our options are:

1) Keep the occasional ugly paint job
2) Up our prices to have everything minty-standard-
3) Stop bothering with the fuss to begin with and sell the products raw dawg steel.

So poll time: What do you guys want from us?

Since you guys like free stuff I'll include a 6" gong freebie for the discourse randomly chosen to settle the 'issue' as it stands. (clairification: poll and comment to be entered into the draw)

[HomerBorg]

Raw Dawg steel. Don't waste time and money on paint, it doesn't last.

[13rad]

Keep the occasional ugly paint job, people are just whiners.

[Range Rabbit]

Raw Dawg steel. Don't waste time and money on paint, it doesn't last.

That's my instinct, but I guess we will see. It would save a little shop like ours a lot of time and BS!
K.

Thanks.

[Super Mario]

Maybe just find a way to keep up with orders while painting the day before.

[Range Rabbit]

Maybe just find a way to keep up with orders while painting the day before.

We do our best, but we are a one (A is tech only) person shop and while we do our best to order before hand only so much can be done ahead of time while we stay 'afloat' so to speak. We try not to make excuses which is why were upfront about the paint being potentially ugly.

[cycoblade]

I would recommend skipping the paint as you have rightly mentioned, it just gets shot off anyway.
If anything, make your final sanding a grit that is easily paintable by the consumer so they can paint and repaint to their hearts content.

[Foxer2373]

I’m gonna black or orange Spray the target anyway!

Wow people are painful if how the target looks is they’re problem.

[70m4h4wk]

I say leave it bare metal. The paint's just going to get shot off, and then I'm going to rattle can it whatever bright color was on sale at Cambodian tire. If not painting makes it cheaper, I'm all for that.

[SJAR]

Paint goes on sale here pretty cheap. Keeps em from rusting if not going to be used right away. I say keep the paint.