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In January 2020, Stuart From Cambridge said:

Today ACE Finish had my Volvo C70 to repair what an inconsiderate driver had damaged in a carpark. Obviously The driver did a hit n Run and left my car damaged. I just hope they had suffered more damage.

Anyway @ 08:00 she was dropped off at ACE Finish and collected @ 17:45, looking totally amazing. I was talked through all they had done and they answered any questions I had with politeness and consideration.

A first class service from this family run company. I will review further in a few months, but initial impression is of an excellent repair.... Totally Stunning and from one with OCD, I'm hard to impress.

Thank You to all at Ace Finish (Godmanchester)

UPDATE

Well after Several months the work ACE FINISH carried out as stood up very well and still looks like new, IF your in need of any bodywork or Alloy wheel repairs, You need look no further

With Thanks
Stuart S

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In January 2020, Tim Collett said:

Fixed kerbing on Alloy wheels. Looks like new now. Very reasonable prices and good service.

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In January 2020, Damian Booth said:

Great customer service and great workmanship

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In November 2019, Robert C said:

Don’t use! The care and attention don’t matter to these monkeys!
Absolutely the worse customer care!
Only stevie wonder would have been happy with there paint Job!
Avoid Avoid Avoid!!!

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Reply from The Best of St Neots:
Uploaded response from business owner. (Ace Finish Repair Centre) Well this was not unexpected and the lack of respect towards my company has remained consistent throughout the whole unpleasant experience and this childish outburst about sums up this customer. (Please keep in mind from the get go Mr Cave drives an Older Phantom Rolls Royce.) Luckily for myself and my team, negative reviews are very rare. I am pleased at “the Best of” in how they handle such reviews by allowing business owners to put across their side of the story. Mr Cave first called Ace Finish for an estimate over the phone. It was a straight- forward conversation where we ask the few key questions to give a verbal estimate. Mr Cave was happy with the estimate and proceeded to book in the car. Mr Cave was booked in and on dropping off the car stated that he didn’t want a standard “off the shelf finish” he wanted a custom finish specific to his car. We told him this was possible, not a problem, but we would need to look into the colour he chose as to see if we could mix this colour or order it in especially. Within the hour we had found the colour formula on our car Bodyshop mixing scheme and on calling Mr Cave this is where the first problem started. When customers want an “off the shelf colour” we buy this paint in bulk and it cost us less. This helps us keep are prices competitive. When customers want something different, we have the facility to mix almost any colour you can imagine, for this we have our car Bodyshop paint which is slightly more expensive. For this we charge £10 per wheel difference. Mr Caves estimate went from £360 to £400 plus VAT please remember this is a Rolls Royce. Well Mr Cave very clearly expressed his disappointment and disgust that he hadn’t been told this when he dropped the car off. I did apologise several times and tried repeatedly to explain the difference in cost was due to the different paint scheme. Mr Cave even now with an understanding of the cost was not accepting the explanation. It was during this heated conversation that I reminded Mr Cave that we were going to be fitting some intricate chrome inserts to his wheels FREE OF CHARGE. Again, on dropping off the car after asking for a custom finish he also produced some chrome inserts which he asked us to fit (not mentioned for the phone estimate). These inserts fit in a small recess in the alloy and are rare and specific to his wheels. The conversation was going back and forth with no mutual agreement and I terminated the conversation by giving Mr Cave an ultimatum either accept our price structure or come and collect his car. He decided to accept the new quote and we got to work. Within the hour of agreeing the work, I had a good customer who had recommended Ace Finish to Mr Cave on the phone. The phone conversation was based around how unhappy Mr Cave still was and I politely repeated everything again. It was also mentioned several times how wealthy Mr Cave is and how many cars he has and how I should think about future work. The refurbishment went very smoothly and the wheels themselves came out perfect, a point Mr Cave has glossed over. It was now, when we came to fit the unique chrome inserts, we realised the channels themselves where they would sit flush, should have been individually hand sanded, at the primer stage and test fitted prior to painting and lacquering. This is something we have never come across. So As the business owner I needed to make a judgment call to re-strip the alloys and call Mr Cave to talk about the extra work required to get his wheels as good as possible. Restriping the alloys for me would not have been an issue, however after the very heated conversation about cost I made the call to make the best of what had been done. At no extra cost we very gently sanded the small grooves prior to bonding the chrome strips in, this took approx. 4 hours on a Saturday morning. Of the 24 chrome stripes all but three looked good. The three that didn’t sit perfectly flush did not stand out and if you didn’t know the wheels had been refurbished you would not have noticed. Once back on the car the wheels looked great. On collection Mr Cave was literally on his knees rubbing every wheel and every spoke. It was now I had the daunting conversation about the issue we had had. I also explained to him I made a judgment call based on his attitude in the first instance. As you can imagine having a frank and honest conversation with a self confessed millionaire didn’t go well. He was so unhappy with the chrome inserts that my passing shot to him was “ look, I’m in the business of making customers happy not to just make money, if you are as unhappy as you are acting, get the alloys redone somewhere else, produce the receipt and I will give you a full refund!” to which his ears pricked up and he very happily said “ you cant be fairer then that”. Again, within the hour another phone call from his friend expressing how unhappy Mr Cave was, to with which I explained the whole situation again and he agreed with the type to person Mr Cave was and it was a bad situation to find myself in. The morning after I receive a text from Mr Cave simply with his bank details demanding a refund. I again made a judgment call that I don’t need the money this badly or a person like Mr Cave in my life and a full refund was given. Later that day I get another phone call from his friend asking how we stuck the chrome inserts in as Mr Cave had asked him to try and remove the ones, he was not happy with and re bond them! Several conversations later I told all parties involved we had given a refund and washed our hands of the whole job! Now came the threats off bad reviews, legal action etc. Two to three weeks have now gone by and this questionable review lands on my desk. I would like my existing and future customers to have both sides and facts as to what actually happened. I will not be bullied by any customer. For every unhappy customer I literally have 1000 happy ones. I think this childish and disrespectful so called review says more about Mr Cave, than is does about my business.

In June 2019, Terry W said:

Thank you Ace excellent job on my wheel excellent service all as usual from you guys definitely the best there is
Thanks again Regards Terry Wilson

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In March 2019, Terry W said:

Thank you the team at Ace excellent service amazing job Thanks again Terry Wilson

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In January 2019, Martyn Brake said:

Ace Finish came highly recommended to me.
I now know exactly why the recommendation came so enthusiastically.
I travelled from Solihull to their office to have all four of my wheels refurbished. (Diamond cut with a smoke lacquer) I would have to say it was worth that effort, because the finish was better than new out of the showroom!
I now cannot recommend them highly enough for a professional and prompt service.

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In January 2019, Alistair Chandler said:

excellent workmanship, would highly recommend

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In January 2019, Ken Arran said:

Very friendly staff and a great job done on my car wheels would recommend.

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In January 2019, kevin Thomas said:

Fantastic team great experience from start to finish , excellent value and high quality workmanship.

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In January 2019, Posh Daniel said:

Amazing work. Had some wheels painted with them and they came out spectacular! One of the best in the region.

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In January 2019, Mr Blister said:

They did an excellent job on powder coating my wife's Audi TT wheels. Excellent customer service, good price, would highly recommend. They will soon being doing some respray work on our two cars.

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In January 2019, Richard Convine said:

Great workmanship, very friendly and helpful.

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In January 2019, Andrew Scobie said:

Exelent work

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In January 2019, Ian Jackson said:

Excellent service and beautiful results...my wheels look better than they did new!

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In January 2019, Sue Gilson said:

Thank you for fixing my car after it got damaged in morrisons car park great job definitely recommend them

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In January 2019, Graham Jacobs said:

Very good repair.
Staff very pleasant to deal with

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In January 2019, Phil Langers said:

Can't recommend this place highly enough. We have used a few bodyshops in the past with disappointing results. I found Ace Finish on Google, was swayed by the positive reviews and got a very good quote.

The service was superb from start to finish, they are extremely accommodating and helpful people. The work was carried out to an exceptional standard which far exceeded my expectations!

Won't go anywhere else in the future. I highly recommend them to you.

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In January 2019, Les Bell said:

They polished my headlights to get my car through the MOT. No problems

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In January 2019, Stuart Humphrey said:

High quality and great prices. I've used them a few times and always been impressed by the workmanship.

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In January 2019, Peter Milne said:

Excellent service. A really helpful team and a business owner who cares about customer service. Highly recommended! Thanks for a great job.

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In October 2018, Robert H said:

Recently used Ace to refurbish alloy wheels on my BMW. Existing finish removed,damage repaired,including a cracked rim,powder coated,tyres refitted ,new valves and balanced.Really great finish,good as new.Highly professional company,helpful ,efficient competitively priced and excellent communication.. Courtesy car available for a one off payment at very reasonable cost. Having also seen the quality of respraying to bodywork undertaken during my visit,would recommended this company for any/all wheel or bodywork repairs.

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In March 2018, Terry W said:

Just had my wheels refurbished by Ace excellent service excellent staff superb job
Thank you Alan and staff I couldn’t be more pleased

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In January 2018, Richard Thompson said:

Nice People looking forward to getting my Rims back.

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In January 2018, Matt Richards said:

Great garage. Gave me a good price, kept me informed. Unfortunately there was a problem with one of my wheels (deflated) and the garage gave me a loan car free of charge and replaced the tyre as expected no hassle at all. Would recommend. Fair and reasonable. Work quality seems good as well.

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