wow.....
Airea5150 is a large and nationally recognized paint shop. They are probably one of the top twelve in the country. I've never heard of this sort of problem with one of the "big guys". My guess is he wasn't terribly worried about upsetting you, as $2500 paintjobs on metric cruisers isn't where they really make their money. $5000-$10,000 paintjobs on $100,000 customs is what they do a lot of, and what they are known for. Still, that's no excuse to treat a paying customer that way!
Sorry you had such a tough time, but a local painter could have done the same thing to you I guess (refused to give your parts back until you paid for them, regardless of the conditions). Most of our work is done out of state, and we've got plenty of happy customers, so I'd have to disagree with your suggestion to not send parts out that you want worked on!
The important part is you now have what you wanted, and you're happy, so ride safe!
