Painter gets 'sweet revenge' on customer who refused to pay for garden fence job

Daily Record

5 hours ago

A tradesman has shared his fury after a customer refused to pay for a service, so he decided to take matters into his own hands and get 'revenge' on the non-paying client
A painter and decorator has vented his frustration after a client booked him to paint their garden fence but failed to settle the bill. Seething and out of pocket, the aggrieved tradesman took matters into his own hands to exact retribution. He's now issued a stark warning to anyone dissatisfied with a service or who dodges payment.
With summer upon us and more time spent in our gardens, it's an opportune moment for a bit of outdoor rejuvenation. A homeowner engaged Finishing Touch Sprayers to revamp their garden fence. They requested a transformation from the original brown wood to a chic dark grey. But once the painting was complete, the customer expressed dissatisfaction and consequently withheld payment.
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The irate painter, having "worked really hard" on the task, plotted his revenge.
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In a TikTok video, he showed his audience the contentious grey fence. Following the non-payment, the labourer declared: "Can't pay, we'll take it away."
He proceeded to apply paint stripper to the fence and then blasted it with a pressure washer, reverting the fences back to their natural golden brown hue. "Took our paint back because [the] customer wouldn't pay," he stated.
He then posed the question to his viewers: "Would you do the same?". In a subsequent update, he revealed: "They're asking me to come back and paint it again, saying they'll pay double the amount up front now."
The viral video sparked a flurry of comments from viewers. One person remarked: "Never understand why people think they can just not pay for work done...no one has any morals anymore."
Another quipped, "Looks better now," while a different user commented: "I'll never understand why people ruin their fences with awful grey paint. I bet they were glad they didn't pay now."
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Another TikTok enthusiast chimed in with praise, saying: "You did them a favour, looks fab."
However, another viewer sought to clarify, pointing out: "You think a pressure washer took the paint off? He clearly added a paint stripper then pressure washed it off. Hence the before look."
Consumer rights experts at Resolver have pitched in to explain your entitlements when dealing with tradesmen.
According to a spokesperson: "If the tradesman failed to deliver what you expected when undertaking work you need to ensure you raise the issue with them as you notice it. It is important not to let lots of little things add up and fester as then they became hard to resolve. First raise the immediately and if you can keep a record of issues that you have raised and what was agreed."
Their guidance concludes with: "If you do not pay then the tradesman has the right to remove what they have done or they may take you to Court. You should therefore be fair and reasonable in your approach."