Man, I have to disagree with you on the kit itself because the real problem was that lot guy overselling it. A magnetic panel kit is not meant to stop rock chips or dirt, nothing stuck on the outside of a car will do that. What it does is sit between the panels and the straps or chains so metal does not rub metal, and that part works fine when it is put on right. The sliding and scratching tells me either the magnets were weak, the roof was not clean when they went on, or the carrier strapped over them wrong. For a first open haul you would have been better off just taking the chips as normal wear and spending that $310 on a good wash and clay bar when it got to Denver. Sorry your roof got gouged though, that part is fair to be mad about.

Man, five months of bad numbers is brutal, I feel that in my bones. Here's what I want to know though, when you finally sat down with all three sets of hours, which version was actually closest to the truth? Because in my experience the paper pad in the truck is usually the honest one, guys write down what they actually worked, and the app is where stuff gets fudged or forgotten at the end of a long day. Also, how far off were the bids? Like were you losing money on every job or just squeaking by and wondering why the margin felt thin? And the big one, did you have to go back to any of those customers and eat the difference, or did you just swallow it and move on? I'm asking because I've got a guy who still texts me his hours at 9pm and I keep letting it slide.