Crap, now the entire bra question isn't nearly so amusing. The little trailer isn't getting painted after all; at least not right now.
Had a local paint shop called West Side Customs see pictures, see the bike and trailer, offer a price to do the job and have the price accepted. Left them the trailer several days ago and they proceeded to disassemble for paint work.
Got a call today and was told 1) the price they offered to do the job wasn't going to be enough, they wanted a little over 15% more and 2) they didn't really like the design scheme (i.e., to match the bike) and would really need to paint it in a way that looked good to them.
I can't stand a vendor who thinks they can bait and switch the price. That they wait to do until after some disassembly and preparation has already been done thinking you'll think you are locked in to the process is even more of an aggrevation.
After a brief conversation wherein it became apparent they weren't going to quickly fall back to the original quote I told the guy to go reproduce himself and just put it all back together. He seemed perhaps surprised at the response. But screw it, if there's any alternative I'm not spending money with a vendor who will behave in such a way. Just isn't going to happen.
So now they're stuck doing disassembly and reassembly labor for free. No date some of the reassembly will be half-assed so I'll need to audit their work very carefully. But at least they're not getting a dime for their efforts.
Now have to figure out a Plan B.
Vendors. Assholes. Too damned many of them.