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Old 12-05-2015, 02:21 PM   #8
Karl Wescott
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Default Re: 1932 Ford 5W United Pacific Quality

As "Uncle Bob" noted what is "right" is subjective. Different people have different abilities to see details. What to one person may be seriously flawed at 10 feet away may be "perfect" to another at 5 feet.

Then there are the skill sets of "professional" body shop workers. Some are "parts changers" to whom massaging a dent is a significant challenge, to the diligent technician who will take a lot of time to get good results, and the magician who studies the problem, takes a hammer and makes a single swing, and wow! And they all have to charge enough money to make a decent living. So price can vary widely depending not only the expected quality of the result but the comfort zone of the technician.

Commodore Vanderbilt of New York Central Railroad fame was once asked how much his yacht cost. He replied that "If you have to ask you can't afford it!" The postscript of course is he did not know either... He won it in a poker game.
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