In a message dated 3/1/05 5:02:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, rayjen@pnc.com.au
writes:

> Showed your email to my mate who owns a rather large Panel Beating ( Smash
> Repair ) business here is Penrith Australia.  Has over 15 panel beater
> working for him.  His opinion " Do you want a job come on down. " A lot of
> his work is the restoration of older cars and collectables of which he has a
> good reputation.  He admits that whilst people would insist on such detail
> as you espouse, often customers wont pay the piper to so such a detailed
> job.  But a true enthausist working on his own venicle would go to any
> lengths to get it right the first time.  His one final remark find the
> source of the leak and fix that first.  Kind of like painting the inside of
> the house without the roof being on.
>
>

thanks..  i used to work for a bodyshop for a few years out of high school...
 i love doing bodywork.  if i had a choice, id rather do bodywork and paint
cars than engine work.. :<)

chris