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Originally Posted by 72projectbird
It's really depressing that a competent body shop will drag their heels on old school stuff, while moving new vehicles thru at a rapid pace. I understand that the newer collision stuff is their bread and butter, but before everyone was just a panel replacer, these shops actually did this kind of work.
I hate it so much I've been slowly learning how to do it myself.
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The reason being is that they get paid the going rate, usually from insurance companies. The work is almost always performed on late model vehicles with no rust to deal with and parts that fit. Therefore, the work is "cut & dry", simple, fast and a money maker for a shop.
Restoration work is very slow going and unpredictable. The bill is almost always paid by a "nickel & dime" owner that wants it as cheap as he can get while at the same time constantly changing and adding to the job as it goes then complaining that the shop is ripping him off because they want more to do the job.
I am amazed that shops still want to do the work amymore.