Its real slow here as a few good body shops are closing their doors because of no business, plus the insurance companys are ruining the business, the repair & body hour times are getting cut short on all repairs.
We used to get payed for everything we did to a car repair, they have cut out all feather edge & prime time, no cut and buff time any more , ect.
The way an estimate reads tooday I should just blow paint right over the bondo !

I think in about 5-10 years we will see our occupation as just a " Bolt new parts on the car guys " as they are developing plastic parts that are inpregnated with color that are shiny.
They are also developing cars with interchangeable doors from left to right side, and front and rear bumper covers interchange also , these cars look so crappy as they have no design at all.
It doesnt matter what angle you look at it, the front looks like the back , I guess thats will be the new car slogan , no one knows if your comming or going ..LOL
I hate to admit it but i am so burnt out painting cars i cant stand to go to work, I feel like a frigging robot . I used to love it , but as the insurance companies dig their hands deeper and deeper in to the business it SUCKS!!!
I wish Streets would adopt me :-)

Spray