What would you rather?

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There is a vendor on this website that claims to be a fab shop, not a paint shop that assembles cars. That is so profound! Being a fabricator, I have to ask myself where I am relevant in the normal car builders plans.

What I seem to run into a lot is this. A guy comes to my shop and asks how much something is going to cost, then tells me my price is too high because the local welding shop can weld it for cheaper. Why am I compared to the local shop when I give them my hourly rate, then when they won't let me do a good job, Troy Trepanier. Should I meet their standards and have other folks like y'all see what I've done to customer's specs and say I do crappy work or, do I stay true to my standards and tell them to get lost if I can't do exemplary work.

So to the question. Would you rather have generally bad welders at a local paint shop skip tack your shaved door handle plates with a MIG then mud them, or find a shop that will TIG weld those plates flush with the door skin requiring a skim coat at worst?

I do realize I am talking to the "Best-of-the-web builders," but please, humor my request. I would very much like insight, and possibly someone play devils advocate. Thanks a bunch.

Oh, thanks Ironworks Speed and Kustom for the insight!

Micah
Concept Fabrication and Custom