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Originally Posted by GregWeld
only a fool would give you a fixed "not to exceed" price... and if they did - it would be to cover EVERY POSSIBLE PROBLEM PLUS SOME ADDITIONAL -- and if you saw that quote - you wouldn't proceed with the work.
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That is true in some cases, but for a shop that knows these old cars, it is fairly easy to quote hours. A quarter panel replacement is a book hour number. New problems should be quoted as they come up. Giving anyone open time and materials is a receipt for disaster, never do it.
With detailed pictures of my car, and the understanding of the how it would be worked in, Frank at Prodigy gave me a detailed time and material cost breakdown for my paintwork and metalwork. It was done exactly as promised and done WHEN promised. It costs no more to get it done right the first time.