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Originally Posted by kingmonkey
I can safely say that I'm not the best but I'm trying. I practice every night to get better. I think I can safely say that I can fix a chip now and say I've done it right, though my confidence level still isn't that high yet. I just take my time and work hard to get it right. I'm sure I'll mess up but that's all part of the learning process. The first job I did for a paying customer I thought would be a breeze. I had been practicing for about a month and thought "Hell, I can do this one." When I was done I was not satisfied at all. I told the lady that I wasn't 100% so I wasn't going to take her money. I feel I'm getting better now and hopefully when I get better equipment I can really do a good job.
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While I agree with Glassdoc that training and the right equipment is something that should be of immediate concern, I appreciate your honesty. I eventually got hands on training, but by the time I did I had already gotten pretty good at repairing windshields. When I started there were no videos available, and I think Novus was the only company offering training. Still, I am very particular so I think my repairs were better than most right from the start, but I definitely made some mistakes. In fact, after 20 years I'm still learning and think that anyone who isn't still learning is falling short of the mark.
Although we expect doctors, attorneys, carpenters, and everyone else to be experts in their field, there are good and bad in every industry. It sounds to me like you really care about doing good work, even if you are not to the level you want to be just yet, and that puts you way ahead of many in the windshield repair industry.