I should probably be asking Art Bell this question... ... but I am wondering if anyone else has experienced bad days?
What I mean is that some days (about 10-15 per year) repairs do not go well. Simple stuff that normally fills nicely just doesn't seem to work...even bullseyes are hard to fill. (Yep, I removed the moisture). I am not talking about those occasional bad windshields that are lemons... I am talking about a whole day of lousy luck.:eusa_doh:
I am wondering if I need an attitude adjustement or if humidity, barometric pressure, dew point or any of the other scientific stuff has an effect on repairs?
If this thought is really stupid and I simply need to get more experience and improve my skills and quit looking for a cop-out, to avoid hurting my feelings; please reply with, "Nice post! you seem like a nice person."
Happens once in a while. I read some statistics on this sort of thing a long time ago and even by chance you can expect a fairly long run of "bad Luck" once in a while, and also some good runs too. Sometimes this comes with a cool spell, as we had last winter here in Yuma AZ. Did notice some repairs seem more difficult even a little cooler sometimes.
Keep your chin up.
Every chip is different. Some easy looking chips are quite hard to fill, while some really ugly chips are easy to fill. You dont know until you attempt the repair.
A warm windshield helps. Barometric pressure should not matter if you are in the pressure cycle of the repair.
It would be very interesting to see a chart comparing full-moons to bad repair days. An entire ocean is manipulated by the moons gravity... perhaps resin can be too?
What you mean is that 15 or 20 repairs go wrong and you are blaming it on humidy, barometric pressure, windshield that are lemons and the ones that have moisture in them, and bad luck.
Never has this presented a problem with repairs but it has caused some problems with my neck I broke in 1992! I just learned to adjust and deal with it. I suggest you do the same....
Shepard's response to Johnnyone:
RE: What you mean is that 15 or 20 repairs go wrong and you are blaming it on humidy, barometric pressure, windshield that are lemons and the ones that have moisture in them, and bad luck. Did you watch the VCR training tape?
I appologize if I offended you, I thought my humble joking about Art Bell, suggesting that baromentric pressure might be a cop-out and my all around pleasant tone would not have brought about a response like yours. Nope, it seems from the serious replies that barometric pressure does not have an effect and that perhaps it is my attitude on those days that has a greater effect...
If I consitently had problems, I would blame the issue on skill. What prompted me to ask this question was that I can do hundreds of great repairs on some pretty difficult chips, and then suddenly have trouble on many chips in a row that are simple chips...
I am a new guy, I have done less than 2000 repairs, and I don't have the skill of Coister, but I think I am competent and normally pretty good.
I don't understand the harsh remarks from some posters. You have bad days, it happens. Some days I feel like almost every repair I do is below par. Usually if I get to see these repairs later they are not as bad as I thought they were when doing them. These days also become fewer and further between as you gain experience.
... but I am wondering if anyone else has experienced bad days?
