Mike, I find it so very interesting that the way you and I work are, I don't know the word here, but, the only difference so far from your description, is that I down a diet coke or ice water. I find myself very tunnel vision orientated and don't like being disturbed other than perhaps the radio. Other people have a word for this, they think I'm a little anal.
I haven't heard any real difference in technique or anything else, but our chemical choices might be different, I don't know at this poiint. I definitely don't have anywhere near the experience as Mike and have never done any sanding.
I had no idea, but perhaps the answer in our similarity is due to fact this is the path that most of us eventually fall into or are steered towards, because some of us out there have tried all the other methods, techniques and products, and find this is the only way to do it. Other people who don't do it the way Mike and I do, is probably due to: 1.the extreme passion for this work is not there,
2. money driven, so quality suffers,
3. more than one person working on the same vehicle but without exactly the same passion.
So to conclude, I and everyone could learn alot from Mike. Just wish there was a way to cut down on the time and still retain the high standards.
Thanks Mike for your delightful story