[John Buchtenkirch]

I pretty much agree with Andy in post #24. The fellow in question is likely worth $1200 working as a body man but may not be worth anything near that amount working in restoration and metal shaping. Another question that comes to mind is do you have the equipment necessary to allow him to make that money plus profit for you ? A worker is only expected to own hand tools and maybe a few pneumatic tools, equipment like brakes, bead rollers, an E-wheel, planishing hammer, shears, etc. are really up to the shop owner. I’m not trying to tell you what equipment you need, but it’s likely you will need some to be productive enough for people to agree to pay their bills. While restoring a car or two during retirement could be fun I cannot recommend automotive restoration as a retirement business unless you are so wealthy making money isn’t a priority . ~ John Buchtenkirch