Yes indeed. It is always good to see good skills in action (even though I myself have 2 left hands

). There are fewer and fewer car body shops in the West who have the skills to beat panels into shape and apply/sand filler putty in a way that will result in a smooth and even finish. Most just exchange the damages panel for a new one and spray in te colow (blindly using the computer color code without "blending".
In Thailand these skills are quite common. This has of course something to do with the low cost of skilled labour and the high price of new cars (very high import duties). This leads to some extreme repair/insurance jobs. About 10 years ago, when I was working for a German hardware company here in Thailand my boss had just bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L and while speeding (he admitted doing about 160 km/h) rolled it into a canal after about 2 weeks. The repair bill was roughly $50,000. "Total write-off" you'd normally say. Nope, not in Thailand. Since the price of a new car was $ 110,000 the car was repaired as the replacement cost of a new one was much higher. As he had to wait for 4 months (and the insurance did not cover a replacement vehicle) he bought an old Jag XJ coupe (without opening the bonnet); when he proudly showed it to me I commented that it had a Toyota engine in it. "Really?", he said. He was happy about that....
These high new car prices lead to some comical spare part orders; I was running the Power Tools Division in this company selling German sanding tools to o.a. car body shops. Many high-end car importers were my customer. You can understand why the local Audi importer got some reconfirmation request from VAG when they placed an order in for a "roof" of an A6 that was involved in a serious accident. Nobody in Germany believed that you would still repair a car if you had to replace the roof.