That is good to hear. I have always wondered if these plans make you use a particular repair center.

Sounds like he was interviewing your Kia for a job.

Ran a bead around the edge on every job for 15 years and never warped a sheet doing it the right way. The star tack thing sounds clever but it just moves the problem around, because now you have a bunch of little heat spots instead of one even pass, and you better hope your tacks hold when the real weld goes on. Old timers love their tricks, that does not mean the trick is why the job came out good, could just be he is slow and careful and the star pattern gets the credit. Give me a drawing and a steady hand over a coffee shop story every time.