Both shows highlight the slap it together for a quick sale mentality but I found the Desert Car Kings "rise from the rust heap of junk" story line more watchable. Fast and Loud is just too much chest pounding when they fail so often for my taste.
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...The hardest working people at OCC are; the Criminal Fraud Defense Attorney, Foreclosure Negotiator, Divorce Attorney, and now.... the personal bankruptcy attorney.
Personally, I think that the best shop, of all seen on Discovery's plethora of programming, is Rodriguez Rod and Cycle, as they seem to try and not go too far over the top, and stick to traditional and affordable restorations. Their cars are not "ruined for the future", and can be accurately restored by a future owner is so desired.
My father's brother's family owns an "Auto Body Works" in southeastern PA, which has been in business since 1926, and in the same shop since 1929. I worked there part time throughout most of my high school years, and could probably still prep a car out for painting if necessary. On the few occasions where body filler was necessary, you could see through it, as it was used as intended, as a finishing product, and not to make contours with. They always finished off any fillers with 220 grit paper, and never loaded the primer stages up with "Nitro Stan", acrylic glazing compounds, or Fibreglass Evercoat's Polyester Glazing Compound. When they repaired a Corvette, the inside surface of the repair was as smooth and consistent as the outer surface. They still "pick and file" body damage on pre-1988 vehicles. After '88, the metal alloys became unworkable, necessitating that fillers be used, or total replacement be performed.
When I recall the standard of work they performed, and see what is passed off as "expert body work" today, it sickens me.
Richard Rawlings and his staff could not even take the trash out at my cousin's shop.
