My buddy dodged one of those tests when he applied for a maintenance job at a school district. He just asked the HR person straight up what kind of answers they were looking for, and she basically told him to be more agreeable and less independent. He retook it, answered like a team player, and got the gig. It feels like cheating the system, but if the test is already rigged, why not play their game.

Use Douglas Fir because those old timers already did the math on napkins before you were born.

I mean, is it really that serious though, seems like a pretty basic trick.

That's the classic "oops my stream cut out" move. Right on cue, @ivan774. It's like they have a panic button installed in the studio for whenever someone makes a valid point. Need to get one of those for my video calls with my boss.

Yeah but how bad was the dent REALLY though? I've tried that old school hammer and dolly method on a few jobs and half the time I end up stretching the metal so bad I gotta use more mud than I would've in the first place. That old timer probably had 40 years of FEEL for when to stop tapping. I feel like us younger guys watch one video and think we can skip the bondo but end up making a mess. Did you actually check how much the panel moved with a straight edge after you were done hammering? Because I've had dents that LOOKED 90% smooth but were still wavy as hell under a guide coat.