Painter Trevor Rocke touches up the paint on a car's bumper before applying a clear coat in the paint booth at Collision Works in White River Junction, Vt., on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Rocke has to wait for the paint to dry between each coat, and the wait time is longer for larger jobs. "It's a lot of hurry up and wait," he said. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Painter Trevor Rocke touches up the paint on a car’s bumper before applying a clear coat in the paint booth at Collision Works in White River Junction, Vt., on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Rocke has to wait for the paint to dry between each coat, and the wait time is longer for larger jobs. “It’s a lot of hurry up and wait,” he said. (Valley News / Report For America – Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Technician Joe Matthews checks to make sure the electronics are functioning properly on a car at Collision Works in White River Junction, Vt., on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (Valley News / Report For America – Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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