good deal. You mentioned that you had already purchased materials, that's good. It'll sweeten the deal for the shop owner.

I was working on my truck in a guys' shop, and he kept using my supplies, was really ticking me off, cause' I wouldn't have anything to work with when I got in. Turns out the problem was an easy one to solve... I just bought extra supplies for the shop.

Ya gotta 'butter your bread'