Clint,
As you do this, your standards change, That's certain. It's funny to watch other guys sometimes. A guy I fly with, 5 years ago, was at the profile, Rustoleum and shrink wrap plastic stage. Pretty minimal finish, but it worked. Now, the guy brings out some piece of artwork that is just gorgeous and starts pointing out the problems with the finish to me (I do the same, so no complaints). All I can see is how far he has come in the past five years or so. The guy does really good work and is quite an artist. But like all of us, he looks to get better.