I Did It!!!
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In a hard hit collision you pull frames and rails all the time.
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thats very true.
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last two years i dealt with numerous body shops and not one of the painters was ever happy unless i had something free for him or he happened to be working on a job that wasnt just a fix and spray.
its a profession that tends to get real old real quick unless your in a shop that sees a decent traffic of custom work, not just repair jobs.
the technology doesnt exactly change overnight so the chance to use completely new techniques and hardware isnt that prevelent. for that matter newer technology isnt always better.
30 years down the road unless your in a custom shop theres not much to look forward to in the pbe business. insurance companies are really starting to kill profits for alot of shops, at least in michigan
but hopefully u make a go of it since u are going to school for it
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tell ya this now...in 10+ years its a pretty good chance you will not be saying the same thing.
last two years i dealt with numerous body shops and not one of the painters was ever happy unless i had something free for him or he happened to be working on a job that wasnt just a fix and spray.
its a profession that tends to get real old real quick unless your in a shop that sees a decent traffic of custom work, not just repair jobs.
the technology doesnt exactly change overnight so the chance to use completely new techniques and hardware isnt that prevelent. for that matter newer technology isnt always better.
30 years down the road unless your in a custom shop theres not much to look forward to in the pbe business. insurance companies are really starting to kill profits for alot of shops, at least in michigan
but hopefully u make a go of it since u are going to school for it
last two years i dealt with numerous body shops and not one of the painters was ever happy unless i had something free for him or he happened to be working on a job that wasnt just a fix and spray.
its a profession that tends to get real old real quick unless your in a shop that sees a decent traffic of custom work, not just repair jobs.
the technology doesnt exactly change overnight so the chance to use completely new techniques and hardware isnt that prevelent. for that matter newer technology isnt always better.
30 years down the road unless your in a custom shop theres not much to look forward to in the pbe business. insurance companies are really starting to kill profits for alot of shops, at least in michigan
but hopefully u make a go of it since u are going to school for it
yeah i know of a few painters that have gotten sick of it, but I was told by a guy that is in his 50s that loves his job "It's what you make of it", I see if I dont like it in a couple 10 15 years whatever I can go back to school for something else, I dont have to be committed to body repair the rest of my life.
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hopefully for you your first job isnt at a shop where u buy ur own spray equipment...alot of my old customers had all their own guns... and its really easy to rack up a couple grand in guns really quick
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tell ya this now...in 10+ years its a pretty good chance you will not be saying the same thing.
last two years i dealt with numerous body shops and not one of the painters was ever happy unless i had something free for him or he happened to be working on a job that wasnt just a fix and spray.
its a profession that tends to get real old real quick unless your in a shop that sees a decent traffic of custom work, not just repair jobs.
the technology doesnt exactly change overnight so the chance to use completely new techniques and hardware isnt that prevelent. for that matter newer technology isnt always better.
30 years down the road unless your in a custom shop theres not much to look forward to in the pbe business. insurance companies are really starting to kill profits for alot of shops, at least in michigan
but hopefully u make a go of it since u are going to school for it
last two years i dealt with numerous body shops and not one of the painters was ever happy unless i had something free for him or he happened to be working on a job that wasnt just a fix and spray.
its a profession that tends to get real old real quick unless your in a shop that sees a decent traffic of custom work, not just repair jobs.
the technology doesnt exactly change overnight so the chance to use completely new techniques and hardware isnt that prevelent. for that matter newer technology isnt always better.
30 years down the road unless your in a custom shop theres not much to look forward to in the pbe business. insurance companies are really starting to kill profits for alot of shops, at least in michigan
but hopefully u make a go of it since u are going to school for it
every bodyshop I've ever delt with has their share of people who are jaded with their work.
the fun part of paint and body work is when its not 100% perfect for the customer, and you're having to redo shit 3 or 4 times.