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Re: info [bigfur]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Jun 24, 2009 (7:04 am)
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Replying to: bigfur (Jun 24, 2009 6:27 am)
Another wild idea that I have actually seen work---is to find a really great shop and PAY THEM to teach you---instead of giving it to a college. In other words, you pay the shop tuition.
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- #986 of 1025
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Re: info [Mr_Shiftright]
by obyone
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Jun 24, 2009 (9:47 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 24, 2009 7:04 am)
Sometimes no money is enough to pay for the major screwups. However paying them should lessen the blow.
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Re: info [obyone]
by mitchflorida
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Jun 24, 2009 (10:00 am)
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Replying to: obyone (Jun 18, 2009 11:12 am)
They may prefer someone with little experience in the field because they can pay him much less. If they hire someone who has been certiified, they would have to pay you a higher salary.
I think the more experience you have, the better.
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- #988 of 1025
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Re: info [mitchflorida]
by obyone
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Jun 24, 2009 (11:07 am)
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Replying to: mitchflorida (Jun 24, 2009 10:00 am)
From what I've seen they would rather take someone off the street with the right amount of "enthusiasm" rather than someone with trade school experience with an "attitude".
I've also noticed this with restaurants that hire cooks sometimes avoiding those that have graduated from cooking school that think they have qualified as a chef because of that "school" experience.
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Re: info [obyone]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Jun 25, 2009 (6:36 am)
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Replying to: obyone (Jun 24, 2009 11:07 am)
A really smart young person can learn much faster in life than they can in a classroom---the only thing the classroom can offer is resources, be it all the right books, lab equipment or welding torches.
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Re: info [Mr_Shiftright]
by bigfur
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Jul 04, 2009 (8:06 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 25, 2009 6:36 am)
The course i went thru i feel is the best way to go. We had one semester in the classroom learning the basics of plastic filler and welding. Then we had a semester in the field working at a body shop as an apprentance. Then a semester back in class working on frame work. Followed by a semester back in a shop. And it went on for two years until we had a degree with taking some other classes and we had a job when we were done. Reason i stress the degree part is that half of us who went thru the class are no longer in auto body repair, we are in other automotive industries. Only major down fall is, that since this course I took was sponsored by GM...you guessed it, its dead!!!
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First
by oldfarmer50
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Jul 11, 2009 (3:25 pm)
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Let me thank jwjackson for his service.
Then I have a question on new paint.
How long after you repaint a bumper or have pin stripes applied should you wait before you detail a car? Can you wash and wax right away or should you let the paint "cure"? Is it better to park inside or out in the sun?
Sounds like there are some paint pros in here who will know. 
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Re: First [oldfarmer50]
by bigfur
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Jul 14, 2009 (5:13 am)
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Jul 11, 2009 3:25 pm)
The rule used to be to wait for i think it was three monthes before waxing fresh paint. And i would park inside as much as possible to aviod getting junk in the paint.
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PDR (Paintless Dent Repair) effectiveness?
by colin_l
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Jul 20, 2009 (6:58 am)
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My '03 Evo was beat up a bit in a recent hailstorm. 
I had it estimated last week, and was surprised to hear that Progressive was quoting PDR for the whole car. 50+ dents on the hood, 60+ on the roof, 50+ on the trunk, and 2 (haha) on one door.
The hail was quarter to golf-ball sized and there doesn't appear to be any hard creases or paint damage. But the hood and trunk lid of my car are aluminum, so will PDR even work? And will it work on the window pillars? I'm guessing they remove the body panels and do this stuff on a bench, or something.
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Re: PDR (Paintless Dent Repair) effectiveness? [colin_l]
by bigfur
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Jul 22, 2009 (5:11 am)
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Replying to: colin_l (Jul 20, 2009 6:58 am)
If you have that much damage im guessing the body shop would replace the panels instead of doing PDR. PDR is great for a door ding or two, but not for hail damage. Have a body shop write up a quote not the insurance company. Also insist that the insurance company replaces the panels since the metal will be stretched and the clear coat will be cracked with that much fixing. Let us know how it goes.
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