Any1 in the car body repair trade

[Ben_L]

Are there many people on here who do this type of thing?

I'm want to try something different new as ifeel working for halfords all my life wont work...

Would any1 recommend Panel Beating, Paint Sprayer, Fitter and Stripper, Vehicle Technician etc as an area to go into?

How do you get into it aswell?

[Predator_R32]

i was wanting to do it about 4 years ago but got told time and time again, the money isnt as good nowadays, although i do sometimes wish i ignored people as theres a lot of money to be made with fiddle jobs ;)

do it you wont regret it :)

colleges offer courses, and most will do apprenticeship courses, probablies about a 4 year course at least

[EssexHoney]

Yeah id start a course like Pred said. There are a few car courses at Colchester Institute that a lot of the boys do.

My brother buys cars from the police, ones that have been stolen/recovered or damaged and does them up and sells them on and he loves it. He is also manager at Vauxhall spares aswell which he loves!!

Id go for it if its what you want to do!!

[Mieran]

Next year I'll be doing this sort of thing in college, its an evening part time course 6-9 PM once a week.

I don't think I'll be working in that sector though, its just to gain experience.

[Saxy1]

Im a panel beater mate. :y:

[MARTYN19588]

used to be a paintsprayer till the end of april then quit

[Marcos]

im thinking of doing it also if i lose my job

[EH_Fella]

Knew a panel beater, he lived comfortably but was made redundant a few years ago..think he got back in the trade just under a year afterwards.

[mattyjones]

im a panel beater mate its well worth doing, loads of good parts like working on your own car this also saves you money, go for an apprenticeship if you can thats what im doing :)

[97vtr]

im goin gateshead college in september to do paint spraying and got an apprenticeship place of work lined up :D college one day a week ftw!

[Ben_L]

nice one cheers guys and girls. i just think its something i might enjoy. Wheres best place to look for apprenticeships?

[stu-n-shell]

i used to be. did my apprentaship then quit im now a sign writer. much better job me i enjoyed being a panel beater but rubbing filler for the rest of my days wasnt for me the moneys not bad i was on 6 pound an hour for a 4th year apprentice but then in my new job i get that and iveonly been there 6 months

[Ben_L]

i'm on £6 a hour at halfords atm and i'm a key-holder/supervisor and sometimes duty manager...!!! hence the reason for wanting to change my career

[Marcos]

i will be getting £7 hr in my 3rd year apprentice ship plumbing get £5 atm in 2nd

[stu-n-shell]

the moneys not bad in the motor trade but if its what you realy want to do then the money is just a bonus i left school and went straight into the apprentiship its what i wanted to do and i have the knowledge i need to do what i want to do to my own cars.i only recently decided i no longer wanted to do it. something about being the apprentice of the best filler rubber in the workshop them expecting the same standard from you and every filler job there is thrown at you that puts you off lol

[Ocego_VTR]

yerr just done me level one in body repair and paint technician 2bh pay is between £17k to around 40k for commercial spray painters

[Marcos]

is commercial cars though or is it lorrys etc

[Ocego_VTR]

lorrys, vans etc saw it advertised on jobcentre plus by mine just wish i was 2 years older 2bh lol.