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Jan 15, 2006 17:07:42 GMT
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Right, about 6 weeks ago i was brutally made redundant, which sucked a fair amount of ass, and being in the type of work i'm in its a case of lots of people and not very many jobs, (last one i applied for, they had over 100 applicants). So, drastic times calls for drastic measures, and i'm looking for other career options. Now summit that i came up with was Spraying, (cars with paint). But i can't seem to find much info about it. How to get into it, if there are jobs out there or whether garages just get one of the mechanics to do it, how much it pays... So any info at all would be greatly appreciated. Cheers all
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1988 V8 Rangey Bobtail :: 1968 Volvo Amazon 133 Ratrod :: 1977 Land Rover 88 :: 1985 Opel Monza GSE :: 1983 MKII Fiesta
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Jan 15, 2006 17:15:04 GMT
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Hey Tommy, you need lots and lots of practice!
If you want to run your own place you'll need a decent space that you can use to spray in and you'll need some fairly expensive looking extraction equipment to filter the fumes and some serious insurance I'm guessing. 2-pack paint fumes are toxic to the point of deadly so they need to be carefully dealt with commercially.
I honestly have no idea how you'd get into it, but maybe look up your local custom paint sprayers and see if they want to take on a junior sprayer so you can learn the ropes, prep work etc.
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Last Edit: Jan 15, 2006 17:17:56 GMT by Deleted
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Jan 15, 2006 17:35:45 GMT
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I would have thought your best bet is to have a word with a few local bodyshops and see what they require for employing someone. Spraying in small garages is getting less common now partially H&S and partially as if its not an insurance job most people would either do it thereselves or take it to a reputable bodyshop
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Jan 15, 2006 21:22:14 GMT
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pays not great for bodyshops anymore you used to be able to get pretty good money as a prep hand (general dogs body ) but most places expect the painter to do all that aswell now days its all qualifications and experiance now though if you aint got them your gonna have trouble getting a job in that line of work small back street places struggle to keep up with the ever tightening noose that is health & safety that why i jacked in my paint shop
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Jan 15, 2006 21:29:12 GMT
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balls, back to the drawing board then...
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1988 V8 Rangey Bobtail :: 1968 Volvo Amazon 133 Ratrod :: 1977 Land Rover 88 :: 1985 Opel Monza GSE :: 1983 MKII Fiesta
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Help me plaese!!!arthurbrown
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Jan 15, 2006 21:31:40 GMT
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What is your previous 'trade'? And why do you want to leave it so much??
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Jan 15, 2006 21:40:16 GMT
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TV, pre and post production, camera work, editing, and i don't wanna leave it so much, but the whole industy's being dragged through the curse word right now, and i wouldn't mind summit a bit more stable. I wanna work.
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1988 V8 Rangey Bobtail :: 1968 Volvo Amazon 133 Ratrod :: 1977 Land Rover 88 :: 1985 Opel Monza GSE :: 1983 MKII Fiesta
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Jan 16, 2006 15:24:10 GMT
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Tommy I used to work for Machine Shop special effects a couple of years ago. That side of TV was going down the pan then so I expect it is across the board in the industry, the pay was getting dire, the hours worse and there was so much complaining being done it was unbearable. Now might not be a bad time to get the hell out and do something else after all.
Did you think about customising? I doubt you will get much retro stuff but it might be custom ICE fitments for the boy racer industry, lowering jobs, LEDs, neons, bodykits etc. It'll take a fair while to get it going but one of my mates from school does that and he's earning a living from it. The only reason I mention that over bodywork is it's much less messy and more importanly much less work than fixing bodywork.
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