LubeDude
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- Oct 8, 2003
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RyanT, My little buddy. I suppose you will know if you want to continue with this as a profesion, (Autobody), when you get out of Hi School. Bodymen are born, not created. If you are a natural, it will come easy, if you have to really work at it find something else to do with your life and figure this as a hobby. You didnt take my advice to run from this feild, so I doubt you will take it now, but If you decide to make it a life long job when you graduate, go to one year of Tech school and then get a job in a bodyshop. I know you will think you will know it all when you get out of school, but I assure you you wont. You will have to get a job at the bottom of the chain, but that is the best way to come up. You will learn all aspecs of the feild before you get online, Even if you do not want to be a painter, you need to know how to paint so your work will be paintable when done. And even if you do want to be a painter, you need to know what its like to do some bodywork so you can have the right feeling towards the bodymen. There is a lot more to it than you know know. Never say to yourself, "thats good enough", do it untill its right. If you do not have time to do it right the first time, what makes you think you have time to do it again? Never be afraid to ask for help and listen, and offer to help those that may be stuck on something. Someday you will be the guy in the shop that the others come to when they need help and you will be the lead man and best paid guy in the shop. Good Luck In whatever you decide.