So, i tohught sinful7 did paint and body work, i was wrong when i pm'd him haha.



Anyway, ive got a chance to go to an automotive vocational school in houston.

i really want to learn to do collision repair and paint, my questions, how hard is it to break into the buisness and what is general pay like?



Ive had no experience with it at all, from what ive heard it takes a lot of time and patience, 2 things of which i have plenty of.

 

pm Rob (robx7) thats his buisness

 

i tried reaching him on aim, but no response.

 

its easy to get in and the pay isnt so hot.

 

just the paint itself, or the collision repair?



they also offer some nice autmotive courses about tuning and modifying.

 

there are classes you can take but the grunt work is done by low $$ guys

 

Easy to get a job, you can just apply as a porter and most places will teach you anything you show an interest in learning. Most body guys do not make a ton of money though. If you get good you can make money just like anything else in life but just being an average body guy at your average paint/ collision repair shop I would be surprised if you made over 50k a year at best.

 

please tell us you are not going to spend 28K at UTI or Wyotech to get a 40K/year job

 

seriously, just go apply. They will show you the basics. You can take it from there.

 

with no hands on experience, certifiaction.



and with a passion for cars, how hard would it be to break into?