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Nex, that is some seriously nice work you are doing with the kickpanels! I’m blown away your only charging 275.00 that is a lot of work! Do you ever have any trouble with the fiberglass bonding with the plastic? Do you have any little tricks to share with us? Again very nice work!!
The window to clear over your base really depends on the system your using. Some systems are as little as 24 hours and some very well may be up to 7 days. Another thing that varies from system to system is what you must do for adhesion after you exceed your window, with most of them you have to scuff your base and shoot another coat before clear. I know with PPG EHP once you miss the 48 hour window you have to apply additional base before clear, but you don’t have to sand it! Best way to know is to check your systems tech sheets :rock
as if a spread wouldn’t have been cool enough you got on the cover right on man!! :whistle:
knowledgeable people on here? :rofl
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It varies somewhat from province to province, but i think is pretty consistent. In Alberta, refinishing and repair were separate. Everyone would do their first year of school (1st yr Prepping) and from there on the apprenticeship branched off and you could either do 2nd year refinish (after completion you would receive your refinishing ticket) or 2nd + 3rd year repair. As of Jan 2009 the apprenticeship changed and the schooling itself stayed the same, except you [b]have[/b] to do [b]both[/b] the refinish and repair years (4 years total), and you only get one ticket that covers both which in my opinion is the way it should be. (even though i got my refinish ticket mere months before the system changed)
Every year of schooling you attend is subject to a provincial exam. There is [b]also[/b] an interprovincial exam for the last year which if you pass you are recognized as a journeyman throughout the country (if you pass the provincial but fail the interprovincial you are only recognized in your province.
There is also about 4000$ in grants you can receive for completing certain years of your apprenticeship (not exclusive to autobody but interprovincial trades)
I think it’s definitely worth starting a thread to see how the apprenticeship varies by province/country
[b]bobwires wrote:[/b]
[quote]sounds good. I really wish mechanics were regulate here in the US, as well. It bugs me that a bum can work on your car and get away with it… lots of butchered cars around here…good plan, and whether it comes out to more money or not it shows you take your work seriously. that’s why I got certified in my trade.[/quote]
While it may be regulated its definitely not enforced efficiently. At least not here in Alberta. I guess a shop down the road form us is being investigated for not having any journeyman though. We found out because one of the “apprentices” came over looking for a job, he was pretty choked when he found out he wasted 2 years of his life there and none of his hours count
Sounds like your on your way to being a jack of all trades jimmo.
Thats a worthy idea too joe, it’s actually what i wanted to do but I got a mortgage this summer so that axes the idea of going back to school. :unsure:
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wow that is a sharp color! nice work
dang stone, thats a good job on the cobra and you did all that for 6000? :blink:
I don’t think 1500 is nearly enough, it should be closer to double that, and definitely make it clear that YOUR warranty doesn’t cover rust, thats the body shops baby. Because if it does rust again in 6 months its because something got left behind and painted over.. it all sounds like a muddy situation
[b]Han wrote:[/b]
[quote]That one is easy. no tools required! I just let it sit for however long
and collect $50/day storage, plus $50 admin fee and towing charges.[/quote]
:lol1[b]jim c wrote:[/b]
[quote] problem with powdercoat and any of the chrome/shiny colors is they always look lumpy. powdercoat is always thick and it never gives you a real smooth looking surface…atleast not like paint does. the mirrored colored powders just amplify that and tend to look like poo.[/quote]I was really impressed with how smooth they got the coating on the rims on my dads (dodge pictured above). The bumpers had some grit because I had them put a silver flake in it. The rims went gloss black and and looks amazingly smooth. That being said its close to paint, but probably still not as smooth as it could be. In the end the durability factor won me over i think :P. So if you want ultra smooth, I’d do paint
seems pretty reasonable to me