christopher davis
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can’t say ill miss the ocean or anything. speaking of the island, i’d love to find a shop hiring in Duncan.
hey guys, thanks for your replies.
replying from coquitlam, about 20 minutes outside of vancouver.
i truly believe ICBC pulls their paint rates out of the sky. working flat-rate in BC is truly a joke. i know techs who leap-frog from shop to shop trying to chase down decent flat rate hours, but to be honest listing 6 shops over the course of a year on a resume isn’t exactly impressive. personally, i’ve tightened my belt, and taken a gig paying an hourly wage.
if i do end up making a move i have family in edmonton, so it’s pretty much my guaranteed destination. ideally a shop stocking envirobase. i’m all for new starts, but moving to a new city and taking up a different system isn’t something i’d be crazy about doing. i’d rather land at a shop that i can contribute to right away.
whats up smooth? i have a sister in moncton, new brunswick. always keeping an eye peeled for shops in that area.
chumpi. whats the job market like in florida?
i have family in duncan. wish i could find a bodyshop that was hiring there.
it’s been a month since the last comment, but i just wanted to sound off on this.
bottom line. each and every paint system has its strong points. what works in one shop, one paint booth, one area of the world might not work in another. the ultimate goal is making sure your customer leaves with a smile on their face. your customer isn’t going to be concerned about the brand of paint on their vehicle if the alignment you did on their car plunges them in to oncoming traffic the day after you return their vehicle.
that being said, count my vote for envirobase. i don’t have much to add since everything i would say has already been said, however their clears leave much to be desired.
has anyone tried the EPW waterborne primer? thoughts? comments?
i sprayed chromax pro for a period a couple of years ago. here was my experience.
20 minute flash time for plastic adhesion promoter (according to jobber)
20 minute flash time for theiir sealer (according to jobbber)
my biggest gripe? tracking down a color. i found i was punching in a paint code, finding a ridiculous amount of alternates, taking a picture, hunting down more alternates, THEN sifting through a giant library of spray out cards. wasn’t a fan
i found the 1.5 coat idea….cool? but not at the expense of a 20 minute bake cycle. coupled with another bake cycle after clearing that adds up. if i owned a shop i wouldn’t want to risk a stroke every time the gas bill showed up.
euro paint, american paint,. house paint. doesn’t mean anything. i use envirobase, i’m productive with it, my jobs turn out nice, i don’t get come backs, and my customers are happy, in my book that makes me elite. i’m sure if i had ten years painting chromax, or sikkens, or standox i’d be saying the same thing.