SHOWOFF your daily work

yes i do, that thing has more plugs and wires than anything. one thing to one 1 of them, the shop bought it. we tore it down and it sat for a while. it took a while to figure out where everything goes. and the bad thing about these cars are all the parts on them. when a front end is smashed, there are so many pieces its hard to get everything you need until your putting it back together. and also, if you ever pull the motor, one of the worst things is the electrical. there is a box under the cowl cover on the passenger side with all of the wires going to a hole in the firewall. it sucks.

BMW is definitely one of the toughest cars to work on, for the exact reason you just said. A normal car you can just order the grille, on a BMW you have to order 50 parts to build the grille.

I work at d and d collision in spring texas, started as a painters helper,and now work in the parts/cut in dept. 14 or so body men depending on the week lol and 3-4 painters about 9 painters helpers and a couple body man helpers, also 2 mechanics. 45 dollars body and paint 50 frame and 60 mech. the owners of the shop also own two other shops. www.danddcollision.com

That shop looks bitchin! Theres only one shop here in El Paso that is about half that size. Rudolph Collision. How is it working there? This week has sucked for me but the check is gonna kick ass. There are three bodymen where I work. One guy was on vacation this week, and they fired the other guy on tuesday so Ive been having to bust ass and stay late all week.

Originally posted by SinistarCustoms



That shop looks bitchin! Theres only one shop here in El Paso that is about half that size. Rudolph Collision. How is it working there? This week has sucked for me but the check is gonna kick ass. There are three bodymen where I work. One guy was on vacation this week, and they fired the other guy on tuesday so Ive been having to bust ass and stay late all week. its good, we're busy because of the hurricane damaged vehicles, last week our paint shop did 900 hours and we are busier this week. people get fired or quit pretty regularly, they tell them that if they can't hang the gotta hit the road lol. the body men push about 100+ each hours weekly

This is what I do... I work at a gas station! lol

Our labor rate for insurance is over $60 I know for sure. I am a painter at a family owned collision repair shop, but we are the 2nd largest in our area. We use Standox paint system, with their water-based basecoat. It's an awesome product, and always looks great, and lays down without fightin it. We use Chief Measuring systems for frame repairs, and have a full tim mechanic on staff for alignments, tire mounting , suspension repair/replace etc...

I'll see if I can get some pics tomorrow. I can just show my truck. which I shot using Standox. Subaru WRX blue, and Standox 2.1Hs clear

This is rolled out of the booth, and assembled. No buff.

I mold and shape the minds of juvenile delinquints. I'm a Juvenile Detention Officer.

Originally posted by MidnightJoker



I mold and shape the minds of juvenile delinquints. I'm a Juvenile Detention Officer.

haha i bet thats fun

Edited: 10/9/2008 9:18:00 AM by jbaker72157

Originally posted by MidnightJoker



I mold and shape the minds of juvenile delinquints. I'm a Juvenile Detention Officer.

And I get them when they are a little older, lol, I'm in an adult facility as a detention officer and a part-time officer for the local city department