Looking for a way to combine my job with my love of cars, any ideas?
The booze and drugs don't help either Dan, not all of them but a good percentage of body men / painters are one or the other [or both] from my exp. that's why i learned to do my own metal fab and paint [i'm not a Chip Foose by any means] but i'm no worse than Econobake besides my cars are drivers not concourse show cars.
That bears repeating. I have met a lot of body-and-paint workers over the years. Some of them have been outstandingly gifted, talented, and skillful. Some of them have been decent. Some of them have been average, and some should've probably picked a different line of work. But all of them have been at least 1/4° out of plumb* in one way or another. Even if the appropriate personal protective gear is always used correctly (that's a very big if), the chemicals are extremely nasty and they will seep into your body. The solvents involved are just as good at dissolving oil-based matter (fat) in your brain and nerves as they are at dissolving oil-based matter (grease or paint) on the shop floor.
*present company excepted, of course!
The booze and drugs don't help either Dan, not all of them but a good percentage of body men / painters are one or the other [or both] from my exp. that's why i learned to do my own metal fab and paint [i'm not a Chip Foose by any means] but i'm no worse than Econobake besides my cars are drivers not concourse show cars.