Apprentice car body repair west midlands
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Hi
Really need some help advice I have been trying to get into the car body repair field for a long time no luck. Tried as a trainee and apprentice. Have a IMI level 2 in paint refinishing and started helping out at a garage recently restoring cars. I love working with cars and seeing them restored can do a lot if given a chance.
Does anyone have some advice? Or would anyone give me a chance to work for them
Really need some help advice I have been trying to get into the car body repair field for a long time no luck. Tried as a trainee and apprentice. Have a IMI level 2 in paint refinishing and started helping out at a garage recently restoring cars. I love working with cars and seeing them restored can do a lot if given a chance.
Does anyone have some advice? Or would anyone give me a chance to work for them
Try this
http://www.indeed.co.uk/m/viewjob?jk=8e1c9427098e2...
I recall a member here doing the same a couple of years ago. I think he did some free work experience in the end to get his foot in the door.
http://www.indeed.co.uk/m/viewjob?jk=8e1c9427098e2...
I recall a member here doing the same a couple of years ago. I think he did some free work experience in the end to get his foot in the door.
Marked1 might have been referring to me. I was in exactly the same boat as you a couple years ago i.e wanting to become a body repair/sprayer but not being able to get on any courses etc.
I went round asking small indie bodyshops saying I'd train for free etc. I luckily got in at 1 place but I only could hack it for 5 months as I was being used more as a 'driver' than a trainee.
So now I work at Royal Mail and given up on the whole repair/spraying career. (I realised in that 5 months it's a horrible dusty/poisoning environment to work in...2k being sprayed with no masks and it filling the whole work shop. A quick way to die young.)
So now I just train myself in my spare time which I much prefer as I won't lose interest.
But, keep looking bud and be persistent. Just don't get taken for a mug.
I went round asking small indie bodyshops saying I'd train for free etc. I luckily got in at 1 place but I only could hack it for 5 months as I was being used more as a 'driver' than a trainee.
So now I work at Royal Mail and given up on the whole repair/spraying career. (I realised in that 5 months it's a horrible dusty/poisoning environment to work in...2k being sprayed with no masks and it filling the whole work shop. A quick way to die young.)
So now I just train myself in my spare time which I much prefer as I won't lose interest.
But, keep looking bud and be persistent. Just don't get taken for a mug.
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