Minty_Fresh
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havnt had a job now for a while because not sure whether to go back to college or get a full time job, decided on getting a full time job as i would learn more and atleast get paid for it..
realllllly want to work in a bodyshop
 
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DannyB
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Working in a bodyshop is hard work and not the best of pay unless you own the business, working in a dealerships bodyshop doesn't pay much.
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will_doyle
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quote:
Originally posted by mk4_boy
havnt had a job now for a while because not sure whether to go back to college or get a full time job, decided on getting a full time job as i would learn more and atleast get paid for it..
realllllly want to work in a bodyshop
wtf is a bodyshop?
do you mean the shop called 'bodyshop'?
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JM Curdy
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oh doyley
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DannyB
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Yes Will that is what he means.
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chrisritch
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quote:
Originally posted by will_doyle
quote:
Originally posted by mk4_boy
havnt had a job now for a while because not sure whether to go back to college or get a full time job, decided on getting a full time job as i would learn more and atleast get paid for it..
realllllly want to work in a bodyshop
wtf is a bodyshop?
do you mean the shop called 'bodyshop'?
Your such a spaz sometimes its unreal
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will_doyle
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I was joking about the actual shop 'bodyshop'
but serious now, what is a bodyshop
surf shop?
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Carl
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bodyshop = crematorium (where dead people get burnt)
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DannyB
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Are you being serious?
Even by my first post you can't work out what it is?
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will_doyle
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yeah... cars etc.
boring job.. pay is poor
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ste_p23
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the return of the beloved doyle
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DannyB
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quote:
Originally posted by will_doyle
boring job.. pay is poor
How would you know, when 5 minutes ago you didn't know what it was?
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Carl
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WIll you are a leg-end, a bigger one than pug nut was.
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_Allan_
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Don't tell him what it is 
He'll only join a forum and wish to know the best way to prep fibreglass panels.
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Minty_Fresh
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some of you guys say its poor pay, but you have got to start at the bottom of the ladder most places you start working, and i love body work, think its ace to be honest...
done mechanics for 4/5 years now and cant stand it now, i do my own cars and familys cars but want to go over to the otherside now and do the exterior..
[Edited on 11-09-2009 by mk4_boy]
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DannyB
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It's generally poor pay unless you own the business, the jobs don't make enough money to pay numerous employess mega money.
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Minty_Fresh
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a friend of mine does accident repair, at a bodyshop and hes on around £280 a week @ 20, not bad pay imo
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DannyB
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That's literally minimum wage at average hours is it not?
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Nath
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OMFG DOYLE
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Minty_Fresh
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9am-5pm
40 hours a week
£7 per hour
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DannyB
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£7 per hour isnt that good though, it's not bad by any means but for the line of work it isnt great.
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Minty_Fresh
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oh yer i agree it isnt great, but its still ok pay for something that i enjoy, ive done bits and bobs for friends bodywork related so i wouldnt mind £7 per hour if i enjoy it..
[Edited on 13-09-2009 by mk4_boy]
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DannyB
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If you enjoy it do it, you would have to go to college for a few years aswell though wouldn't you so you would probably be on a shit wage in the meantime.
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fir3vip3r
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quote:
Originally posted by mk4_boy
a friend of mine does accident repair, at a bodyshop and hes on around £280 a week @ 20, not bad pay imo
i earnt more than that being a postman at 19......
i know people that own there own business in the spraying/bodywork sector
They struggle...
i know of one who had won awards for his work..... he does not earn much even now......
think long and hard mate 
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DizzyRebel
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Apply at big firms for it, but you will need to be qualified to be taken into serious consideration for a job.
My uncle owns lincolnshires biggest bodyshop so i know a fair bit about them...
http://www.brooklandsautobody.co.uk/home.htm
As a panel beater when fully qualified you are usually on £8-£8.50ph as a grade3 technician. it then goes up to around £10ph as a grade 2 if you make the effort.
Sprayers earn a little bit more, but my uncles top sprayers wont be on much more than 30k per annum.
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