jlcustomz
evil painter
Been just an occasional car painter/ customizer & Part time painter of entrance doors at my day job, which is door/ window install repair, etc. I'm really good at most of what I do at the day job, but some stuff these days is really getting heavy for a 47 year old to be doing, plus baking out in the sun a lot of the time, etc. Been wanting a way out for years, but haven't run across any good options for me. The custom car business in North Fla isn't exactly the most stable business. I've gotten a lot of possible job offers from people seeing my custom car at large shows, but all from out of town or state.
Well, picked up part of my first SPI paint order from our fairly new local SPI distributor & in a brief conversation between 2 busy people just meeting, he mentioned coming to work for them, so now I got something to think about. Looks like part of what they do is painting for a large local Toyota dealership.
I know collision work is more fast & less perfect than what I'd like to be doing. Also know it's not the easiest job for someone my age to start into, but my current job many times involves some insanely heavy stuff that I just shouldn't be doing anymore. I fully know there will be a learning curve going to full professional, which I'm not, but my possible employer says they need reliable people, which I am.
Figured I'd see what advise I get here before I speak again with my potential employer. Any advise or thoughts are appreciated.
Well, picked up part of my first SPI paint order from our fairly new local SPI distributor & in a brief conversation between 2 busy people just meeting, he mentioned coming to work for them, so now I got something to think about. Looks like part of what they do is painting for a large local Toyota dealership.
I know collision work is more fast & less perfect than what I'd like to be doing. Also know it's not the easiest job for someone my age to start into, but my current job many times involves some insanely heavy stuff that I just shouldn't be doing anymore. I fully know there will be a learning curve going to full professional, which I'm not, but my possible employer says they need reliable people, which I am.
Figured I'd see what advise I get here before I speak again with my potential employer. Any advise or thoughts are appreciated.