Learn How to Fix Auto Body Damage

So much education has moved to the Internet! Now it is possible to learn something as complex as auto body repair, detailing, painting, resetting safety devices, and thoroughly estimating such a job before you begin. Nearly everyone is going to get body damage on their car or truck some time within its useful life. That damage cuts down your car's resale value and can be a real nuisance.

Much of that damage never gets repaired because as often as possible, people do not report less than severe damage to the insurance company and assume it would cost too much otherwise to get the damage fixed. That makes a huge market for those who do painting or paintless dent repair. That might mean there are likely job openings in your area, or it might also be taken to mean there is a large market for someone to enter.

Either way, before you go to either one, what if you got the education first? Better yet, get training. You know the difference between education and training, right? Consider this quote: "Hey mom, we have had sex education all week. Tomorrow we start training." Do you know the difference now?

How do we solve the problem of lack of hands-on training? If you have a friend that has one of those pesky dents or a place paint is scraped off, he or she might like to allow you to use their car as a project for this training. It might even be better if they can put up a deposit toward the repair that enables you to get the supplies and maybe a tool or two, so you then come equipped to a possible body shop interview afterward, and can also show an example of your work. The course I am promoting also provides a printable certificate for completion of each training module.

Another method for overcoming this obstacle (hurdle?) might be asking your local body shop if you might do what you just learned to do (show certificate) on one of their cars, preferably under supervision. This has the additional benefit of the experience of the body shop employee who watches on.

Be creative. There are other ways to overcome your hurdles. This is you paying your dues.

A caveat: if you tend to react badly to harsh chemicals, flying paint vapors, strong chemical smells, or dust from sanding, please do yourself a favor and choose another profession. There are many benefits to learning how to fix auto body damage, but security from harsh chemicals is not one of them.