The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Paint and Body Shop Anyone know where to find estimate sheets

on the web? I'm looking for some autobody estimate sheets that I can download from the web that have basic sketches of all sides of cars and trucks that you can circle trouble spots and get a rough idea of the work required. I have a few friends that are looking for vehicles and I usually come across lots of interesting vehicles and it would be nice to have a sheet that I can just quickly circle the bad rot, dents etc. to refer too.

Any help is greatly appreciated,

Lorne

Lorne, that sounds like a fantastic idea, a good way to let someone know at a glance if they should say "hit me" or "fold." I don't have a quick source offhand, but I might suggest a couple of ideas. First off, I have a book called "How To Build A Street Rod" authored by Frank Oddo-a great reference book on the topic and an interesting read. He suggests in his "Searching For A Project" chapter that you make up a simple written form that will allow you to check off/comment on problem areas, etc that you see on a potential vehicle. This will allow you to sit down and consider it at your leisure after you get home. If you're looking for some type of generic "truck" or "car" pix, you might try a "Clip Art" or similar graphics program which has samples of this type of picture, then it would be a simple job to make up your own basic forms. Hope this helps, maybe give you some ideas of your own!

Regards,
Wannabe

Thanks Wannabe, I must have been having a brain fart. The though of clip art never even crossed my mind, and that would probably work great. That way I can put the pictures on there for reference purposes and a checklist below or on the back. I'll try that tonight, and use up the company's toner instead of my own.

Lorne