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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 34 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2004 Posts: 34 | I would love to learn body work. I have a 1955 1st chevy truck that I have started on, with pionters from here and there. I read every thing I can but what can I say but "hands on". I live in Canyon Lake, Texas about 20 miles west of New Braunfels, 40 miles north of San Antonio. Does anyone know of adult education in the area, or wants a little side work, will pay cash money. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 428 | Brian, check with your area jr. colleges. Sometimes they offer night courses in automotive body work, at least they used to here where I live. Wish I had taken the course when I was younger but I always made excuses and never got around to it. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 622 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 622 | I learned by doing. I just bought a compressor a Binks spray gun and some other basic tools and went to town. Go for it!
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| | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 34 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2004 Posts: 34 | Got the compressor, welder, shop ,tools, and the want. just don't want to mess up a somewhat unreplaceable sheet metal. 1955 1st series is a rare truck. got a good deal but if I have to replace parts the restoration keeps getting more expensive. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 39 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2005 Posts: 39 | If you can't find a class to join, go get a junk fender make some dents in it and learn to use your body hammers on it. To get the hang of welding cut a piece out and weld it back in place. Get a lot of practice on the junk fenders before you try to tackle the '55. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 90 Member | | Member Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 90 | . ''I would love to learn body work.......... or wants a little side work, will pay cash money.''
brian
you got the everything
do as rusty suggests have fun
Gooday
Jim
small wheel moves by fire and rod,
big wheel fires by the grace of god,
everytime that wheel turns round,
bound to cover just a little more ground.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 355 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 355 | Brian - there are lots of really good how to books out there. Barnes and Noble actually has a decent selection. | | | | | Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 1,159 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 1,159 | Check the Stovebolt Library and then your local library. But I'm with "caroline" ... whenever I wanted to learn something, I volunteered to help. We've done that with everything from horses, trees, publishing, web design, gardening, theater. It's a great way to learn, plus (after a while) you should be a help to the person who has taken the time to teach you (or let you learn from watching). Peg
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