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[Ben_O]

Loving the look of this Mk2, Nice work, I would love to come learn from you guys... its going to be another stunner!

I would quite like to have an apprentice, unfortunately, it's really hard to find anybody that still wants to learn this trade.

We have had one person try out but he was more interested in his mobile phone and working on his own car than actually doing any work. I guess this seems to be the trend now.

 

Thanks for the comments

 

Ben

[MacGyver]

Loving the look of this Mk2, Nice work, I would love to come learn from you guys... its going to be another stunner!

I would quite like to have an apprentice, unfortunately, it's really hard to find anybody that still wants to learn this trade.
We have had one person try out but he was more interested in his mobile phone and working on his own car than actually doing any work. I guess this seems to be the trend now.
 
Thanks for the comments
 
Ben

I I was in England I would have loved to do my apprenticeship with you! 😁

[miniireland]

 

Loving the look of this Mk2, Nice work, I would love to come learn from you guys... its going to be another stunner!

I would quite like to have an apprentice, unfortunately, it's really hard to find anybody that still wants to learn this trade.

We have had one person try out but he was more interested in his mobile phone and working on his own car than actually doing any work. I guess this seems to be the trend now.

 

Thanks for the comments

 

Ben

 

Im 45 and would love to go at an apprenticeship, very few old school panel beaters left, too many plastic maas produced cars these days

[Ben_O]

What I need is a classic car enthusiast   

 

On to today's update which is a bit early but I won't be able to upload tonight.

 

The inside is painted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Steve220]

Mhmm fresh paint

[minimissions]

 

Loving the look of this Mk2, Nice work, I would love to come learn from you guys... its going to be another stunner!

I would quite like to have an apprentice, unfortunately, it's really hard to find anybody that still wants to learn this trade.

We have had one person try out but he was more interested in his mobile phone and working on his own car than actually doing any work. I guess this seems to be the trend now.

 

Thanks for the comments

 

Ben

 

God no if I was closer I would love to! Its like my dream job to learn the trade...

[Ben_O]

 

 

Loving the look of this Mk2, Nice work, I would love to come learn from you guys... its going to be another stunner!

I would quite like to have an apprentice, unfortunately, it's really hard to find anybody that still wants to learn this trade.

We have had one person try out but he was more interested in his mobile phone and working on his own car than actually doing any work. I guess this seems to be the trend now.

 

Thanks for the comments

 

Ben

 

God no if I was closer I would love to! Its like my dream job to learn the trade...

 

Commute?

 

[miniireland]

I could commute on the red eye from Dublin every morning 

[skoughi]

You want an apprentice? That's it, I'm gonna jack in my job as a wire rigger up here in Shetland, tell the wife an sons I'm off to re-discover my youth and my trade and head south. I'll clean up my hammers and dolly's and pack them in my suitcase and load up the Clubman!!

Edited by skoughi, 18 January 2018 - 01:34 PM.

[miniireland]

You want an apprentice? That's it, I'm gonna jack in my job as a wire rigger up here in Shetland, tell the wife an sons I'm off to re-discover my youth and my trade and head south. I'll clean up my hammers and dolly's and pack them in my suitcase and load up the Clubman!!

 

You want an apprentice? That's it, I'm gonna jack in my job as a wire rigger up here in Shetland, tell the wife an sons I'm off to re-discover my youth and my trade and head south. I'll clean up my hammers and dolly's and pack them in my suitcase and load up the Clubman!!

Im moving to the Isle of Wight too

 

Irish male 45 will work for food and board

[Ben_O]

I popped it up int he air this afternoon ready to start the underside.

I was going to make a start with the prep but the paint was still a little too soft to mask off the holes and whatnot from inside

 

 

[Ben_O]

First thing today was to mask off all of the openings

 

 

 

 

Then apply some primer to the underside

 

 

Whilst that flashed off, I sheeted up the car to prevent stonechip overspray

 

 

And then sealed up and stonechipped the underside

 

 

 

I had planned to paint the underside this afternoon but the sealing took a long time and there wasn't quite enough time to get it done so ill paint it Monday.

Cheers

 

Ben

[Carlos W]

Just to make you all a little bit jealous, I've had the pleasure of being taught by Ben.

He taught me loads in the few days we spent on my car.

[panky]

Come round to mine, I've perfected dry spots AND orange peel

[Vinay-RS]

That grey primer actually looks a lot like an old school Mini colour.