my secret plan..

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For the past 3 years ive worked in the holiday home industry , repairing static caravans and log cabins, twin units etc, i absolutely love my job, unfortunately things are looking pretty grim with redundancies all along the board, the big caravan manufacturers on this coast have made some serious redundancies , 1500 just in 1 company, im sure youve seen it on the TV, anyway, im currently on 4 day week and altho my gaffer says we have nowt to worry about im seriously thinking of going self employed, but in a different direction..

ive been thinking about this for maybe a year on and off but with recent events im now thinking about it all the time,

Some of you know ive been mirror finishing ally parts, wheels, motorcycle frames etc for a lawwwng time , almost 30 years, and all by hand....well ive got chance of some serious equipment for wheel refurbing, everything i would possibly need for either, finishing to standard spec, stripping paint and mirror polishing , curb damage repairs, even a tyre remover, all paints, compresser, mixers, every colour code for every modern and classic wheel ever made (maybe) ,polishing guns, ...everything.

ive also got the space to do it and can work from home .

No-one round here offers a wheel refurb , i reckon i could make it work, specially as the kit is also designed to go mobile, so i could literally drive to customers and do the biz..

im not looking to earn a fortune, just a wage for a 40 hour a week.

 

so, what do you think, and without anyone promising anything how many would 'maybe' be interested on here..

 

this is the exact service id be offering and this is the place id be buying the equipment.. http://wheelmedic.co.uk/index.html

 

note... i already refurb steel wheels and dont need special equipment for that..

[kirk10]

ive been doing the same thing mobile for the last 2 or 3 years mate and its hard going now adays

some days you can make 400 quid then other days you wont make a thing so got to take the good with the bad

but ive noticed lately people just dont want to spend on there cars

around here anyway

when things are good tho its good money and easy work plus your out and about still

good luck with it

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Kirk do you offer a classic wheel service, wether theres a difference or not do you actually say 'i can restore your classic slotmags' kinda thing?

also mate ive been taking the rough with the smooth ever since i started my working life so im not worried bout that..

ive got a few tricks up my sleeve too, wether they work or not is a different thing lol..

 

at the end of the day i need to find something else, and this sounds like something id enjoy, when wifey snagged her brand new alloy on the kerb it took us 5 days to find someone that could actually repair it, and even then we had to drive 18 miles and hang around while the guy did it..

[oldbus]

Not sure what investment is needed but could you not do that part time for a while until you get it up and running properly?

 

It´d give you the security of a wage until you´ve got yourself sorted.

 

As you´re on a four day week already maybe your boss will be happy with a three day one too?

 

Is any of that kit mobile? Get it in the back of a truck and get yourself doing the rounds at weekends in summer.....if the customers don´t come to you...etc

 

Good luck either way mate and if you were local i´d have at three sets that need doing!

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yes to all of the above questions mate

[kirk10]

no i dont do the old wheels or stuff like that not much work for that sort of thing around here

just the every day cars i tend to do bumper scuffs and so on

all water based paint in the back of me van mobile

like i say mate theres deffo money to be earnt doing it

but it has gone quiet for me

 

people do like the fact that you are mobile and can do them at there home or place of work tho

and are done with in the day and not have to go with out there car for a few days

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ok thanks for that Kirk, its early days yet and i havent thought of a way to raise the 3k i need yet.

[countrybumpkin]

if thats what you want to do i say take the chance and do it, but my advice would be to do it alongside your current job untill such time you can safly say 'yes' i can earn enough from this

[Dr Feelgood]

thats a pretty cool idea but again like everyone says do it as a small project first to see if it can work in the long run

[gpcmatric]

seems like a good idea mate but sometimes its worth starting the wheel company part time ,and see if it would pay to go full time ,its a gamble at least youll still have a wage coming in .

[pauline]

I would do it a long side for a bit till you get it built up.

[antz]

when you can do this with rattle cans id say you defo have the skills!!!!

 

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[Mr Sam]

why are they eating each other what are they doing

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antz your avitar is stirring things

[antz]

sorry tony...do you want me to change it to something less interesting?

[surfingturnip]

time really does start to sorta stand still when you start watching it doesnt it