My youngest son Aaron 14 who has spent many hours on the Camaro and other work in the shop helping is making some coin on cars.
Club member Seth asked if he could clean up his truck inside and out a BLACK 4 DR long box with a topper.
Loaded scratches, dog hair, a toddlers spilled milk in the back this truck was standard family dirty.
Aaron washed the engine, exterior, cleaned interior carpet, seats and milk stained door panels.
Next was remove trim adhesive strips on door and tailgate.
Hand rubbed the scratches out then waxed this monstrously huge beast.
Showed Seth his work and options like flip up seats in the back he didn't know he had.
Seth was very happy with price and quality of the work, it took 2 days.
Now Aaron thinks this is his way to make money for guitars and parts.
Next I tell Aaron BUY YOUR OWN SUPPLIES wash, wax, removers, cleaners, towels ect.
At least he will go back to school and say he made cash working on cars over the summer.
Chris R said
Jun 29, 2017
Just keep him away from the floor jack.
more ambition than brains said
Jun 29, 2017
Be proud, gift him the materials.
Pretty hard to develop work ethic by accident.
Congrats to Mom and Dad
Karl
Dave Seitz said
Jul 2, 2017
more ambition than brains wrote:
Be proud, gift him the materials. Pretty hard to develop work ethic by accident. Congrats to Mom and Dad Karl
He does have a very good work ethic, His mother and I would like his grades up. He is not a kid you send to College out of High School. No he is the kid who could really show his skills in a Tech School and make coin right off the bat.
Dave Seitz said
Jul 2, 2017
Chris R wrote:
Just keep him away from the floor jack.
I'm sure he will take extra after that accident. If he would have said take a look at this when it happened I would have been upset.
Just when you need to find this out when you are already in a foul mood dealing with this car, adds more fuel to the fire.
more ambition than brains said
Jul 2, 2017
Dave,
College is not for everyone.
I had three senior years, kept getting kicked out took one night class at Dunwoody.
There are an awful lot of college graduates with useless degrees.
On any issue, remember, hopefully we learn more from our mistakes, than our victories.
Floor jacks included, important thing is nobody gets hurt or worse!
Education costs money and often some pain.
Another cliché: we had to be where we were to get where we got!
Karl
Be proud, my friend!
-- Edited by more ambition than brains on Sunday 2nd of July 2017 10:13:05 AM
-- Edited by more ambition than brains on Sunday 2nd of July 2017 10:14:01 AM
Seth said
Sep 29, 2017
5' 8" box but YES he did a super fine job!!! I would definitely recommend!!!
John D said
Oct 15, 2017
Ditto on Karl again... subsidize "Aaron's Detail Shop"...
Let him do his thing, but for a business lesson - ask for 5% or 10% of the take to cover location, materials, electricity, etc. He's using your stuff, and needs to learn that "stuff" isn't free.
I've now got a kid going for a Masters in a field that'll NEVER earn them big ka-ching, at a VERY expensive school. I fronted the base-degree... any further accolades was understood to be on "their dime". It is their passion and calling for this, and if it makes them happy going forward, so be it.
College degrees really don't mean sheit nowadays in comparison to when we where in HS.
A good apprentice (then tradesman) in a "lean-field-of-work" will be pulling down more $$$ out of the box than an entry-level college graduate. They also won't have to worry about being replaced by the next batch of cheap, easily hireable (and replaceable) "vunderkind" graduating next spring... they've got a year of proof and productivity under their belts.
I make a very respectable living wearing a blue-collar. I may have been about 10-years "behind the curve" in earnings compared to my degree'd counterparts at the git-go, but after 20 in the trade am now firmly entrenched in my pay-grade, Union backed, and am stable in my position.
College isn't for everyone. Grades and finances made it impossible for me - so it wasn't an option... but even if it was I had NO clue of what I wanted to do at 17 (other than get laid).
My youngest son Aaron 14 who has spent many hours on the Camaro and other work in the shop helping is making some coin on cars.
Club member Seth asked if he could clean up his truck inside and out a BLACK 4 DR long box with a topper.
Loaded scratches, dog hair, a toddlers spilled milk in the back this truck was standard family dirty.
Aaron washed the engine, exterior, cleaned interior carpet, seats and milk stained door panels.
Next was remove trim adhesive strips on door and tailgate.
Hand rubbed the scratches out then waxed this monstrously huge beast.
Showed Seth his work and options like flip up seats in the back he didn't know he had.
Seth was very happy with price and quality of the work, it took 2 days.
Now Aaron thinks this is his way to make money for guitars and parts.
Next I tell Aaron BUY YOUR OWN SUPPLIES wash, wax, removers, cleaners, towels ect.
At least he will go back to school and say he made cash working on cars over the summer.
Just keep him away from the floor jack.
Pretty hard to develop work ethic by accident.
Congrats to Mom and Dad
Karl
He does have a very good work ethic, His mother and I would like his grades up. He is not a kid you send to College out of High School.
No he is the kid who could really show his skills in a Tech School and make coin right off the bat.
I'm sure he will take extra after that accident. If he would have said take a look at this when it happened I would have been upset.
Just when you need to find this out when you are already in a foul mood dealing with this car, adds more fuel to the fire.
Dave,
College is not for everyone.
I had three senior years, kept getting kicked out took one night class at Dunwoody.
There are an awful lot of college graduates with useless degrees.
On any issue, remember, hopefully we learn more from our mistakes, than our victories.
Floor jacks included, important thing is nobody gets hurt or worse!
Education costs money and often some pain.
Another cliché: we had to be where we were to get where we got!
Karl
Be proud, my friend!
-- Edited by more ambition than brains on Sunday 2nd of July 2017 10:13:05 AM
-- Edited by more ambition than brains on Sunday 2nd of July 2017 10:14:01 AM
Let him do his thing, but for a business lesson - ask for 5% or 10% of the take to cover location, materials, electricity, etc. He's using your stuff, and needs to learn that "stuff" isn't free.
I've now got a kid going for a Masters in a field that'll NEVER earn them big ka-ching, at a VERY expensive school. I fronted the base-degree... any further accolades was understood to be on "their dime". It is their passion and calling for this, and if it makes them happy going forward, so be it.
College degrees really don't mean sheit nowadays in comparison to when we where in HS.
A good apprentice (then tradesman) in a "lean-field-of-work" will be pulling down more $$$ out of the box than an entry-level college graduate. They also won't have to worry about being replaced by the next batch of cheap, easily hireable (and replaceable) "vunderkind" graduating next spring... they've got a year of proof and productivity under their belts.
I make a very respectable living wearing a blue-collar. I may have been about 10-years "behind the curve" in earnings compared to my degree'd counterparts at the git-go, but after 20 in the trade am now firmly entrenched in my pay-grade, Union backed, and am stable in my position.
College isn't for everyone. Grades and finances made it impossible for me - so it wasn't an option... but even if it was I had NO clue of what I wanted to do at 17 (other than get laid).