Techno Shops // Automotive

[Tex Koder]

Just found a Very handy facility...

Two Full ovens

(Looks like they are prepping a Rivian R1S)

 

[SrC]

Looks like a shop I worked at years back. You can eat off the floors. We did much Dealer contract work for Toyota, MB, Nissan and BMW.
Wow even 2 ovens???? Ovens cost beaucoup bucks for a nice down draft setup. Oven overhead alone to operate is costly. EPA regs require ovens/spray booths these days to operate. They need to recover the VOC's, whether using water borne paints or not.
Is that shop for rent?

 

[Tex Koder]

Looks like a shop I worked at years back. You can eat off the floors. We did much Dealer contract work for Toyota, MB, Nissan and BMW.
Wow even 2 ovens???? Ovens cost beaucoup bucks for a nice down draft setup. Oven overhead alone to operate is costly. EPA regs require ovens/spray booths these days to operate. They need to recover the VOC's, whether using water borne paints or not.
Is that shop for rent?

It's a nice little community college**..
Not too far from me.

So... for the price of a local class..
Let's say welding, electrical or whatever tickles your fancy..
I think I can talk my way into the use of one of those sweet , sweet ovens.




**brand new ,that just opened up.

 

[SrC]

Car painters make good coin. Also guys who work with the "frame" machines.
I myself did assembly, trim and paint prep in the oven. I learned how to mount a car to a frame rack using the factory specs. I didn't do the actual straightening however. That was the difficult part. I worked with the painters as well. How I learned painting. My specialty was interiors. I was the go to for that work. Dashboard removal/assembly and all. I was also the final say before delivery back to the Dealer. I road tested all of them. Many nice exotic cars...
My boss liked that I was anal.
I was in my 20's back then, after working for a Toyota dealer. How I got a good reference.

 

[BashingBrian]

That's like the cleanest garage I've ever seen..!!! My local hospital isn't even that clean..

 

[SrC]

The shop is that clean because it is a training school.
A real shop would be filled with cars in various stages, and would be somewhat dirtier, until days end when it is cleaned for the next day.

 

[SrC]

This guy is my idol. I watch him all the time. The Car Care Nut. He runs the cleanest shop I have ever seen. His video and editing is top notch, has his own camerman too.
He washes the cars before they even enter for service. He works like a surgeon doing Open Heart surgery. Easy to follow what he does.
He is very anal. And the top dog with Toyota's.
I do all my DIY stuff. And he helps DIY'ers as well as Pros.
I don't live in IL. but if I did I would even pay him to do my work. His work is one and done. Right the first time.
He reminds me of a Master Tech I worked under, when I first started at the Toyota dealer as a tech.
He convinced the Dealer's owner that I was worthy of sending to Toyota's training school. Where I learned much about Toyota's and general auto repair. But I was a gear head anyway when I was 13 yo. Working on my parents cars in the middle of the night in the garage . Performance tuning them etc, without them even knowing.

If you own a Toyota specifically, whether you are a DIY guy or not, this guy is great to follow. Hands down. He worked at a dealer and did side work at home., and during Covid decided to leave and open his own shop. He is very busy and you need a reservation. Some people actually ship their cars to him in IL. from all over the USA for major repairs. Lexus and Toyota's Only.

https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...DBD6FD57CF823365E5FDDBD6FD57CF82&&FORM=VRDGAR

https://www.youtube.com/@TheCarCareNut/videos

 

[speeding_Infraction]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/qvUXwTYJRCgiyFPX7
I want to go to this place sometime. 20 mins from my house. Will have open access to a lift of my own soon but it'd be cool to have access to that many tools.

 

[SrC]

Yeah it's all about the $tools and equipment$. When my job at the A/B shop moved out of state, the owner offered me one of his fairly new lifts for free. If I just removed it myself. He had got 5 new lifts for his new location. It was cheaper for him. The Garage I rented at the time was not tall enough to use it.

 

[Mike'sGN-Kraton]

How many Snappy boxes exactly?.... LOL!!!!
Sick place no doubt!!! Mike