Looking for auto painting school Chicago burbs ?

Weird request..

I am looking for a school that teaches automotive paint and body work, in the Chicagoland (burbs) area.

I am mostly interested in learning how to properly paint, not so much repair work.

I've tried college of Lake County, College of Dupage, Universal Technical Institute... all have automotive treks but nothing no classes in auto painting.

Does anyone know of a school in the Chicagoland burbs that teaches specifically auto painting and/or restoration?

Thanks, C

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Charley
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Rather than a secondary school/college, do you have a technical high school in your area (what they used to call "vocational schools" and are now called "career centers")? Many offer night programs for adults & one may have an auto body program.

Dan

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Dan

College of Lake County, College of DuPage are voc schools. Although "Charley" did not indicate Waubonsee Community College.

Would also be wise to ask a good body shop if they could recommend a local institution that offers such training. Usually those in the business have better connections.

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Mike Behnke

|Weird request.. | |I am looking for a school that teaches automotive paint and body work, in |the Chicagoland (burbs) area. | |I am mostly interested in learning how to properly paint, not so much |repair work. | |I've tried college of Lake County, College of Dupage, Universal Technical |Institute... all have automotive treks but nothing no classes in auto |painting. | |Does anyone know of a school in the Chicagoland burbs that teaches |specifically auto painting and/or restoration? | |Thanks, |C

Rex in Fort Worth

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Rex B

Charley, take some advice from someone who has hired and fired at least a bus load of painters in both small independent shops and large production dealer bodyshops. You need a job as a painters helper or prep guy- UNDER THE RIGHT PAINTER. This is how you find your gold mine of painter wisdom:

1st) Ask around at bodyshops to find the biggest paint suppliers(to bodyshops) in your area, go to them and ask them about the shops they serve and find out where the best painters work, who has the best paint shops as far as equipment and so on, also ask them who trains thier poeple the most. Remember, paint suppliers live an die buy having the brand of paint they sell in a given bodyshops mixing station, so they are all to eager to help train(on their product) and place painters(that like thier product)in shops they serve. 2nd) Now you should have a short list of shops that you would like to work in. Personaly I would start with high-end dealerships such as Lexus, Infinity , MB and so on, or even better an independent shop that specializes in these cars. In a bodyshop the painters are sorta like chefs. You want to become the "squire" the a well paid and well treated(spoiled) painter that shoots high dollar paint on high dollar metal. 3rd) After you have found this painter(s)/shop go to the manager and tell him that you were thinking of going to a trade school to learn to paint but a bodyshop owner on the internet told you that learning to paint in a paint shop is better than learning in a school and that you are willing to to work for free for 90 days with goal of working for the painter(s) and making thier lives wonderful and perfect because you want to learn how they want things done and you think wetsanding and taping are better than sex. Also tell them that after 90 days if they think you are worth it they can pay you, but be sure they know that you want to paint and want in on all the factory training that the paint makers offer. 4th) Become that squire and serve well with all eagerness, and soak in the knowledge and wisdom that surrounds you.

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