automotive paint school

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:31 pm

after tinkerin with my interior pieces and givin it some thought i think i would like to learn how to prep and paint professionally. anybody know any schools in florida besides wyotech that offer a automotive painting/ collision repair program. (checked the wyotech site and the one in daytona seems to only be motorcycle and marine based).

smallblockfreak · Post by **smallblockfreak** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:36 pm

you wouldn't want wyotech anyways they do about 80 class work and 20 shop.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:57 pm

They have UTI out there?

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:42 pm

Wyotech is a terrible school from what I have been told. I had a dude in my class that went to wyotech for a year for body and collision. Didn't know a damn thing.

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:11 pm

UTI i've heard is awful

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:21 pm

they both suck... hit up your local tech school...

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:26 pm

Hudson_Neon wrote:they both suck... hit up your local tech school...

I went to LTI (which is like UTI and Wyo) and it was total BS.. Teachers were smart but they wanted to be more of your friend than your teacher..

DannyBoy · Post by **DannyBoy** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:08 pm

I went to Wyotech and honestly wish I would've of just starting working in a shop right away. I've learned WAY more in my shop than I ever did reading a book in school. Experience is king.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:26 pm

Sounds like apprentice work in a real shop is the best bet?

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:52 am

darthroush wrote:Sounds like apprentice work in a real shop is the best bet?

no, you won't go very far without a degree... tech school is the way to go. they're not 100% focused on monet like wyotech and uti

jetas · Post by **jetas** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:30 am

from my own observations and what ive heard, UTI and Wyotech just show and tell u the basics. After that its on u wat tricks and knowledge u figure out for urself.

Thats why i try to learn what i can however i can.

I wanted to go to wyotech, i was enrolled and everything. I dint graduate and im kinda glad i dint go.

DannyBoy · Post by **DannyBoy** » Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:45 pm

Hudson_Neon wrote:
darthroush wrote:Sounds like apprentice work in a real shop is the best bet?
no, you won't go very far without a degree... tech school is the way to go. they're not 100% focused on monet like wyotech and uti

I disagree. Spending a few years in a shop, learning from the older techs and obtaining ASE's in the process is the best method IMO.

My diploma from Wyotech means nothing now compared to the experience I have now and the ASE's I've gained.

Experience and certification are your best bets in getting ahead. I say got onto a shop as a lube guy, and take in as much info from the other tech as possible. Depending on where you work, they will also pay for your ASE's as well. My 4 years in the field and ASE's mean way more than a silly Diploma from a school I'm gonna be paying off until I'm 47.

jetas · Post by **jetas** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:11 am

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 10:00 am

alright, thnx for the info. I know a couple guys who have their own shops and stuff ill see if i can't snag at least a summer job or sumthin to get some experience and "get my feet wet" as they say.