[StumpyDetailing]

Sorry if I come across as new, this is the first time I have posted on Autopia in more than 2 years, so I don't remember any of our regulars, and nobody around here will recognize me... Thus the "new here" tone to my post.

Also I was at work at the time (I don't detail fulltime) so I had a limited amount of time!

Now, I have been detailing for 9 years now, earning money, and I am well practiced at the physical portion of detailing, the buffing, sanding, cleaning, masking, as well as the finer points like knowing what to look for when starting, problem areas, and diligence to do things the RIGHT way the first time, with absolutely no cutting of corners.

This leads me into the thought of "I want to work on a car that I can truly take pride and do the best damn job I am capable of".

Which will be solved by myself working on freshly painted hotrods, restorations, or even just really nice cars that need a full color sanding of the clear coat. Removal of all orange peel. Who deoesn't want that?

Thing is I'm capable of doing it through practice, but I've never done it as a "professional", due to me being 24 I come across as "The kid that actually knows what he's doing"... Which I hope to turn into a professional soon!

Thats why I'm here... Turning from the kid with skill into an actual professional colorsander. I guess thats the word I'm looking for... the stage after paint would be colorsanding and compounding...

I absolutely have the time of my life when I'm wetsanding beautiful paint and then compounding it to an absolute brilliant mirror like shine, that is a joy that not everyone gets. And the fact that I get paid $40/h to do it is just icing on the cake!!!

Now, what is my next step?

Schooling ?

Taking what? I'm wondering if I should become a painter as well, or should I concentrate on the after-paint process, ? There are lots of painters out there... and painting well is not hard...

As you can see I'm ready for a career change, but its hard to give up $20/h salary...