The local TAFE does the following course, its 18 weeks (4hrs on a monday night) and costs $1705 (I could spend that on the build and teach myself, but I want to do it right....)
Whats your thoughts? Have any of you done this course?
Vehicle Restoration and Panelbeating
Course No.
23424
Qualification:
TAFEPlus Certificate of Attendance
National Code:
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Pre-Requisites: There are no formal entry requirements for the course. Note: Participants will need to bring their own Personal Protective Equipment relevant to the area of study.
Course Outline: This course gives participants an insight to time skills and techniques used to repair and restore damage to panel work of all types of motor vehicles.
Core Module/Unit
23424A
Vehicle Restoration and Panel Beating
Vehicle Restoration and Panelbeating
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i did a tafe night course 25 years ago...it taught me how to weld properly,form panels by machine or using bags and mallets etc..taught me heaps and was well worth it..i even taught myself with help from spraypainting mates to paint which is all in the preperation anyhow....ive restored and repaired quite a few cars over the years until i figured out it was worth more and easier to pull them apart and never put them back together again... 
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Posted 24 April 2009 - 05:25 PM
I Haven't, but i'm actually at tafe now doing mechanical engineering part time and it's great!
If you're willing to put in the work, the teachers ( for the most part) are willing to help you make it happen!
I'd say give it a go, the cost isn't worth worrying about too much for the skills you will learn!
There are also community colleges around that do these kinds of courses too, I did a beginners welding course with my dad a couple of years ago and it was great to get you into it, but no formal qualification and it really did just give you a taste for it!
Cheers and good luck with it!
If you're willing to put in the work, the teachers ( for the most part) are willing to help you make it happen!
I'd say give it a go, the cost isn't worth worrying about too much for the skills you will learn!
There are also community colleges around that do these kinds of courses too, I did a beginners welding course with my dad a couple of years ago and it was great to get you into it, but no formal qualification and it really did just give you a taste for it!
Cheers and good luck with it!
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Posted 24 April 2009 - 08:27 PM
I Haven't, but i'm actually at tafe now doing mechanical engineering part time and it's great!
If you're willing to put in the work, the teachers ( for the most part) are willing to help you make it happen!
I'd say give it a go, the cost isn't worth worrying about too much for the skills you will learn!
There are also community colleges around that do these kinds of courses too, I did a beginners welding course with my dad a couple of years ago and it was great to get you into it, but no formal qualification and it really did just give you a taste for it!
Cheers and good luck with it!
Cheers Tiny - Think I'm gonna do it!!
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Posted 25 April 2009 - 06:01 PM
Good luck with it John!
I decided early this year to "DO IT" and i enrolled in an advanced diploma in Mechanical Engineering course at TAFE part time.... It's putting alot of strain on me because i chose a BIG subject load, but i've just got to but my butt for another 8 weeks and i will have finished semester 1, and i can slow the course down a bit for semester 2!! (that should give me more time to work!!)
Anyway, I'm absolutely LOVING it even though it's alot of work and a bit stressful because it's like nothing i've really studied before ( lots of maths in this course!!), but i cant wait to get it done!
Go for it mate! It's never too late... or soon enough to get in and give it a go!
I decided early this year to "DO IT" and i enrolled in an advanced diploma in Mechanical Engineering course at TAFE part time.... It's putting alot of strain on me because i chose a BIG subject load, but i've just got to but my butt for another 8 weeks and i will have finished semester 1, and i can slow the course down a bit for semester 2!! (that should give me more time to work!!)
Anyway, I'm absolutely LOVING it even though it's alot of work and a bit stressful because it's like nothing i've really studied before ( lots of maths in this course!!), but i cant wait to get it done!
Go for it mate! It's never too late... or soon enough to get in and give it a go!
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Posted 25 April 2009 - 06:23 PM
definately do it, knowledge is power.
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Posted 25 April 2009 - 07:17 PM
Any course is good in my opinion. The more education, the less shit-talking. I love TAFE, too bad they don't do heaps of automotive stuff at mine; the only car-related thing is for apprentice mechanics and I have no interest in being a grease monkey professionally. :(
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Heath, Richmond TAFE ( VIC ) does a hobby panel beating course and another more advanced one.
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Posted 26 April 2009 - 01:17 PM
Yeah I know, but I'm doing four and a half days a week of TAFE already, so I'm not looking on taking on any more study just yet! lol
Thanks though
Thanks though
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Posted 26 April 2009 - 01:49 PM
I'm looking into a course or 2 here
Just got back from the Funny Car Fever drag meeting at Sacremento raceway (16 fuel funnycars plus historic TF FED's)... yummy
They had a stand for a local trade school
They have heaps of courses
2 in particular for me... one is street rod sheetmetal... teaches you how to weld , make panels , build rod bodies from scratch
The other is a chassis course that teaches you how to make race and street chassis , suspension design etc
Each course is 9 mths full time of 12 mths at night (4 nights a week 5 hrs a night )
They will even help get your visa to stay in the states to study/work and possibly able to get govt funding to do the course
Will show you the DVD when I get home Tiny
Just got back from the Funny Car Fever drag meeting at Sacremento raceway (16 fuel funnycars plus historic TF FED's)... yummy
They had a stand for a local trade school
They have heaps of courses
2 in particular for me... one is street rod sheetmetal... teaches you how to weld , make panels , build rod bodies from scratch
The other is a chassis course that teaches you how to make race and street chassis , suspension design etc
Each course is 9 mths full time of 12 mths at night (4 nights a week 5 hrs a night )
They will even help get your visa to stay in the states to study/work and possibly able to get govt funding to do the course
Will show you the DVD when I get home Tiny
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Posted 26 April 2009 - 03:40 PM
Looking forward to it Neil!
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Posted 26 April 2009 - 04:58 PM
Thanks everyone - I'm gonna do it...
I'll keep you all updated!
John
I'll keep you all updated!
John
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Hi I am doing the spraypainting course monday nights the course cost a little over $400.We have already sprayed a panel with a solid colour after repairing deep scratches that the teacher applied for our first job and also cut it back and buffed the panel.Can't wait to go back tomorrow night as we had 2 weeks holidays.I now regret not doing a panelbeating course simultaneously like another guy in my class who is learning 2 courses so he can restore his car himself. Jim
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Posted 27 April 2009 - 09:58 PM
I did that coarse at St george Tafe in Sydney about 5 years ago.
How it worked when i was there was you take in one of your panels
and the teacher will show you how to, remove dents, file finish, lead wiping
and mig weld, etc.
If you havent got a panel or car to take in they will fetch you a front guard
and they will show you the technique in repairing.
Most guys who were doing it when I was there had been going for a while,
and got stuck straight into it. One guy was even making a complete open wheeler
body using all the metal from Tafe!!
He would come in with a carboard template and copy it,
he said it worked out cheeper using Tafes stuff than buying it himself.
You use their materials and metal, you can even make, floor pans door panels
they have all the tools to fold and bend the metal.
Certainly worth doing.
Hope this helps.
Cheers Louie
How it worked when i was there was you take in one of your panels
and the teacher will show you how to, remove dents, file finish, lead wiping
and mig weld, etc.
If you havent got a panel or car to take in they will fetch you a front guard
and they will show you the technique in repairing.
Most guys who were doing it when I was there had been going for a while,
and got stuck straight into it. One guy was even making a complete open wheeler
body using all the metal from Tafe!!
He would come in with a carboard template and copy it,
he said it worked out cheeper using Tafes stuff than buying it himself.
You use their materials and metal, you can even make, floor pans door panels
they have all the tools to fold and bend the metal.
Certainly worth doing.
Hope this helps.
Cheers Louie
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Posted 27 April 2009 - 10:58 PM
Top idea going to TAFE as I have been doing courses off and on since I finished my Electrical Trades Course.
I started a panel beating course back in 1969 but didn't even get to start the 2nd year as I got wiped out in a head-on bingle at the end of that year.
Spent 17 weeks in hospital which was not all that good but getting back to the idea of TAFE courses, even just in the first year I learnt how to make a hubcap and do oxy welding plus some other stuff.
That course back in 1969 was for vintage car enthusiasts and went for 2 years.
By the sounds of it there would have been plenty of changes since then and I can certainly recommend doing any TAFE course
Regards .... Barry
I started a panel beating course back in 1969 but didn't even get to start the 2nd year as I got wiped out in a head-on bingle at the end of that year.
Spent 17 weeks in hospital which was not all that good but getting back to the idea of TAFE courses, even just in the first year I learnt how to make a hubcap and do oxy welding plus some other stuff.
That course back in 1969 was for vintage car enthusiasts and went for 2 years.
By the sounds of it there would have been plenty of changes since then and I can certainly recommend doing any TAFE course
Regards .... Barry
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Pop's, why did you do a Electrical Trades Course?
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Because that was my apprenticeship trades course ie I did the Electrical Fitter/Mechanic Trades Course when I started my apprenticeship with Australian Iron & Steelworks (BHP) at Port Kembla back on January 11, 1965.
My other courses were Post Trades Electronics, Advanced Drawing ( Blue Print Circuit Drawing), the Panel Beater course albeit for only 1 year, Automotive Electronics Post Trade, PLC, Touch Typing, Certificate II in IT, Certificate II in Multimedia, Digital Photography.
Also at the Mine I worked at near Gouburn we had on-site training for Automotive Electrics, Air Conditioning, Instrumentation & High Voltage Switch-gear.
AND during my work experiences I also gained my NSW Electricians Licence, Crane Chasers Licence, Power Operated Tools Licence (Ramset & Hilti cartridge stud guns) and truck licence.
BUT the best certificate I got was my marriage certificate which so far has lasted almost 29 years 
Regards .................. Barry
Pop's, why did you do a Electrical Trades Course?
Because that was my apprenticeship trades course ie I did the Electrical Fitter/Mechanic Trades Course when I started my apprenticeship with Australian Iron & Steelworks (BHP) at Port Kembla back on January 11, 1965.
My other courses were Post Trades Electronics, Advanced Drawing ( Blue Print Circuit Drawing), the Panel Beater course albeit for only 1 year, Automotive Electronics Post Trade, PLC, Touch Typing, Certificate II in IT, Certificate II in Multimedia, Digital Photography.
Also at the Mine I worked at near Gouburn we had on-site training for Automotive Electrics, Air Conditioning, Instrumentation & High Voltage Switch-gear.
AND during my work experiences I also gained my NSW Electricians Licence, Crane Chasers Licence, Power Operated Tools Licence (Ramset & Hilti cartridge stud guns) and truck licence.
BUT the best certificate I got was my marriage certificate
which so far has lasted almost 29 years Regards .................. Barry
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Pop's - You can do about everything!!!
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I like to learn about most things but 5 of those courses were to do with my electrical trade and the others were just fun to do and I wanted to know more about it especially the digital photography.
As far as doing about everything
I would like to think I was handy at somethings and it is always good to keep on learning
Regards .... Barry
Pop's - You can do about everything!!!
I like to learn about most things but 5 of those courses were to do with my electrical trade and the others were just fun to do and I wanted to know more about it especially the digital photography.
As far as doing about everything
I would like to think I was handy at somethings and it is always good to keep on learning Regards .... Barry
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Posted 29 April 2009 - 06:49 PM
Jack of all trades, Master of none!
Hat's also why i took on teh Mech Eng course! See if i've got the brains/balls to make it happen!
Oh.. it's pretty interesting too!
Hat's also why i took on teh Mech Eng course! See if i've got the brains/balls to make it happen!
Oh.. it's pretty interesting too!
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Amen brother!...knowledge is power.
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 01:40 PM
I started the course Louie mentioned at St George Tafe (Vehicle Restoration Course). The cost is $390 for 9 weeks, 3 hrs per week. I have taken a door and a LH nosecone to work on (hopefully get the teachers to fix them for me!). From what I can see and heard the course is highly recommended. In our class there is about 6 newcomers. There are other blokes working away on their projects. As Louie said their range of tools esp. metal shaping ones are amazing.
Cheers,
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Cheers,
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Yeah I've done one of those courses, it's called an apprenticeship. My course went for 4 years and that was about 27 years ago and I'm still learning.
Do the course it's a great idea.
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Do the course it's a great idea.
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I have done quite a few TAFE courses back in the 80's and would recommend it to anyone but they used to be around the $150 mark.
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 07:41 PM
Hi John,
I did the same course (or very similar) in 1999 at Meadowbank TAFE (Northern Suburbs of Sydney), for the grand price of $180.00 for about 35 weeks.
Absolutely loved the course, 1 day a week for 4 hours. Went from 5.30pm to 9.30pm and most of us didn't stop for a meal break.
Too busy learning new stuff and having fun.
I learnt how to shape metal, panel beat, mig weld, use oxy, lead wipe, hot and cold shrink etc.
I had the newest car in the class, a 1973 XU1 replica. Most people had cars from the 1930's and 1940's.
Unfortunately the course provided too much value and the government broke it down into smaller courses for a much greater cost.
I'd recommend the course regardless of the increased costs.
Just fix one car and you're in front.
Regards,
Mick.
I did the same course (or very similar) in 1999 at Meadowbank TAFE (Northern Suburbs of Sydney), for the grand price of $180.00 for about 35 weeks.
Absolutely loved the course, 1 day a week for 4 hours. Went from 5.30pm to 9.30pm and most of us didn't stop for a meal break.
Too busy learning new stuff and having fun.
I learnt how to shape metal, panel beat, mig weld, use oxy, lead wipe, hot and cold shrink etc.
I had the newest car in the class, a 1973 XU1 replica. Most people had cars from the 1930's and 1940's.
Unfortunately the course provided too much value and the government broke it down into smaller courses for a much greater cost.
I'd recommend the course regardless of the increased costs.
Just fix one car and you're in front.
Regards,
Mick.
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