Do your own work?

like body and paint and such

im curious

I know i do all my own

i do with help and advice from everyone on here. id rather ask then screw it up


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i did everything to my car, along with moulding and widebody this winter, other than paint





Fred Ohlson "The people that devised this cruel attempt
at acceptance and fame burn in there honda civics"

i do all my own work too
mechanical to paint to body work


can i haz bondo

Ive done everything to my car, along with the help from my buddies.



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I have no buddies on here (yet), I'm not really adept at working with my hands when it comes to cars and I'm a afraid that if I attempt this (without out the right supervision there beside me) I would screw it up, so when/if I start to mod my car...I will have it done by a professional.

I greatly respect those who can do it themselves however, i'm just not that talented.

I do all my own work. I was taught how to do body work and fiberglassing when i was 13 by a local hot-rod builder and then after that i kinda took over doing my own work on my body and then the engine and interior. I love it.

ive done everything myself to my car except paint. doing it yourself really helps you learn how to do things so much better. if i didnt do things myself, i would have no idea how to glass or do all my suspension work

I did all the exterior work on my car. the only thing i did not do was spray the paint on, i dont think im ready for that yet. engine work, i dont mess with that at all.

I'm with smoth cav on this. There are somethings I've done (CAI), but everything else I have had a shop do because I either a) don't have the tools, b) can't find the time, or c) don't want to have to replace something because I messed up...learning can be expensive.

I do everything myself. From rebuilding engines to spraying on the paint.

i do all my own work with friends, excluding body work




If it doesnt break then you didnt drive it hard enough!

painting is my fav

i always get a sense of accomplishment after a nice paint job

im not that great with engines yet but im learning on my 2.4 swap/build

ive been do body since 17 my dad showed me a bunch

I'm doin everything myself from body to engine. Just something that i feel that when i get "done" with my car i can say its mine and only mine no one has touched her..


1998 Sunfire, 2.2L auto

i worked on my truck with my dad... with body work, sanding, grinding, cutting, welding. then the engine blew so i learned how the engine really worked and i did 2 rebuilds on it. just basic stuff you can learn that can be carried over to fuel injection. i rebuilt a 4.3L throttle body injection. so i learned about o2 sensors and fuel injectors and various other problems/solutions. my clutch and transmission blown on my cavalier a month after i bought it so i learned how to install the transmission by myself and how to install a new clutch and all the procedures.
its very rewarding to learn to do it yourself and you could end of saving thousands of dollars. i like saving money. i plan on doing all the custom work on my own. exception for odb scanning and professional tuning like a dyno.(unless you have all the stuff yourself which is very unlikly.)

i do all my own body work and motor stuff and also interior styling.

I do all my own work for a couple reasons. First is I can't afford to pay someone else to do it. Second the few times I have when it would come back I could have done a better job myself. Third I just don't trust anyone with my car. Lastly I enjoy working on my car




Semper Fi SAINT. May you rest in peace.

I also do it all myself and with friends and family of course it never hurts to have helpers.

i did everything on my last car and im taking it even further with this one. im in the process of building a turbo kit.

^^^^ agreed paint is one of my favorite but also my least fav because it takes alot of hard work and practice to get good and right now im ok and i want to be great.

im glad to see a majority do their own work

its fun to hear people ask where you had something done and tell em

i do to an extent.....i dont have the tools to prep/paint anything but im gonna put the ls kit and sides on the car myself after paint

i have done everything except paint


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I do my own fiber glass work thats it

body work know. i do all my own electrical work though

I do my own body work, I just learned how to paint (with a paint gun), and I know enough about engines to get me by, but I'm still learning.

everything so far has been soloed or has been done with some teamwork. Some things are easier with two people.