In this video, you will see a few of the things the students at Butler are learning how to do. It is hard to find time to take photos and video clips of every job, but this will give you an idea of what we do. Students are doing everything from spot jobs to complete […]
Repairing and Painting an S-10 Pick-Up Paint/Blend
Donnie-Smith.com BCC Students are repairing, painting and blending on a s-10 pick-up. Black is normally an easy color to match, but were practicing blending methods. On this job we performed a traditional blend on the adjacent panel and a traditional blend within a panel on the right front fender.
Follow Your Passion – You Can Do it!
I was asked to present a video conference presentation about our collision repair and auto tech programs at Butler. Therefore, I edited the same presentation from the last time I presented at Clearwater, Kansas. Rather than using a PowerPoint I chose to make an outline on this blog. This will give the students the opportunity […]
Are Academic Skills Needed for a Technical Career?
____________________________________________________________ CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS It seems like many people have the perception that technical careers do not require academic skills. In collision repair, not only do students need to learn and stay updated with today’s sophisticated vehicles, they also need to have basic academic skills. While four-year […]
Where Does it End?
I recently wrote a blog about insurance companies requiring shops to cut corners to lower the auto repair costs. This really happens; however, I like to give my students as many opinions and point-of-views that I can. There is a lot going on out there in the automotive/insurance industries, which makes it hard to determine […]