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If your any good at painting or bodywork... that would be a great business.
Hydrographics = cool and probably a market for it, but big gamble. (I never heard of it but if you can print that stuff I'd be all over it lol)
Buying junk and fixing it is WAY profitable, we pick up cars all the time with bum transmision and turn a 1k profit, but since economy is down people don't by stuff any more unless its tax season.
Buying cars from Insurance auction and parting them out on Ebay is also very profitable. There is a guy here local that buys anything he can get his hands on and sells for a healthy profit. For examble he bot a supersnake that was smashed in the front and sold it as is for 20k. Looked fixable but he got it for like 15k so pretty good margin for profit there (granted I'm sure you don't find deals like that all the time).
i vote buy busted cars, fix and sell. i've always had a lot of luck with that. you just have to watch what you buy, because certain cars will sit for a while, as there isn't a big market for them. 2nd gen rangers have always been the best for me. i usually never had them sitting out for sale for more than 2 weeks before they sold, but every area is different. i also learned that buying something that needs a motor or trans is a big no-no, unless the car is worth 3k or more and you find a somewhat cheap, used motor/trans you know is good. otherwise, it shrinks your profit margin pretty quickly.
We always did cars with bad motor / trans, but we also have a stockpile of running junk to donate. Alot of running / driving cars we pick up for under 100, they've been totalled or some other issue with them. Easier to pick up for parts and put into good body than it is to do body work.
i don't have the space or patience to stockpile junkers for parts lol most people don't
Yeah, limited space... I'll be working out of my garage. Not much experience with paint and bodywork, learned a little on the ranger and planning to learn more with the cougar. I'm thinking about fixing cars because of the smaller start up costs, but I also see a market for the hydrographics. Here is a video of most of the process.
[video=youtube;zIBiG_u0_wA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIBiG_u0_wA[/video]
The Hydrographics looks really interesting. I imagine there'd be a market, but you'll have to create your base.
I'm glad you brought that to my attention. I've seen hydrographics done, but didn't realize the simplicity. I'm starting my own business dealing with the odd jobs of custom cars and this is something I really want to do.
^ Just dont come to OKC and do it :p Yeah, I've seen vids of people with DIY kits and just doing it in a tub of water, so I think I'm going to pick up one of those kits and get some practice... these valve covers kind of have me sold on the idea.
(http://crc2.net/jhc/hemi1.jpg)
(http://crc2.net/jhc/BRVC1.jpg)
It doesnt just end at car parts, guns, cases, gaming consoles, controllers, and just about anything hard smooth.
I wonder what the cost is for a set of valve covers (as an example). Basic costs for different things. Also, being a decal, I see they conform great to about anything, but what temps can they really last through, durability,etc?
I saw this done on american chopper. It's a really cool process and the stuff turned out great.
i was thinking the same thing as vinnie.. what's the temp rating? honda valvecovers don't get too overly warm, but ours do, since they're exposed to the heat radiating off the manifolds/headers
How large a panel can be done? Be neat to carbon fiber a hood without spending a fortune to buy a carbon fiber one.
idk the heat rating, but I'm willing to find out... One way or the other. As for hoods, yes, you are only limited by your imagination and how big of a tank you have. Although it would be tricky, seeing as how I haven't seen it coming in that wide of rolls. So you would have to line the layers up perfectly I'd imagine.
a blow up kiddie pool would work for big parts like a hood
The water has to be 106 degrees IIRC for the overlay to work properly. I did alot of research last night, and most companies clear coat over the graphic which increases durability. Valve covers should be no problem at all. Vinyl is priced by the square inch. Most I saw were $0.36/sq inch. You buy it by the roll.
Depends how large the holding tank is. Professionally built tanks aren't big enough for hoods, unless you have them custom made.
Average start up cost buying premade tanks that include heating elements built in, with spray guns, attachments, etc. is around $15,000. It is known to be able to make that money back very easily.
Heres a tank big enough to do wheels with heating element and some stuff to start up for $650
http://www.myohg.com/diydipkits
The ones I looked at had the heating element, also another panel with all two spray guns and the regulator to adjust air pressure. The tanks came with everything necessary. I want to do a few test runs with this stuff.
Same, think Imma buy a DIY kit without the tank before I drop a bunch of money on the tank...I need to call some places that do it to see what they charge to get an idea.
LMAO.A carbon hood would be cool. A feaux carbon hood would be super uber ricer lame.
^ agreed.. lol