Thread: Puma Rear quarter panel damage

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Surely any decent aluminium fab shop could fix this?

No first panel beater we went to who is very good wont touch aluminium and advised to go to a specialist ally repairer as most dont do a very good job as he has seen it plenty of time. That said most panel beaters are not panel beaters any more but panel fitters and painters.

Originally Posted by scottc

Same with a lot of "trades" these days. Replace not repair as it easier, cheaper (allegedly) and frankly a lot of young guys aren't taught the techniques of the old trades. The education system fails in so many ways. ...

Yep, my son is in his first year of a HD mechanical apprenticeship and a lot of stuff now is just replace not rebuild and if it needs rebuilding sent off site. Fortunately this year they have decided to send the apprentices at his site to Caterpillar and Komatsu schools instead of TAFE so will be taught how to actually rebuild gear. Previous apprentices have stated they learn nothing at TAFE and are often left in a class room with nothing to do and no instructor.