Re: extra income

Posted by Goose on December 30, 2012 at 09:39:53 from (70.198.1.148):

In Reply to: Re: extra income posted by Edd in KY on December 30, 2012 at 06:57:56:

I always said, one way to succeed is to specialize in doing something no one else wants to do.

Back in the middle to late 1980's and early 1990's, I made a full time career out of rebuilding rusty Chevy pickups, both for customers and buying, rebuilding, and reselling.

Whether a customer's or my own for resale, I could put a few hundred dollars worth of repair panels and paint, and a week's labor into a pickup and make $600-$800 on it. Not bad money back then, even after subtracting overhead.

And I did it right. Wherever there was rust, I cut the rust out and welded new metal in. Then used a minimum of filler to level it. Word got around, and I had plenty of examples on the street. For a few years I had more work than I could handle without even advertising.

Nowadays, pickups don't rust as soon or as bad, and the market has changed, so there's not enough of a price spread between a rusty pickup and a pristine one to make it worth while.

But, it was a good ride while it lasted.

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