15/01/2026
Small dent repaired and painted on a absolutely miserable day today, but the results were the opposite. Perfect clarity, but the reason of this post isn’t about the job really. It’s about the story behind it….
So this job is for a very good customer who’s used me many times, but he is also my first ever customer since going mobile 5 and a half years ago.
That day changed my life, but it wasn’t the fairytale start i planned in my head, it was a nightmare!
I painted a rear quarter for a small 50p sized dent on a silver Peugeot. I was nervous but I smashed it. Or so i thought, but when I started to dry the paint everything went wrong and I didn’t have answers why, to this day i don’t know what went wrong. I spent 12 hours over Saturday and Sunday trying to get it right. I painted the panel 3/4 times, I lost money. I could have earned more doing a paper round in the morning.But I didn’t let it break me and I didn’t give up. I felt like crying but giving up isn’t an option.
I went home and really worried I made a mistake by starting out alone to early, but after going again and again I made less mistakes and my work got better. And 5 years later here we are.
The point of my story is nothing is easy in life and nothing is given , people post on social media the highlights of their business or life, that’s not reality. I didn’t post that all over social media because I was embarrassed and people wouldn’t want to use me. Everyone wants to congratulate you when you succeed but only few help you get their and those are the ones to cherish. Don’t give up and believe in yourself and work until you get where you want to be, I’m not where I want to be but I’ve come so far from where I was 5 years ago and I won’t give up until I get their.