My name is Sam. My friends call me "O" for short. I'm a born and raised Oregonian. I'm a gruduate of Wyotech where I learned to work on cars: bodywork, paint, and interiors. After working as a painter's apprentice in Denver for a few months I came back to Oregon. I'm currently working as a wall-builder at the local manufactured home plant, where I frame walls all day long. I'm heading back to Denver in a couple months where I'll continue painting cars. I'm a rocker at heart. Music and guitar are my two passions in life, and are the only things I can count on other than my best friend, J. Wenz. I listen to the likes of Bullet for my Valentine, As I Lay Dying, Escape the Fate, Thrice, Senses Fail, and Avenged Sevenfold. I'm motivated. A hard worker, and a hopeless-romantic. I'm pretty much the coolest guy you'll ever meet. haha.

My passion is ...

Music and guitar

I know too much about ...

sex, drugs, and rock & roll

My parents always told me ...

don't get into any trouble!

My childhood ambition ...

work on cars

My favorite memory ...

the day I moved to Denver

Why I write ...

it's a way to get out all those things I can't just say

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

listening to the voices in my head

My first job ...

gas station attendant (in oregon you can't pump your own gas)

My best moment ...

when I graduated college from wyotech

My inspiration ...

to be the best damn custom-painter out there

Autos > Cars What you should know about budget auto body shops

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Having attended college for Autobody and Paint, I have a greater appreciation for Maaco, and similar shops than most. I've heard some people claim that they're the worst shop ever to have your car painted at. I've even had a friend or two who have had their vehicles painted there and after a week the paint is chipping or dulling. There's a few things you need to understand about production shops, and this article will help you attain the information needed to drive out of a shop like Maaco with an awesome paint job!
First is cost - shops like Maaco work on a dozen or more cars a ...

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