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A little bit about me. Life does not always go the way you plan. Through my younger years till my senior year in high school, I was going to be an architect. It was what I loved and studied for. Then I got a job as a gopher at Crown Valley Body Shop in Laguna Niguel, Ca in 1977 working for my then girlfriend’s father Bob Burke for $3/hr, the big-time! Bob took a liking to me and treated me like a son. And I looked to him as a father. He taught me alot about the buisness. And to his credit, when his daughter and I split up, he encouraged me to stay at the shop and continue to learn the trade.
Before long the painter there, Mike Klassen took my under his wing and taught me to spray lacquer. He was a great guy and the best lacquer painter I have ever run across. I realized before long that this was what I really wanted to do. And so I dove into this profession headfirst, loving every minute.
Over the subsequent years, I learned everything I could to be as good a painter as I could be. I did production painting, custom painting, restoration work, you name it. All the while I became a car guy. And living in Southern California, that was easy. I drove all kinds of great old cars year round.
As the years progressed, I got involved in restoring vintage vending machines, gas pumps, motorcycles, vintage pressed steel trucks and more, trying to put my “stamp” on my work in hopes of turning out a product that the owner could be proud of. |
Now, all these years after that wanabe architect picked up a spray gun, I guess not much has really changed when it comes to my work. Of course, now I have a family and we live in Vermont. And now I have my own shop. And in that shop, it's decorated with a crazy amount of toys, die-cast cars, and genuine antique items. It’s just a great place to work. I also get to enjoy my cars and motorcycle during the beautiful Vermont summers, but oh those Vermont winters.
Today, I still want to turn out a product you can be proud of at a price you can afford. Your satisfaction is extremely important to me. A paint gun feels so natural in my left hand (yes I’m a southpaw) that I just don’t know what I would do with myself if I could not paint.
In 2005, I stopped working in a body shop and started my own eBay business, buying and selling collectibles and vintage toys. I sell under the username "vintage-vendor" and can be found on ebay most every week. OFTEN I RUN MOTORCYCLE PAINTING AUCTIONS, SO LOOK UP MY USERNAME ON EBAY TO SEE WHAT I'M OFFERING THAT WEEK. But in March of '07, I went back to my painting roots, offering motorcycle painting on eBay and now through this website and word of mouth. I am very excited about this venture as it unfolds. I know there are plenty of guys out there who do great work. And I don’t claim to be the best. But I will do everything I can to make you happy and give you a bike you can be proud of.
Thanks,
Brent |
