Training, in person or on tape?

[repare-brise]

Just a little question, what are your experiances with training, and/or video's. I personally had hands-on training, and strongly advocate this method. With a tape the instructor can't answer your questions as they arrise, or correct an improper working method, before it becomes a habit. The training that I recieved was from Glass Mechanix, a 2 1/2 day course with a good trainer. I viewed the video after having the hands-on, and in now way can compare to 20 hours in a class with 5 other people, all sharing experiances. Just my 2 cents, I am very interested in your experiances.

Merci

Yvan Lacroix
http://www.repare-brise.net

[screenman]

Hands on training I think is a must. There agian my opinion might be slightly biased seeing as part of my business is training people who have bought kits and do not know how to use them.

[mafsu]

I think hands on training is a must. Maybe you can learn from a video. I have had guys ride with me who did a pretty decent job after training only with the video. I have also had some who had no clue after training with the video. I think the biggest difference has been that a majority of the ones who did a decent job had Delta equipment and had also taken advantage of the over the phone service they offer. There is no alternative to having someone physically see you perform a repair and critiquing it, or seeing someone who does a good job do a repair so that you know what you should expect from your repairs.

[glass tek]

I also went to Vegas for hands on training with Glass Mechanix. What a great class! But, one of the most important tricks I learned was from a Glass Technology training video. How to level your injector by looking at it's reflection in the glass thus, giving you a good tight seal. What a difference it made in my repairs! Also, I learned on this forum about flexing the pit or a small leg that's hard to fill. I guess either type of training, they all can be helpful.

[ruffburr]

just my two cents worth, I've attend training from both glass mechanix and delta, while both were great classes from which i learned both the basics and a few tricks, I don't belive that anything can teach better than a practice windshield and hands on experiance. As i go on each day i learn more and confront different situations , made a few mistakes and make darn sure i learn from each mistake i've made. There are alot of things involved in this business that only experiance can teach ( dealing with people, ins. co's,weather and more that i've yet to learn) personaly i make sure the customer knows that I stand behind each and every repair and if there is A problem i'll go out of my way to deal with it to thier satisfaction. I dont belive that any of us walk on water and good luck to those that think they do, As for myself I'll just do the best work i possiably can and stand behind all the work i do!

[repare-brise]

Apparently everyone here did hands on training, good for us.