Thinking of becoming a scrapper

Hi everyone my name is chris i live in cali. I was thinking about becoming a scrapper and wanted to see if any of you guys had any advice for starting out.


thanks

Biggest "technical" mistake I made when I started (and I'm almost too embarrassed to write it) was NOT using a magnet EVERY time I bought aluminum, copper etc. I'd bought some stuff from this guy who told me he had a roll of copper wire to sell me. I bought it without putting a magnet to it "just this once". I paid $40 for a roll of copper-colored steel wire.

Second - stick with what you KNOW until you learn or gain experience with the other stuff that will come your way (ie: catalytic converters if your not a mechanic and sometimes even then).

I am new as well. But the best advice I got was to read old article they helps alot and answers alot of questions.

A magnet is a scrapers best friend. What I did was every time I went to the scrap yard I asked questions, they were very helpfull. Try to become friends with another scraper that could give you good tips.