D.I.Y. AUTO SCHOOL CLOSED DOWN FOR GOOD -- It's All OVER - THE END 

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I’ve wasted many days at work watching my friend Pete with headphones on so that no one knew what I was doing. Always loved his shop and the little pieces of artwork everywhere! I literally dreamt of working woth him instead of sitting behind the desk! Thanks for all the good memories and skills I acquired watching those old videos!

Pete, you can never go back HOME. Home isn't there anymore.

Pete you know I've been watching you for years we all had some good times a laughs in this place but looking forward to even better times with your new shop in Moab.

Good times good memories my friend Pete... we learned priceless things in there.... can’t thank you enough... the surroundings may change but gosh darn it my friend Pete will never change!!!!!

I understand what you feel leaving "your place"; do not worry, the one in MOAB will grow on you and us, just as much, and soon. Looking forward to your projects, where we sure learn a lot. Thank you.

Pete I also want to say thank not only for your service to our community and country! Also I always wrenched car my whole life, but I learned auto body and paint entirely on your channel! I want you to know how much you have helped so many people! You sir are a great man!

It is bittersweet. Been watching for years. You’ve helped me a lot from making videos in that shop. All the luck to you and I’ll keep watching.

I remember watching you rebuild that compressor in the heat while trying to paint a car. You had me laughing. Moab is your new home and your new shop is bad ass

Keep looking forwards pete, looking back only slows you down!

I wish I knew you were in Dallas. I just started rebuilding an International Scout II at the end of Summer 2020. Found your channel and you have helped me so much with body work. I would have stopped through if I knew you were in Dallas earlier! Thanks my friend Pete.

Everything you share helps others who follow you. Sometimes your way of saying something is hard but honest and real. That's a good thing cause it's real. My family lost a very important 30 year old person in 2017. My Son. Everyone just wants to know they are valid and worthwhile and are making a difference. I am in Canada. I haven't watched all your videos yet but you gotta know that you are making a very big difference. Keep embracing that and keep making a difference. That's what I try to do.

That is a hell of a shop! Loads of space, storage and land! Then again what you are building or what you built will be just as good!

My Man.. I'm 60 ..grew up in a gas station.. I can relate to so much of this video.. Thanks Brother !

You're not alone Pete, every time we drive by our old house and shop we feel the same way. We were there 10 years and have been at our current location 20 years, it'll be even worse if we move from here. It's all good!

Your 'old home' is always tough to look at after the fact. The memories are frozen in time, the new owners screw with them. On to new memories in Moab my friend!

Pete I'm glad to see some finish work you've done looks nice

Lots of good memories my friend Pete I became a subscriber from that shop and will never forget our friend Bruno running around the office 😞😞😞

A man without no brothers backing him. Keep on plugging pete. Love your videos

I've only been watching your videos for 2 or 3 years, shoot probably closer to 5 when I think about it, oh well Timeflies. You have taught me so many so much tips and tricks to help me. I can't begin to tell you how much you're appreciated. Reading your comments, I see you have so many people behind you. People that really love you man. F all those people that have useless things to say other than criticisms of someone else because they're so lacking in confidence in themselves. Best of luck to you brother

I will miss this shop too, even though I was never there. Best of luck with the new place.

Keep lookin' forward my friend Pete. Great video, as they all are.

Jeez Louise that title had me worried. Don't scare me like that!!

Don't let it get you down. I've been watching you for a long time got a lot of inspiration I would hate to see you get depressed and go downhill from here

If this true I hate to see you go! I became a local custom paint and body guy from your teachings. Thank you for all of your help

Pete. In 1977 at age 16 my first wheels was a 1949 Dodge Pick up. My dad and took it all the way down to the frame and restored that beauty. I feel your pain. Let it go bro. From a fellow Texan, Good on ya.

Pete I know Dallas will always be a big part of your life .You can't work as long and hard as you have there without it having a lasting imprint on your life . But you and Minnie have started a new life in a wonderful new place . I sincerely hope you so very much success and thank you for sharing your lives with us .

Memories of a big part of ones life can be sad or happy. Good times bad times we all had our share of them. Keep on trucking Pete it's all we can do.

So glad you are still going on you are the only one I will be watching and learning from you have given me at lot of excellent, quality advice and I know you will inspire anyone that wants to learn the right way thanks madog Tara Qld Australia running 'fins paint and panel'

Hard to move on after a lifetime spent. All the memories and the cars and friends! I cant believe you went in your old office with all those clocks and never mentioned clown clock time😂😂😂

Always tough when you're looking for greener grass Pete but the page has got to be turned first...New chapter.

Hahaha! When you said he built that awning to protect his cars, I was laughing before you even said 'Sorry to tell you, sir...'

I have watched your videos sense high school, a good 7+ years. keep knocking em dead pete

It was a lovely place! It’s nice to go back and reminisce but you did the right thing for you and Minnie!

I totally understand what you’re going through Pete! Life is short an sweet!

Time heals all wounds, and in some cases creates new ones. I recently went back to the house I spent years 5 to 12, I was blown away with all the memories that came flooding back, my family have all passed away now. So it was memory city. Life has flown by in the blink of a eye. In the next year or so Im traveling back to Texas to visit some friends, while there I will go visit the house I built myself from the ground up in the country. That should be fun. Your lucky to live in such a beautiful place now. Go home

Pete, grab some white house paint and a roller and paint over the sign, 10 min all done DIY!

I really appreciate your videos, My friend Pete!

That's a lot of memories left behind there ,Pete but I'm sure it'll be exciting to make new ones . Have a safe trip back!!

Pete, love to see that beetle! Sorry you have to say goodbye to your old joint, but onto better places

Thanks for sharing, I’ve been in my photo shop since 99, at home I’m swapping a turret this weekend onto a different shell 73 GM Statesman

I appreciate you clowning on this guy for our entertainment

I can relate to your last few minutes. I'm losing my place in Milwaukee. But we're packing up and heading west to hopefully the Wisconsin Dells area. My kids were born here, they grew up here. They still live here, but it has never really felt like home to me. Now that I'm getting a foot out the door, I'm going more where _I_ want to go. Actually, mama wants to go there, but I'm fine with it. It's semi-familiar and a lot more beautiful. I'll miss Lake Michigan - I've never lived more than 8 miles from it, but it's not "home" here. It used to be a nice place, but it's too Illinois-y now. Too many Chicagoans moving up here.

I built my body shop in a small town in 1978...closed it in 2011 and sold it in 2018. I miss my shop...I knew I would but I didn't know at the time how much I would miss it. My parents bought the property in 1953..was in the family a long time. When I go back to visit its like I never left it, the new owner has his car stuff in there but hasn't really changed a thing. I don't go there too often...it just hurts too much.

Hey , I just bought a vandlized truck and need the diy school . My first time autobody.. Just welded a cut door tonight and set bondoglass over it.

Oh, memories, memories, memories....both enchanting and disenchanting.

I can understand why you are missing that place , I would to after all those years . Lots of work and memories Pete .

Tell'em Pete! 👍 I love it!🤣

That Cadi in the ground would have been a cool desk. I would have taken that compressor too.

You have so much wisdom I wish you all the best in all you do you taught me do the best you can you can't do any better you know that you cannot please everyone in life it's their loss just be happy with what you got not what you want when the time comes you cannot take it with you we are all born with nothing we leave this earth the same we are all equal cheers

U always great videos n info

Hang in there Pete, relocating is hard to do. Rob in Blanchard Oklahoma

I feel ya, Pete. When I left my parents' home for the West Coast, I should have never gone back. I went back after about 3 years, and my parents had let the place go to hell.

I was worried then 😂😂 love your patter 👍👍😎😎

Big shoutout from Brazil best wishes man all the best

Ok Pete, now that the auto school is closed are you going to start relicking and custom painting guitar's again ? I hope so, those were some awesome and funny videos, looking forward to whatever you come up with next 👍.

I can't believe you moved. I can't blame you though. The midwest is nice. I have a 68 Camaro in Houston that needs at least one quarter replaced. Do you have any good friends or reference down here in Houston? I wish I could have brought it up to you in Dallas.

Dallas misses you too PETE!!!

cool video, i didnt know your old place was that big.. using that paint booth for storage makes me mad.. im trying to figure out how to build one now

So...Closed down for good..."AT THAT location (so to speak)"......

I can see how it's saddening looking back at 30 plus years of your life and lively hood sitting in disrepair.......I feel for ya Pete. I'm a self diagnosed manic depressive and I feel the same way looking back at where I was and am today, but life goes on and we have to roll with the changes..... I wish you the very best Pete.....

I feel what you wrote at the beginning of the video Pete, my life feels like an old Hank senior song man.

I haven't visited my old shop , I don't think I could without getting pissed

Thanks Pete.

Correct me if I'm wrong....but I thought Amazon was building some type of building on your Dallas property which made you move to begin with? I thought I remember you mentioning that in one of your older videos....

Dream the life, not live the dream......when the dream becomes reality, it’s not a dream anymore. Good memories there, no one can take them away. How about getting someone to do one of those diorama models of that shop, that’d be cool

The clock you are working on May need bushings and or main springs.

I know what you feeling... last year they torn down my family house that I was born in. To build fucking condos.

We feel for you Pete x

love the videos Pete!

I understand, been there and done that before.

Nostalgia. The memories.

Life goes on bro Let It Go

u should start a tour guide biz for the ufo ranch in utah.

Ya it s like looking at my old house and the new owner ripped out all the trees and bushes that grew bigger and bigger as a kid. Some I planted.

Hey pete do you know if these mercedeses are maybe for sale by the owner?

When you take pride in a place where you live for a decent amount of time and you sink your blood sweat and tears into it and the turn it over to someone new and watch the shit it down the drain it does hurt! Totally know the feeling bro

Mein Gott,, I LOVe the clocks !!!

Down deep inside I was hoping you'd walk out back and old beaver-tooth shade-tree Larry would be back there by the tree using a propane torch to braze his POS jeep together.

it is a sad situation my friend Pete!

Another 30 years sounds good .

Man needs a paintbooth.When complete you will be 10 times better.cheers

Don't look back, look forward

We have a question about the color of the 69 Corvette that you teaching how to buff it was a dark blue

Honestly it makes me sad to watch this cause I've saving up to send my mustang over to SWRNC to get painted while I'm away at boot camp but Utah is way too far away. Maybe one day.

Come on Pete you’re better than click bait

Will you still make videos?

I'm sorry for the way you feel maybe you were betrayed but I cannot listen to this no more best of luck my friend

My favorite friend Pete Moab is so much better for you Sir so don’t be so upset about it

Hi Pete love yous god bless

Well gloved

Love ya Pete,you need to smell some flowers. You worry yourself to death,slow down,let go.Bowl A frame,rack of pool.its shorter every day.

Take your Caddy, post the keys through the letter box and high-tail it to Moab pal😉

Pete your a magic membrain, if I could have you bless my hammers in tragical Pete fashion I would be dishonored, in amazement. God Bless my dust breathing, fumes inhaling...brother in dust!

Just wondering why your not showing videos at your new home base ? I’m not able to find any resent videos or maybe this is relatively a new video showing your old shop I’m sure that’s it

that damn 2k paint is gettin to him

hey just curious do you have a nice fleet yourself? could you make a vlog about your cars maybe?

Here I thought you had thrown in the towel in Moab!

Come on Pete. Don't clickbate us like that you don't have to. We always watch your videos. You can't quit that makes you who you are no madder what. It's hard to let go of the past.

What do you know of Barron Institute?