Draft. Private. Not an offer to any shop.
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The one-day class

The first rung of the ladder. You teach 2 or 3 Pennsylvania shops you already know how you save a rotted frame, using your repair manual and a real frame. They pay for the day. That's the whole deal.

Before charging anyone, have the franchise lawyer confirm this stays a class, not a franchise.

Federal law calls it a franchise when a business gets your brand, you control or help run how they operate, and they pay you. This class charges a fee but gives no brand and no control, so it should stay a class. Keep it that way.

Pennsylvania shops only for now. Out-of-state shops wait, especially New York and Maryland, which require a franchise registration before you can even make an offer there.

Who it's for

Two or three Pennsylvania shops you already know and trust. They should already weld and already see rotted frames they send away or turn down. Small is the point: you learn how to teach before anyone else pays.

The day, hour by hour

Built around the steps in your repair manual. Change the times to fit how you actually work.

  1. Coffee, safety, the planWho's here, shop safety, what everyone leaves able to do.
  2. Save or replace (step 1)Walk around real frames. Your save-or-replace questions, out loud.
  3. Support, access, mark and cut (steps 2-3)How you hold the truck, where you cut and why.
  4. Clean and treat inside the rail (step 4)The part nobody sees and everybody skips.
  5. LunchOn you or on them. Decide before you price it.
  6. Fit and square (steps 5-6)Measuring side to side so it goes down the road straight.
  7. Weld (step 7)Each shop welds on the demo frame section while you watch.
  8. Rustproof and reassemble (steps 8-9)Coating, new hardware, lines back where they belong.
  9. Check, paperwork, photos (steps 10-11)Test drive check, work order, before-and-after photos.
  10. Questions and wrap-upWhat they'll try first. Referrals both ways if they want them.

What a shop gets, and what it doesn't

Gets

  • A full day hands-on with you
  • A printed copy of your repair manual
  • A certificate of attendance (below)

Doesn't get

  • The RustFix name or logo
  • A territory
  • Leads, referrals or customers
  • Any say from you over how they run their shop
  • Any ongoing fees

Certificate of attendance

[Name] of [Shop] attended a one-day, hands-on class on truck frame section repair taught by Johnny Wendling on [date] in Hellertown, PA.

This records attendance only. It is not a license, a certification, or permission to use the RustFix name.

What to charge

Put in your own costs. It shows what the day costs you and a starting price per shop.

What the day costs you
Break-even per shop
Suggested price per shop
Your take for the day, after materials and the demo frame

The suggested price is break-even plus your markup, rounded up to the next $25. The sample numbers are placeholders, not advice. Put in yours.

Sign-up sheet

Print this and hand it out. Nothing on this page sends anywhere.

Class date: ____________   Location: 2511 Apple Street, Hellertown, PA. Pennsylvania shops only.

Shop nameContact namePhone or emailStateYears doing frame or structural workWelds frames now? (yes/no)