Repair Shop’s Dominic reveals biggest challenge
In a Q&A shared on The Repair Shop’s Instagram, Dominic Chinea took a moment to answer some of his fan’s questions.
Speaking about his most difficult restoration to date, he said: “First question, here we go. Most challenging repair.
“I think there are a few to be fair, a lot of the things that come in can be quite difficult to repair,” he shared.
“Probably the barber’s pole sticks out, that was a few years ago now but that was challenging.
“That had lots of little things and it had a gramophone motor that was powering it. That was a nightmare to try and get spinning.”
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He continued: “It was missing the main red and white spinning part, which was tricky to mask up and paint.
“And we just had lots of elements that were all quite tricky in their own right. So there you go.”
Dominic went on to answer a question about what “inspired his interest in the field”.
The expert went on: “For starters, I don’t feel like I really have a specific field.
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“I mean, I know do metalwork but I kind of get involved in all sorts. I’m a bit of a Jack of all trades.”
“I think it was really out of necessity more than anything,” Dominic stated as he explained where his passion came from. “I’ve always messed around with old cars or bikes or push bikes.
“But back when I was a kid, even before I had my driving license, I already had an old car, a VW Beetle, and inevitably all wild cars would be rusty.
“So it was really out of the necessity of needing to repair the rust and keep these cars on the road that I had taught myself how to weld the nuts and bolts and mechanics and stuff like that.”
“So it’s been a good journey,” he added before telling his fans: “I’m lucky enough to say that I really do enjoy my job.”
Speaking about his show first, the metal expert said: “This is the only workshop I’ve ever worked in where there’s such a broad mix of disciplines – ceramics, painting, woodwork, metalwork – so I think my favourite thing about being here is the wealth of knowledge inside that barn.”
“There are a lot of clever people in there,” he praised.
The Repair Shop is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
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