Bodywork

Bodywork done right is the most important stage of an awesome looking paint job, if it is not done right the final product will just not look right.

Maybe you heard the expression: Putting lipstick on a pig doesn't make it a star, it is still a pig!

So whatever is under the paint job is what makes the quality of a great restoration.

Here is what we do:

The car is disassembled, parts are inspected, labeled and stored
This is when we can identify early on in the process any issues that need to be addressed before we move on. We will always keep you informed of anything we find
In order to correctly assess the state of the body, we carefully remove the paint and old bodywork, this can be done in variety of ways or a combination of these
- Chemical paint removal, such as paint striper
- Mechanical paint removal, this could be as simple as sanding and scraping
- Media Blasting, is used with caution as to not warp or damage the body

Rust is removed, the very best way to this is ... well ... to remove it, cut it out
- This will sometimes require changing a complete body panel
Dents are repaired, at this this step we try to get the metal as straight as possible, this will help use less body filler later on
Then the car is ready to be etch primed to protect the bare steel
Then all panels are test fitted and adjusted until all body gaps between panels are perfect, even better than original
Then the car is primed with a high build primer

This is when the blocking process starts
- The purpose of this step is to bring all the panels to be as straight as a die
High quality body fillers are used to fill the low spots
If needed high build primer is re-applied and blocked again until perfect straightness is achieved
Then all this work is sealed in with a high quality surface primer which will be sanded with a high grit sandpaper
We are now ready to put the icing on the cake, the Paint Job