| Dobie | -- 01-17-2011 @ 5:00 PM |
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Does anyone know of a person or a shop that does woodgraining correctly? Not the one in Fla but anywhere in the lower 48?
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| blarge | -- 01-17-2011 @ 5:50 PM |
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Did you try the V8 Club member in St Paul? Bill Large
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| trjford8 | -- 01-17-2011 @ 6:34 PM |
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If you are a club member you can try Bob Kennedy in L.A. Ca. or Lauren Mately who is the V-8 Club's paint advisor.
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| tbirdhandyman | -- 01-21-2011 @ 7:12 PM |
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Dobie, DO NOT use Bob Waller @ Classic Auto Service in New Boston, NH. He had my parts two years, my money for 18 months, and would not return them unfinished to me. I drove from TX to NH, had police go with me to the shop, retreived my parts, and dropped them off in Windom, KS at Stellar Antique Auto Restorations. Tim Bowers is the owner. They did a great job and returned finished parts to me for inspection, along with the invoice, which I paid at that time. He uses the ink transfer process. Waller never returned my money! Tbirdhandyman
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| TomO | -- 01-22-2011 @ 11:26 AM |
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Here is a link to a shop that does quality work. They may not know the correct woodgrain pattern for your car, so it would be a good idea to have a sample for them to use as a guide. http://mmcustomfinishing.com/Site/Home.html Tom
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| Dobie | -- 01-23-2011 @ 5:35 PM |
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Thanks for the warning on Classic A S as I had them on my list. Has anyone used Jim Martin in OH or Bob Bailey in WA? both advertise in Hemmings.
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| guardhawk74 | -- 02-06-2011 @ 1:48 PM |
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I think Thirdhanyman is on to something with his post. I worked with numerous shops on the restoration of my 49 Merc. Many of them were nationwide and advertise in many mags. Although most of my encounters were friendly and professional, some were not. Letting others know who to avoid would be a big service. As an example, the shop that rebuilt my flathead engine had it for almost two years and charged 3k more than the estimate. They installed the wrong water pumps and I had to take them to small claims court to get $250 back. After writing him a check for almost 8k it became a matter of principle.
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| supereal | -- 02-07-2011 @ 9:35 AM |
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If you are a Club member, use your roster to get recommendations concerning reliable shops from those in your area. The size and frequency of advertising is not a good indicator of performance. Usually, if the shop operator doesn't have gray hair (or any at all), they may not have experience with flatheads. At our shop, we get calls from others asking for information on clearances, etc. If they didn't have the data, tools, and proven competence, it certainly makes you wonder what is going on. All estimates should be in clear writing. This also goes for warranty of the work performed. Beware of requests for money "up front". That is a "red flag". This message was edited by supereal on 2-7-11 @ 9:37 AM
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| flathead48 | -- 04-22-2011 @ 10:59 AM |
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Dobie, What is wrong with the one in Florida? Thanks
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| jal9846 | -- 09-09-2011 @ 2:29 PM |
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Buy the grain-it kit and paint form them. It's by far the most accurate and not that hard to do yourself. I did all the wood graining on my 48 Convertible Dearborn car for ~$400 plus my time...much better than the $2000+ quotes I was getting from other shops, with poorer quality than I could do myself.
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| bo8109b | -- 09-11-2011 @ 6:24 PM |
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Am happy with the woodgraining done at Undercover Upholstery & Paint on my '48 Merc convert. You can view their work on their website. Click on "Testomonials" and scroll down to '48 Merc convertible. Cost on primered parts was 690.00.
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