Ontario Canada restoration shops.
George picked up my stripped to the last bolt shell, other than he wanted the door glass left in to see fitment before removal and I got my empty shell back. I rebuilt/restored EVERY part on the car myself other than the engine (that still runs like a watch after a rebuild way back in '88!). Between BBBiggs and myself there is almost 3000 hours in my car restoration. About 1150 hours at Biggs ($118K) and 1700+ hours of logged shop time by myself. Costs at Biggs include $5200 to have vent frames and flip out latches rechromed and all stainless polished by House of Chrome (same place the Guild uses), all door, hood, trunk latches replated, about $18K to National Moparts for AMD metal and finishing paint supplies alone where over 6 grand from House of Kolors. That's the only way around water based paint in Canada.. custom paint for say your helicopter.
You keep saying "metal work and paint". It's the body work in between those too stages that costs you a LOT of labour. You also say that you "don't know until you blast it" and I can confirm that. It reveals all the teenage body work we did to keep our rides on the road way back when and most Ontario cars "disappear" during blasting! Only thing original under mine is the left front frame rail !
My shell was picked up Jan 2016 and returned to me Feb 2017. Once I had the majority of my car back together and running I took her back over in Feb of 2018 for her beauty appointment to be cut and polished and the last time I've seen George. He was trying to retire, but seeing he lives on site I don't see that ever happening! He doesn't do email.. even after you really get to know him it's tough to sway him. He's old school, phone only.
George picked up my stripped to the last bolt shell, other than he wanted the door glass left in to see fitment before removal and I got my empty shell back. I rebuilt/restored EVERY part on the car myself other than the engine (that still runs like a watch after a rebuild way back in '88!). Between BBBiggs and myself there is almost 3000 hours in my car restoration. About 1150 hours at Biggs ($118K) and 1700+ hours of logged shop time by myself. Costs at Biggs include $5200 to have vent frames and flip out latches rechromed and all stainless polished by House of Chrome (same place the Guild uses), all door, hood, trunk latches replated, about $18K to National Moparts for AMD metal and finishing paint supplies alone where over 6 grand from House of Kolors. That's the only way around water based paint in Canada.. custom paint for say your helicopter.
You keep saying "metal work and paint". It's the body work in between those too stages that costs you a LOT of labour. You also say that you "don't know until you blast it" and I can confirm that. It reveals all the teenage body work we did to keep our rides on the road way back when and most Ontario cars "disappear" during blasting! Only thing original under mine is the left front frame rail !
My shell was picked up Jan 2016 and returned to me Feb 2017. Once I had the majority of my car back together and running I took her back over in Feb of 2018 for her beauty appointment to be cut and polished and the last time I've seen George. He was trying to retire, but seeing he lives on site I don't see that ever happening! He doesn't do email.. even after you really get to know him it's tough to sway him. He's old school, phone only.