Here at Father & Son Collision and Classic Car Restoration, we offer a full range of services to help local vehicle owners keep their cars in pristine condition. If you’re the proud owner of a classic car and are thinking about starting the car restoration process, it’s crucial to recognize a few common pitfalls that other people often experience while trying to fix up their cars.
In this article, we’ll go over three of the most common mistakes we see when people attempt their own car restoration projects. These errors include:
- Failing to do your research. If you want to restore your classic car, you should begin by thoroughly researching the car. Look at images of what the car used to look like, research where you can find specialty parts, and see how other people have restored similar vehicles.
- Attempting it on your own. While car restoration may seem like an exciting DIY venture, this may not always deliver the best or most reliable results. We recommend leaving the restoration work to our dedicated technicians. We have the skills, knowledge, and equipment to handle the restoration work correctly from the beginning.
- Tossing out old parts. If you have older removable parts in your car, it’s important to keep them until the end of the car restoration process rather than tossing them out right away. They might be more necessary than you might think for the restoration of your car, and we can often restore those old parts or match them with modernized versions as needed to get them and the car working reliably again.