Bodywork
Metal, Body, and Paint
A great restoration facility can turn your dreams into a reality when they have the proper tools and personnel for the task.
| Once we assess the needs of the car and determine the level of restoration the customer wants, we begin the disassembly process. This includes taking several pictures of the car and carefully inventorying and cataloging every item as we remove it. We understand that many items are one of a kind and irreplaceable so great care goes into the disassembly process. |  |
| Once all of the parts have been removed from the car, we then strip the car body to bare metal. This is the most revealing part of the restoration process. When the car is completely stripped, all of the imperfections are visible. At this stage, we can now accurately assess the metal and body work that will be needed to prepare the car for painting. |  |
| After all of the cutting, welding, patching and shaping are done, it's off to the body shop where we begin the process of preparing the car for paint. This is the tedious process of making every panel on the car as straight and smooth as possible. |  |
| The actual body work consists of multiple steps of priming, sanding, filling, sanding, priming and sanding some more. |  |
| Once all of the bodywork is done, it's time for painting. Hill's Classic Cars uses a state of the art downdraft paint booth. Our downdraft booth is used only for the final stages of painting. We use other paint booths for our priming and bodywork stages. This helps to eliminate dust and other particulates that can flaw a paint job. The end result is a beautiful paint job on a body that is ready to head off to our assembly department |  |