5 Easy steps to restore your car on a tight budget ... read more ...

 

 

Getting ridiculous quotes for a full restoration while waiting many years to get completed,

can take the fun and joy out of the project and place you under major financial stress.

 

But there are ways to restore your car or bakkie within your budget by following these guidelines:

 

1. Deciding how deep you want the car to be restored

Are you only looking for an exterior respray, or a full strip-down of every nut and bolt, and paint stripped down to the metal?

Here's a few levels to choose from:

• General touch-ups & maintenance 
• Exterior respray
• Full body respray 
• Full body and chassis restoration 
• Interior seats reupholster 
• Full interior rebuild
• Mechanical repairs
• Full mechanical parts rebuild & replace
• Full nut and bolt restoration

 

Whatever your needs are, it's essential to communicate this with your car restoration company as this will significantly impact the cost of your project.

 

 

2. Set a realistic budget

Be realistic while calculating a budget for your car restoration. Paint, products, and parts will always have a set price. With this in mind, you need to ask yourself what would be a reasonable price to pay a highly skilled team for a few months to build your dreams. How much salary does the business need to pay their skilled employees to give their best on your project? This should give you some insight into how prices for car restorations are calculated.

 

 

3. Determining the objective of this restoration

In some instances, it might be you might be the fond memories associated with a vintage car, or it's connection to a departed family member.

Perhaps the gaol is to have an immaculate daily vehicle. 

For many, it's a long-cherished dream to own this car.

It might be the missing piece for the car collector.

It doesn't matter what your reasons are, pinpointing the motivation will clarify what this car is worth to you.

It's important to share these reasons with your restorer so they can help you achieve your goals.

 

 

4. Beyond the looks... What else is needed?

Repairing rust and laying high gloss paint merely scratches the surface of a full restoration.

Consider the interior, the cracked dashboard, the worn-out seats, the various trims and details inside?

And then there is the chrome, engine gearbox, diff, suspension, brakes, exhaust and chassis to think about.

Restoring a car to full functionality entails addressing hundreds of additional details.

 

 

 

5. Need some more help?

Hi, I am Fransua.

Together with my team at Xtreme Ridez, we can help you build your dream car without breaking the bank.

With our fully equipped car restoration workshop, we can handle almost every aspect of the restoration process.

I am very passionate about cars and would love to hear all about your project car!

 

 

 

 

 

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