I work at a large collision repair shop. We have 6 locations, and we are growing to the 8-10 range. Alot, if not all of your statements are true. When the collision work would slow down, we would take in small custom jobs to fill the voids and to keep our guys busy. Profits on a "resto" job weather it is small or large, are at a very small margin. This was many years ago because now the area is extremely over populated and hence we now have waiting lists to have collision repair work started in any of our shops. There are some small shops in our area that do "resto" work but they all have the "tell tale" signs of the great bodyman with a heart of gold but he also has no idea of how is business should be ran and what his costs are. Everyone who has a great experience with a "resto" shop should let everyone know, also if you have a experience that is poor also spread the word, which will help others in the long run. I enjoyed reading your comments.
Phillip Pierce
1951 GMC Canadian 9300 Half Ton
Centreville Va
