Re: First ever restore/repair 51 touring sedan help

Posted by Charles On 2009/11/2 19:10:31

Hopefully you have been following the project forums on this site. It will give you an idea on problems others have had as well as how much work is involved. Look at how long some of the projects have taken and how detailed the person working on it is being. Judge that with what you expect your car to look like and you will have an idea on how long it will take.

Doing all of the work will save you a great deal of money, but don't think that you are going to make money restoring the car. What you put in will never equal what you could sell it for. You need to do it for the pride of having done it yourself as well as the learning experience.

When you get to the chrome, more than likely you are better off buying pieces that have better chrome than the piece you have instead of having it replated. You will save a lot of money as long as you are looking for a presentable driver and not a show quality car.