Hi Guys,

I just wanted to take a minute to address some questions regarding current time frames etc. here in Rhode Island.


I'll start by saying this. We love our customers!

When I started Instrument Specialties, I never imagined we would grow to have such a large presence in the industry and it is very humbling to be able to say our work is featured on television as well as countless show cars all over the world.

Things have changed here over the years.

Initially, I typically would have around 100 jobs ongoing at any one time.
The point we have grown to at this time, we have almost 500 jobs in process right now.

The dilemma is that we are a small crew. I am very much still involved in this hands on work to ensure my high standard of quality. Quality is the main importance to me.

The volume of jobs we have and the type or work we are now doing just doesn't allow for a quick turn around in many cases.

The majority of the jobs we get now are multi faceted and complex. Like, the turn key dash board restorations. I used to get maybe 5 a year? Now we seem to have 50 or more of those here at any one time. I owe that to Graveyard Carz showcasing that service.

I hate to see people disappointed that we have a long time frame in some cases, but its because you like what we do!

Here is where we are at timeline wise generally speaking:

If you have just a gauge cluster, we are trending about 4-6 weeks based on complexity.

If you add in plastic chrome plating, timeline gets pushed out considerably as we bottle neck at the detail painting phase. Myself and only one other person handle that delicate finish work. Be prepared for an 8-10 month turn around due to the volume of work we currently have.

If you want an entire turn key dash restoration or complete interior resto: be prepared to wait closer to a year because of the complexity and processes for each component.

I always say to folks starting a resto, plan ahead. If you do that, these times wont hold you up. For those who wait till the dash needs to go back in to decide they need it gone through, well...we still want to help you but you have to wait like all the other patient people that did so ahead of you.

I promise the wait will be worth it. We give our all and we stand behind our work.

Thanks for everything!
Mike