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Re: Looking for Detail Oriented Resto Shop
[Re: JeffsCustomPaint]
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10/04/09 03:50 PM
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I can tell the difference from new paint and OE paint and that is something you can never reproduce.
The age of a paint job has no correlation whatsoever with it being OE correct. What you are actually stating is that you have the ability to recognize the difference between a new paint job with that of a survivor. I would imagine that anyone here could do that! Just because a paint job looks new, does not mean that it cannot have identical traits of a factory OE job. Even the old survivors were new and fresh when they were first built. I would hope no one is naive enough to think that a 40 year old survivor paint finish has the same look that it did the day it rolled off of the assembly line. Our team has already duplicated an OE factory paint job with the Challenger project a year ago. I can assure you that the paint characteristics it displayed were that of a factory vehicle from 1970. I will assure you that the Valiant we bring to the Nationals will also have a 100% correct factory paint finish. Simply being able to recognize the difference between an old and new paint job does not take away from it's correctness. An OE correct paint job does not require that it has to look old and weathered!
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Re: Looking for Detail Oriented Resto Shop
#470221
10/04/09 10:54 PM
10/04/09 10:54 PM
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Hello: Since we are on the subject of paint, let me add my 2 cents worth, now i'm not a painter and don't claim to be expert on the subject. A lot of numbers go by when you talk of full restoration on a car. I hear a lot of talk these days of full restorations going for between 25K and 45K. If you consider that a very decent paint job is going to cost you around $12k to $20K on a car that needs full prep. (not fresh restored) Then we are looking at around $10K to $20K on a full restore. (should be a little less because most of prep work was done during restore.) That leaves us with about $13K to $25K for body / interior / drive train / suspension brakes. That looks like a awful lot of work for $13 to $20K. For your information my car has been repainted back to factory color. I like it the way it is now. It was in pretty tough shape. Thanks Maynard 
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Re: Looking for Detail Oriented Resto Shop
[Re: DartGTS]
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09/08/10 10:45 PM
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I thought I would give an update. I originally posted this thread when I started my search for a quality restoration shop to work with on my projects. After talking with and visiting many many shops 1st hand, all over the USA. I did choose to go with Mike Mancini's shop American Muscle Car Restorations in Rhode Island. We are well into the restoration and so far I am more than pleased with the professionalism, quality and attention to detail. The organization and execution of the restoration process is very impressive to me. We are performing and OEM style restoration on my Duster currently and then my Cuda next. I encourage anyone looking for a reputable place that knows what they are doing to give Mike a call. I am 100% satisified and then some. Thanks for the great job Mike!  Matt
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Re: Looking for Detail Oriented Resto Shop
[Re: Cudakid]
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09/08/10 11:12 PM
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thats where my daytona is  mikes great has great passion and knowledge well beyond his years for these cars
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Re: Looking for Detail Oriented Resto Shop
[Re: 68jim]
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09/09/10 08:13 PM
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ScottSmith_Harms
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1) Roger Gibson Restorations, MO
2) Paul Jacobs Restorations, IN
3) Mike Mancini Restorations, RI
4) Rocket Restorations, WA
5) Resto Rick, WI
6) Finer Details, IN
Good list! My advice, call each and every one of them and have a chat with each owner about your budget and goals. If you are going the OE route you might want to spend a few bucks up front visiting a couple of the shops and asking for references before committing to one of them. Go with the one you feel most comfortable with.
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Re: Looking for Detail Oriented Resto Shop
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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09/09/10 09:30 PM
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1) Roger Gibson Restorations, MO
2) Paul Jacobs Restorations, IN
3) Mike Mancini Restorations, RI
4) Rocket Restorations, WA
5) Resto Rick, WI
6) Finer Details, IN
Good list! My advice, call each and every one of them and have a chat with each owner about your budget and goals. If you are going the OE route you might want to spend a few bucks up front visiting a couple of the shops and asking for references before committing to one of them. Go with the one you feel most comfortable with.
This is a good list. I will be monitoring this board on the process of it all. Cudakid-maybe put it or have the Mods put it in the resto part of the site? Hopefully, Mancini has been and will, provide plenty of photos of the resto in progress for all to see to you. Or if you have the progress photos, post them?
Also, as I was reading this post about your car, I thought of this question: Did you take pictures of he car as is before the restoration to give to any of these shops or did anyone of the shops named above see the car to get some sort of "feel" or "ballpark" as to an estimate?
INOP I think I would provide pictures or have a shop take a look at the car to see first hand what they are dealing with, or both. I dont know board, thats why I'm asking. Trying to get a grasp of how shops to this first hand before I get into this.  Thanks
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Re: Looking for Detail Oriented Resto Shop
[Re: cloneguy]
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09/10/10 10:19 AM
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We'll give you the best job for the best price.
I'll give you the names of our current and past customers and let them tell you about us.
You won't find a shop anywhere that gives you the quality you want AND price as well as we do.
Call me, Tim 404-234-1000. We are 3 guys with over 100 years of collective experience and we can get started on your car right away. No one with less than 30 years of experience will ever touch your car at our shop!
It's worth shipping to us. We've done cars from Toronto to New Orleans. We have one in the shop now from NYC and another on it's way from WA state.
Check out our MAX price guarantee and let me put you in touch with our customers.
Thanks!
Is this the same shop/are you the same guys in the other thread 25K max labor saying that now you have only 2 guys and you don't know how to do paint and body ? And you're answering this thread ? Call me crazy but am I misreading something here ? I'm just as curious as everyone else to see the results of the mopar you're doing, but I thought I read you're not taking on anymore work for the forseeable future till you complete your own projects - correct me if I'm wrong...
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Re: Looking for Detail Oriented Resto Shop
[Re: shakerjoe]
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09/10/10 11:01 AM
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We'll give you the best job for the best price.
I'll give you the names of our current and past customers and let them tell you about us.
You won't find a shop anywhere that gives you the quality you want AND price as well as we do.
Call me, Tim 404-234-1000. We are 3 guys with over 100 years of collective experience and we can get started on your car right away. No one with less than 30 years of experience will ever touch your car at our shop!
It's worth shipping to us. We've done cars from Toronto to New Orleans. We have one in the shop now from NYC and another on it's way from WA state.
Check out our MAX price guarantee and let me put you in touch with our customers.
Thanks!
Is this the same shop/are you the same guys in the other thread 25K max labor saying that now you have only 2 guys and you don't know how to do paint and body ? And you're answering this thread ? Call me crazy but am I misreading something here ? I'm just as curious as everyone else to see the results of the mopar you're doing, but I thought I read you're not taking on anymore work for the forseeable future till you complete your own projects - correct me if I'm wrong...
You're right, but the post you quoted is almost a year old.
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Re: Looking for Detail Oriented Resto Shop
[Re: jrwoodjoe]
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09/10/10 11:17 AM
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I think the MOST IMPORTANT thing to know when looking for a shop is to know UP FRONT what YOU want... Do you want an OE Gold winner or Do you want a clean "local show" winner big difference 
CHECK OUT MY NEW WEB SITE !
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Re: Looking for Detail Oriented Resto Shop
[Re: anlauto]
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09/10/10 11:53 AM
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I've started doing "driver oe" type cars. Keeping the spirit of the cars originality but using modern processes. In short OE looking cars but durable for summer fun. Bridging the gap I guess you could say.
1959 Bugeye Sprite
1967 Charger Black L code
1967 Coronet R/T Convert Green 440 auto bought from original owner
1968 Charger R/T Bronze 440 4 spd console AM/FM
1969 Super Bee WM21H B5 A40 D21 N96
1969 Barracuda Formula S 340 Convert pilot car
1969 Hemi Road Runner RM23J D32 Omaha orange 4.10 Dana N96 N85
1970 Super Bee WM23N FE5 V1X 3.91 axle package, N96
1970 Road Runner RM21N B3 V1X D13
1971 MG Midget
1971 Road Runner RM23H GW3, A57
1972 Road Runner RM23P FY1, D21
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Re: Looking for Detail Oriented Resto Shop
[Re: PAINT IT BLACK]
#470236
09/10/10 06:56 PM
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Thanks Tony & Matt for the compliments.
To avoid any confusion I want to clarify my shop's name is Mike Mancini's American Muscle Car Restorations, Inc. located in N. Kingstown, RI.
I have NO affiliation with the american muscle car revolution guy or his 25K max labor offer.
Thanks
Mike
Last edited by Mike Mancini; 09/12/10 06:41 PM.
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Regarding, Tim's post (25K max resto), it was an older post from when the OP was first looking so it was prior to his recent decision to not take on any work.
