Rust repair and metal work
Cut out, patch, weld, and finish. We treat rust at the source, not over the top.
Rust repair, welding, stripping, refinishing, and reassembly, for classics, project cars, and anything else worth doing right.
Restoration at Autometric covers body and paint scope, not mechanical. We’ll take a project from a rust-pocked shell through bare metal, fresh sheet metal where needed, primer, basecoat, clearcoat, and a hand-polish before reassembly with new trim and seals. If you’re wondering whether we’re up to the platform, the 1972 Datsun 240Z in our gallery is one of ours, start to finish.
The process matters more than the marketing. Strip the car, cut out and weld in patches where rust took something, work the metal until panel gaps and crowns line up, prime, seal, spray the color in our downdraft booth, clear it, bake it, and hand-polish. PPG factory paint systems throughout. Adam personally signs off on color, gaps, and fitment before anything goes back together.
Cut out, patch, weld, and finish. We treat rust at the source, not over the top.
Down to bare metal where needed. Primer, basecoat, clearcoat. PPG factory systems throughout.
Match the original, change it entirely, or work with what's left of the data plate.
Gaps, lines, and crowns checked and corrected before paint goes near the car.
Restorations take weeks or months, not days. We give you a real estimate up front and update you as the work progresses.
Color, gaps, finish, fitment: reviewed before reassembly.
3 years in Pontiac, family-owned. We use factory-spec PPG paint systems and OEM procedures. No shortcuts, no aftermarket panels unless you ask. Adam Skelly personally signs off every car.
Strip to bare metal, repair or replace any rust-affected panels, weld any structural damage, prime, paint in our downdraft booth, bake-cure the finish, then reassemble with new seals, badges, and trim.
Timeline is typically 4–10 weeks depending on the platform and how much rust we find once everything's apart. We send weekly photo updates so you know exactly where the car is in the process.
For full restorations, yes: chemical strip followed by mechanical sand, then etching primer.
We don't cut corners on rust treatment because hidden rust always comes back through the new paint within a few years, and at that point you're paying for the whole job twice.
Restorations start with a conversation. Bring photos of what you've got and what you want, and we'll scope it honestly.
