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Ajd1 2nd May 2021 17:13

Mr Tom Hobbs works his magic again
 
Just had the car repaired by Tom Hobbs, it really is as good as all the photo's make it look.

Couldn't meet a nicer bloke either putting up with all my emails, texts and phone calls with good grace.

Photo's taken all through the job so in my case I could see how bad it really was.

I can't reccomend him enough and will certainly be calling on him in the future if the need arises.

Couple of photo's below and a link to the folder if anyone wants to see them all.

Google Drive Folder

https://i.ibb.co/V97Rdq8/IMG-20210426-WA0001.jpg https://i.ibb.co/s2zMqV2/IMG-20210426-WA0003.jpg https://i.ibb.co/k8Z0nZT/IMG-20210426-WA0004.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/7X39pNN/IMG-20210426-WA0015.jpg https://i.ibb.co/5KH2VgP/IMG-20210426-WA0014.jpg https://i.ibb.co/P4rCfds/IMG-20210426-WA0018.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/WGZG7gb/IMG-20210427-WA0001.jpg https://i.ibb.co/RpyYVbF/IMG-20210429-WA0004.jpg https://i.ibb.co/SwqbP1X/IMG-20210429-WA0001.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/pWSMjPz/IMG-20210427-WA0003.jpg https://i.ibb.co/8sXmSNk/IMG-20210429-WA0017.jpg https://i.ibb.co/0GmKpjS/IMG-20210429-WA0015.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/4NKb0DH/IMG-20210429-WA0014.jpg https://i.ibb.co/6Wsbwg5/IMG-20210429-WA0012.jpg https://i.ibb.co/QF4XZvW/IMG-20210429-WA0011.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/QvqwCDq/IMG-20210429-WA0009.jpg https://i.ibb.co/NCNszpZ/IMG-20210429-WA0008.jpg https://i.ibb.co/M59dLxX/IMG-20210429-WA0007.jpg

Thanks for looking, sorry for the large post just thought someone may be interested.

vitesse 2nd May 2021 17:22

Very interesting photos. How does Thomas get the rusty areas cleaned up - sandblasting? I've got early signs that I'll have to do some welding quite soon but have a set of Thomas' panels up in the attic which will make things a lot easier.

Regards

Ajd1 2nd May 2021 17:32

In all honesty I don't know and I forgot to ask him when I picked it up.

Good luck with your repairs I don't think you'll be disapointed.

Teflon 2nd May 2021 17:34

Love looking at photos like that, so thanks for posting. It's always good to see the results of a proper crafts mans work :bowdown:.

She'll be god for many years to come now.

Cliff

squire 2nd May 2021 18:03

Every time I see photos of Tom's work I just marvel at them. It's such a great comfort that there are true craftsmen still a bout that have pride and passion in their work and do not rip people off. It's no wonder Tom has a waiting list of clients.

Martyn

sewerman 2nd May 2021 18:44

Mines off for his magic next week, front sill and whatever else he finds.

Nice to see he's upgraded to a 2 post ramp too.

vitesse 2nd May 2021 19:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by sewerman (Post 2879376)
Mines off for his magic next week, front sill and whatever else he finds.

Nice to see he's upgraded to a 2 post ramp too.

If you remember, please ask him how he cleans everything up so well, my guess would be sandblasting but makes a mess in a workshop.

Regards

sewerman 2nd May 2021 20:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by vitesse (Post 2879383)
If you remember, please ask him how he cleans everything up so well, my guess would be sandblasting but makes a mess in a workshop.



Regards

Will try and remember to ask

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macafee2 3rd May 2021 07:09

not sure if it is just not the done thing but people don't seem to say how much work costs.
His work looks to be excellent quality.

Hope i got this from the right site but he is not expensive, https://www.tjhobbs.com/information.html
WORKSHOP RATE FOR RESTORATION IS CHARGED AT £22.50 PER HOUR. A STANDARD DAY IS 8 HOURS WORKED.

macafee2

trikey 3rd May 2021 11:04

Mr Tom Hobbs works his magic again
 
You don’t worry about the price when the work is of that standard.


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