Big Secz 26 Report post Posted June 7, 2015 I spent three days in Carlisle with a group of friends there were vending, selling all of their left over parts. For three days I sat there walking around and trying to come up with ideas of what kinds of on-site restoration services some one could start. The thought is that someone buys a used part they need a the swap meet and then can come drop the part off for restoration and repair and pick the part up later completely restored. So I'm wondering what kinds of on-site restoration services would you like to see or have access to? Or what type of specialty niche services that are hard to find would you like to have available? A couple of ideas I have come up with are: Carburetor rebuild services: On-site complete carburetor cleaning and rebuilds. The downside to this is that there is no way to do the zinc replating or have a way to test carbs once rebuilt. Gauge restoration services: Complete gauge restoration and repair. New lenses, faces, quartz clock upgrades, plastic repair, etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chelby-Ann 47 Report post Posted June 28, 2015 Stainless Steel Trim repair and polishing Service. I bought a complete system from Eastwood to do all of my SS Trim. Not hard to do. Time consuming though. In the end great results. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlife 814 Report post Posted June 28, 2015 Wiring harness repairs can be done on-site, but require a large amount of storage space for cannibalizable harnesses, tools, and supplies. I've thought about it, but I don't think there's enough of a demand for it to warrant bringing all of those supplies. Besides, who wants to watch a grumpy ol' guy work? *G* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969_Mach1 333 Report post Posted June 29, 2015 Just a thought, how about some type of parts cleaning or glass bead/media blasting service. When people leave they can take home clean rust free parts. Plus, most people don't have those capabilities working in their home garage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Secz 26 Report post Posted June 29, 2015 Just a thought, how about some type of parts cleaning or glass bead/media blasting service. When people leave they can take home clean rust free parts. Plus, most people don't have those capabilities working in their home garage. That was a thought as well, but the issue would be the noise. Between the air compressor and generator. Wouldn't take long to drive your neighboring vendors nuts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Secz 26 Report post Posted June 29, 2015 I'm leaning more now toward one of two things both sticking closer to my art backgroung: 1) Making items for garages and man caves out of old car parts. 2) Car renderings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TexasEd 188 Report post Posted July 9, 2015 I think parts and tools would be the limiting factor. Too much to haul around. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites