Three important points about automotive restoration

 Gene Bernshtam is a businessman who is passionate about all of his projects, including cars. As an avid collector, he shares three important tips about automotive restoration. When you are planning for a project car, work within a budget. A lot of people make the mistake of not making their project fit within a specific budget. If you are not so conscious about what you will be spending on such an undertaking, you’re probably looking at building a car for keeps. However, if there is even a remote possibility that you will be selling it later, you need to consider the expenses, suggests Gene Bernshtam. Buyers will likely be working within a budget, too, so you have to be able to let it go at a fair price, with a fair profit.

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Know the car’s historical elements.

There’s a huge difference between rebuilding a car and restoring it. If you are rebuilding, you are not mindful of bringing the car to its original form, so long as you end up with a vehicle that you are happy with. Car restoration experts do their research well on the kind of rig they need to work on. With a simple VIN search, you can tell your car’s original design, and along with it comes the elements that would make it period correct. This ultimately adds value to your vehicle once you are done with the restoration.

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Don’t rush the project.

Take your time when it comes to restoring the car into its former glory, even if this is a fascinating idea. You will need to let things come naturally so that you are mindful of the steps you are taking to achieve your goal. Work on ensuring that everything is intact and that your unit is functionally sound. Don’t rush the end picture that you have imagined so many times in your head because the aesthetics will follow eventually.

Gene Bernshtam works at Avalon Holdings LLC, a company specializing in apartment buildings and mixed-use properties. Investment, development, management, repositioning underperforming real estate assets, and consulting services are the company’s overall focus. He has Series 7 and 63 licenses that allowed him to work at an investment bank immediately after graduating with a finance degree from Loyola Business School. For more information, visit this page.

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