Wilkinson Custom Restorations

I first took my car here to the restoration shop because I knew the owner steve and thought I could trust him with my car… after 10 months of extremely slow process and driving by frequently to just see the shop closed I decided to just get my car back.
It took $ 8000 dollars to just bead blast and primer the shell with minimal removing of stripping parts off and some bodywork on fenders and doors, hood and trunk lid… At no time was any work accomplished on the actual body of the car.
No body shop would have even come close to that number. Anyway, not only that but the professionalism of his invoices that I received each month didnt state how much work they put into anything and how much the work costs. Unlike any other business an invoice always shows the work completed. His invoice just stated «continue work on chevelle».
I asked about the invoices and he got all defensive and just said it takes time. And to ruin a friendship over this I wasnt willing to do…
But after almost a year goes by and I drive over to see no progress and my car sitting outside in the weather starting to rust AGAIN. I chose to just pick the car up.
This business is not run on a professional level at all in my situation… and to those of you who do chose to have this shop work on your car and give them the benefit of doubt or just want to get your own experience, GOOD LUCK.