How Pre-Recording Can Help Your Auto Restoration Process

If you have ever attempted to restore a car, you know how quickly you can get loss in a sea of auto parts once you begin the process of disassembly. Suddenly, you have a variety of auto parts strewn over the shop floor while you furiously try to remember what goes where.


One very simple way to prevent this state of confusion is to simply take pictures of the parts that you plan on disassembling, before you begin. You can do this by using photographs, videos, or both.

One of the first things that every restorer should have is a digital camera. The prices of good quality digital cameras have fallen so low that almost anyone can afford one.  In performing an activity that can be as complex as restoring an auto, a camera is an essential part of good record keeping.

You'll want to take general photos of the entire car before you begin any work on the car. You'll also find it useful to take photos of original and restored cars that are of the same or similar make as yours. And you'll especially want to take a photo of any complex auto component, before you disassemble it.

This will be of invaluable help when you have to reassemble it to its original configuration. And lastly, long after the auto restoration is completed, you'll undoubtedly enjoy reliving and reminiscing your successful efforts in rebuilding and restoring your classic car.

If you have a video camera, this can be an even better media to keep records of your restoration process than a digital camera. As you disassemble the car, you can use the camera to record problems that you're encountering such as rusted components, missing parts, non-original parts, and so on.

You'll need a remote control switch to ensure that you conserve digital memory by only recording your comments that are pertinent to the restoration process. You may, at times, have to reposition the video cam to get the perfect view of the car component you're describing but usually you'll be working on one section at a time, so this won't normally be a big problem. A video cam is also good because you can easily extract still photos from them if you want to store them in a file folder for reference.

This process of pre-recording the state of the car before you begin to work on it is especially valuable for first time auto restorers. But it is also a great tool for those old hands who have restored cars for years.

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