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HCR specializes restoring classic cars , we look after all fabrication, welding,body work and light

27/10/2026

Once we get the car stripped down the next stage is removing any old paintwork.

A combination of a paint st****er and then moving into the careful sanding was used to take the panels back properly, giving us a good clean base to work with.

This is a time consuming process, but good paintwork always started with what’s under neath and we don’t cut corners. The final finish is only ever as good as the preparation.

Our 2027 diary is now full, and we are now taking bookings for 2028, if you have any enquiries or would like to be added to the waitlist.

Send us a message 📧

25/10/2026

Our 2027 Diary is now FULL.

We are now taking names for cancellations should any spaces come available.

Thank you for your continued support. 🚘

22/10/2026

Did you know that we offer a pre purchase inspection service here at HCR? It saves you the hassle of wondering what problems might pop up after buying - get someone who understands the vehicles to do an inspection and we can also deal with the purchase. For more information - just drop us a message.

19/10/2026

So once we stripped the car down, we started to uncover areas of corrosion, some we had known about.. some were suprises. This is part of the reason we take the time to remove so much and going back to the bare metal, and on this one it showed us exactly why we do it. Something can look perfect from the outside but underneath be a different story. Every single area affected had to be dealt with correctly before we could even think about moving to the priming stage… The areas of concern were media blasted and the corroded brackets had to be replaced with new ones.. Want to see Part 4? 🚗

18/10/2026

Getting closer to Halloween some strange things do be happening 🤔

16/10/2026

Often when looking for an older car, theres things you can miss - or you don’t know what or what not to look out for.

13/10/2026

When you do a proper repaint it’s about much more than masking up and laying on the fresh paint. The R35 was carefully stripped of bumpers, lights, trims and other removable parts so we could get right into the edges, shuts and hidden areas all of the components that were removed from the R35 were further stripped down individually. it takes longer, but its the only way the achieve the finish, that we are happy with providing.

11/10/2026

Over the next little while we will be taking you through the repaint of this R35 GT-R from start to finish, from the stripping back, the hidden issues that popped up, preparation, painting and the final reassembly.
We have lots to share on this one 🔧

07/10/2026

Are some classic cars left unrestored? Some actually are - and we are here to tell you when we dont think the car should be touched, and the best way to preserve the car. Got a question? just pop us a message.

30/09/2026

Part 2 of the R35 restoration project 🙌

Address

Donegal Town
Donegal
F94

Telephone

+353857463526

Website

http://www.hcr.ie/

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