The right way to repair
Restoration metal work, built to last.
Since 2007The foundation of the restoration: rust cut out, panels made by hand, every gap set before paint.
The metal under the paint.
Paint and upholstery are only as good as the metal under them. We are the first stop on a restoration: the rust repaired, the panels made right, every gap set, and the car handed on to your paint shop straight.
01Restoration metal workRust repaired, panels replaced and every gap set in bare metal, ready for the body shop.
02Custom and show carsCustom modifications and trick metal for cars meant to stand out at a show.
03Hand made partsPatch panels, braces and parts that cannot be bought, made by hand.
04Chassis and frameFrames and floors given their strength back, under the car where it counts.
The progress album
You see the metal go back in.
Customers keep saying the same thing in their reviews: Ryan sent pictures of the work. So here is a 1968 Mach 1 door the way its owner saw it. Tap through the stages.
1968 Ford Mustang Fastback Mach 1
A door bottom, cut out and remade.
In the shop now: a ’73 Nova Skyroof, down to bare steel.
Picked up on the trailer, onto the rotisserie, readied for media blasting. Four stages and Ryan’s own walk-around film, shot the first week.
Every review, five stars.
On Google, October 2026. Word for word, each one tied to the vehicle it is about.
Other rust repair
A truck or a daily driver rusting out?
We still repair frames, floors, rockers and cab corners, including the work a Maryland safety inspection turns up. Give us a call and ask.
Ryan Kenton, owner
A torch in one hand, a lifetime of wrenching.
“I’m a craftsman with a torch in one hand and a lifetime of wrench-turning under my belt… I live for the challenge of bringing structurally compromised vehicles back to life and engineering custom hot rod visions from the ground up.”
Before you call, the short answers.
What does a job cost?
Every job is priced after Ryan sees the car, because no two rust jobs are the same. Send photographs with your quote request; they help him more than anything.
Do you paint?
Handformed is the metal: the rust, the panels, the gaps and the fabrication, so the car reaches your paint shop straight and needs very little filler. Ask Ryan how he would handle paint on your car.
Will I see the work as it goes?
Yes. Customers say it in review after review: Ryan sends progress pictures as the metal goes back in, and one restoration customer followed his car in an online album.
See jobs stage by stageHow long does a repair take?
It depends on the job, and Ryan gives you a timeline once he has seen the car. One customer’s strut tower and frame rail repair was scheduled a couple of days out and finished in a couple more.
Do you work on trucks and daily drivers, or only classics?
Both. The reviews include a Toyota Tacoma, a 4Runner, an SVT Raptor, a Jeep TJ and a Cadillac STS-V beside the Mustangs and the Corvette. Frames, floors, rockers and cab corners on a working truck are regular work, including the rust repair a failed Maryland inspection turns up.
Rust repair for a failed Maryland inspectionWhere is the shop, and how far do cars come from?
1001 Goodwill Avenue in Cambridge, Maryland, open Monday to Friday, 8 to 5. Cars come from across the Eastern Shore, the Western Shore and Pennsylvania; tell Ryan where yours is and he will talk you through getting it here.
Tell us about the car. Send a photo.
The year, the make, and where you want to take it. Photographs help more than anything.
(443) 786-1368Monday to Friday, 8 to 5 · 1001 Goodwill Avenue, Cambridge, Maryland
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