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How come doing pro restoration can be profitable?

By Plumonium

7 years ago


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    #16 7 years ago
    Quoted from jwilson:

    I think HEP charges about $8K in labour, plus parts. So if he does 10 restores a year, he's making $80K gross.
    However, there's probably less than ten restorers doing it for a living in the the US. Hell, maybe less than five, and they all live in the middle of nowhere where it's a lot less expensive to live.

    In terms of HEP none of this is correct but I like the idea of it
    Honestly *my* actual labor is about $6000 to $6500 unless there is something more involved and it includes materials like paint and clear sandpaper,etc so it is far less profitable than projected.
    There is also equipment, maintenance ,taxes,insurance,permits,power ,bookkeeping and more all to be taken out or paid for by the labor charges.
    It is not as profitable as it should be at all and getting worse as the cost of other things rise but I just like the freedom it affords me in my daily life.

    #18 7 years ago
    Quoted from jwilson:

    Sorry, I was just quoting other threads. Glad you're willing to correct me!

    No problem here. If I don't do it no one else will .

    http://www.highendpins.com/pricing-services/

    #22 7 years ago
    Quoted from lb1:

    Are you at all considering training employees and being able to create bandwidth in stages of the restoration that require a bit less expertise? Moving machines around, shooting clear... Or is this not worth the management and administrative overhead?

    I have tried different things over the years but the best way I find is just to do it all myself because there is always a bottleneck when it comes to doing the playfield and more involved cabinet painting .
    Anyone can gut the games and many can put them back together but the other stuff takes much more time and talent so I typically end up overwhelmed with just that part if I try to do a production based set up.
    My oldest son is 18 and getting pretty handy in some aspects though sone hopefully there is some future there.

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