Profession restoration technician

Restoration technicians overhaul old and classic cars.

Personality Type

• Enterprising / Conventional
• Realistic / Enterprising
• Realistic / Conventional
• Realistic / Investigative

Knowledge

• Types of vehicles

  Field of information which distinguishes rental agency classification systems, containing types and classes of vehicles and their functioning and components.

• Types of vehicle engines

  Types of car engines in road and racing cars, inclusing those with emerging technologies like Hybrids and electric motors, and how they work.

• Car controls

  The functioning of specific car equipment such as how to operate and handle the clutch, throttle, lighting, instrumentation, transmission and the brakes.

Skills

• Provide customized upholstery

  Install custom upholstery, according to the customer's individual requests and preferences.

• Use color matching techniques

  Apply specific techniques in order to match different colours.

• Perform upholstery repair

  Repair/restore damaged upholstery for a wide range of vehicles; use materials such as fabric, leather, plastic or vinyl.

• Perform technical tasks with great care

  Avoiding possible risks and unwanted outcomes by watching carefully over all parts of a machine, device or vehicle and executing processes of production, maintenance or repair with great care.

• Assemble final product

  Install and mechanically adjust all components and subsystems, according to factory regulations and legal standards.

• Ensure quality assurance standards for vehicles

  Implement and monitor the maintenance, repair and/or recondition of vehicles ensuring all quality assurance standards are met.

• Perform upholstery restoration of classic cars

  Preserve and repair/restore the upholstery of vintage or classic cars; add a new look to the vehicles’ original aspect.

• Repair door panels

  Repair vehicle door panels using materials such as leather, vinyl or plastic.

• Ensure customer focus

  Attitude that puts customers at the centre of the business in all cases.

• Carry out repairs of convertible roof covers

  Repair/replace the vinyl or canvas roof covers of convertible cars.

• Guarantee customer satisfaction

  Handle customer expectations in a professional manner, anticipating and addressing their needs and desires. Provide flexible customer service to ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty.

• Estimate restoration costs

  Estimate the cost implications of restoring and replacing products or parts.

• Carry out measurements of parts

  Operate measurement instruments to measure parts of manufactured objects. Take into consideration specifications of manufacturers to perform the measuring.

• Perform full leather conversions

  Decorate the inside of a vehicle with customised leather upholstery.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB