Metal Work

Lobby display shelves at Washburn's Metal
Orange, CA
Washburn's Metal — Sheet Metal

Finished in
Bare Metal.
Nothing to Hide.

Classic VW and Porsche metal fabrication done to a standard your paint shop will thank you for. Every panel straight, every weld flush, every seam documented.

Bare
Metal finish standard
100%
Photo documented
$0
Hidden in filler
VW + Porsche
Specialists only
Written
Scope every job
The standard

Your paint shop
will thank you.

We don't skim over rust with filler. We cut it out, fabricate the patch correctly, weld it flush, and leave the metal bare so you can see exactly what you're getting.

Whether it's a single door skin on a daily driver or a full body restoration on a numbers-matching 356, the process is the same: written scope, flat-rate quote, no surprises, and a product that's ready for paint.

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Metal work detail at Washburn's Metal
Split-window decklid clamp close-up
Porsche body panel detail
Shop tools and chassis work
Shop tool detail
Chassis fab at Washburn's Metal
What we do

Six disciplines.
One standard of finish.

From a single rust hole to a full body strip and rebuild — every job gets the same level of attention and documentation.

01

Panel Repair

Door skins, fenders, quarter panels, aprons, rocker boxes, and heater channels — full or sectional replacement welded to factory spec.

02

Patch Panels

Hand-fabricated and pre-formed panels welded in tight with no filler over the seam. Factory contour, invisible repair.

03

Rust Repair

Cut out the rot, pretreat the bare metal, fabricate the correct patch, weld in flush, and finish to factory contour. No filler shortcuts.

04

Metal Shaping

English wheel and hand-forming for one-off panels, rare cars, and sections where no aftermarket panel exists.

05

Restoration Prep

Full strip-down, blast, and metal-finishing so your paint shop gets a truly clean foundation to work from.

06

One-Off Fabrication

Custom brackets, floor modifications, firewall smoothing, shaving, tubs, and bespoke trim work for street builds and show cars.

Shop tools detail at Washburn's Metal
Our philosophy

We finish in bare metal because we have nothing to hide.

A lot of shops will lay filler over questionable welds and call it done. We don't. When we hand a car back, the metalwork is visible, inspectable, and exactly what we said it would be.

That's been the standard since day one, and it's why customers come back, why builds get featured in Hot VW's and VW Trends, and why we have a waitlist instead of a slow season.

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Makes & models

If it's air-cooled, we know it.

VW BeetleSuper BeetleType 2 BusKarmann GhiaType 3Thing Porsche 356Porsche 911Porsche 912 Dune BuggyMeyers ManxKit Cars
Shop work at Washburn's Metal
Ready when you are

Send us photos.
Get a real answer.

Every quote starts with a conversation. No forms, no runaround — just tell us about the project and we'll come back with a clear scope.

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