Frost Auto Restoration Techniques Reviews 1,949

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Considering 63 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the company for its excellent range of products, often highlighting their high quality and effectiveness for various restoration and maintenance needs. Many people also commend the fast and efficient delivery service, noting that orders arrive quickly and are well-packaged. The service is frequently described as excellent, with consumers appreciating the helpful staff and good communication. However, some customers also noted issues with product coverage, specifically mentioning that a kit did not contain enough sealer for their needs. A few other people also felt that communication regarding order updates, especially for faulty items or replacements, was slow and frustrating. There were also isolated instances of delivery concerns, such as an order not arriving or issues with specific carriers.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent knowledge of products and their uses and limitations. Brilliant correspondence with customer to get the best results. Frost went above and beyond to get the information that I wanted. Very... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

In comparison to "other" systems this is a first-class product that seriously leaves the others trailing in its wake. The quality is superb although the process needs to be followed to the letter. Ca... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great metal bender that works super well. It actually bends beyond 90° which is nice. Delivery would benefit from being tracked since I had no idea when parcels were arriving.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

ordered consumables kit for plasma cutter on the Saturday and had them by Tuesday lunch time. correct kit and well packaged. Will deftly be using Frost Auto restoration in the future.


Company details

  1. Car Accessories Store
  2. Auto Parts Store
  3. Motorcycle Shop

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Tools & Equipment for any automotive restorer, competitor, and craftsman. Incl Oils, Painting, Plating, Rust, Polishing, Bodywork and much more. UK agents for Millers Oils, POR-15 (paint), Eastwood (paint), One Grand (polishing), Dinitrol (Rust prevention). Subscribe to Frost newsletter and quaterly catalogue to get exclusive discounts as well as editorial articles


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4.7

Excellent

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

2K reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service from the knowledgeable people

Great service from the knowledgeable staff I’ve been using Frost for a few years now and every time I have questions or need answering on certain projects. They are always more than happy to see me in the right direction with complete honesty on product abilities, including good points and bad points. The frost website is always my first go to when it comes to Specialist consumables and quality tools. Almost every time I’m looking for a tool or product I need they have it right there

Keep up the great work guys

July 8, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Strip your chrome your self.

I've been all over the place to get my chrome parts stripped. I can wait up to 6 weeks to get them back, and they seem to be all shutting down. Now I think I've found out why ... you can strip it yourself. Got the £110 kit from Frost and I was dubious if it would work but hey presto ... brass and copper parts instead of chromed. Highly recommended.

July 4, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thumbs up to Frost

Frost had exactly the product I wanted, in stock, were local to me and the transaction was carried out swiftly and professionally.
Brilliant.

July 3, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

These guys are rip of merchants

These guys are rip of merchants, They charged me £25 delivery to send me one aerosol of paint as they said there’s a surcharge due to it been restricted item and had to go by courier, Guess what they actually sent it Parcelforce/ Royalmail and kept my money, This is a prohibited item with them, I’m going to right to Parcelforce and complain about this company, Con artists in my opinion

June 18, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful with my technical problem.

Had a little bit of trouble on the website with my address and the team was very helpful over email and quick to respond. And the product done exactly what I wanted. Everything was pretty good.

September 1, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not reply to messages and sell…

Do not reply to messages and sell faulty items.

Purchased in good faith 3 x Gliptone Real Leather air fresheners - genuine ones last months and my purchase just 3 weeks. Opened an ebay dispute to return - which seller immediately closed with not even a message

September 18, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad Review Deleted. Poor Show.

Left a review on Frosts Eastwood Metal Blackening System which was complete rubbish. Paid over £130 for it. Couldn't get a refund as it had been used, i left a review on the product and its vanished along with the order on my account!

However i still have the email to prove i bought it!

DO NOT BUY THIS KIT! Its a total waste of money!

October 6, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Tryed to leave feedback on FROST…

Tryed to leave feedback on FROST website about a product they sell por15 but it doesn't let you.
I don't think they want anybody to know how useless this product is. Used the product on a 1975 Honda motorcycle tank followed the instructions meticulously left for 7 days for product to cure before putting fuel in looked inside and the product is peeling away from the inside of the tank. Just cost me an heap of time and money and now I've got to try and get it out.
It just doesn't work
(Don't waste your time and money)

June 1, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor service

I believe I've been a good customer of this company. I always felt their car restoration products pricey, but they provide a great range. Their products can require some skill to use and advice and practice may be necessary. Although I have had some contact with individuals in the company in the past, most recently I bought something from them at £50 which proved to be useless. I asked for insight as to whether I was doing something wrong but have had only brush-offs in a series of unsigned emails. I asked for some recompense, but received no reply. Overall, I regard this as bad service and I can't do business with Frost in future.

January 27, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Motorcycle lift not as described

Ordered a motorcycle lift. The quality of the lift was pretty poor - obviously a cheap Chinese made effort. More importantly, the lift did not match the description on the website. Specifically, there was no removable rear panel and the dimensions did not match those on the website. Informed Frost by email and simply got a response apologising for the misprint, but the website still hasn't been updated and no offer to put things right.

December 16, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Zinc Black Solution 1ltr

My project - the restoration of a 1960's Artillery Luger replica to (better than) original finish. The pistol is made of zinc alloy castings. Spoke to Frost technical support who recommended their Zinc Blacking solution.
After thoroughly removing older finish, polished, degreased thoroughly and dipped components in zinc black solution. Neutralized further reaction by dipping in a bicarbonate of soda solution,washed in water, allowed to dry and then sealed with a light coat of satin lacquer.
Brilliant, even blacking results!
The paler, "straw blued" (a pale golden colour) effect on the stripping lever, trigger etc. was achieved by reducing immersion time to a few seconds.
Thanks Frost for a brilliant product.
Martin Sekinger

December 27, 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sheet mild steel

2nd July - Ordered a sheet of mild steel 0.7-0.8mm thick x 810mm x 1000mm. Cost £16.00 plus £7 shipping.
4th July - advised it had been despatched and 'was on its way'
7th July - after telephoning to say it had not arrived, was told it should be with me tomorrow.
8th July - Arrived packed in two sheets of corrugated cardboard and with obvious damage. Examined metal to find it bent and with all four corners bent back on each other.
8th July - Advised of damaged delivery. Later that day sent photos of damage.
11th July - advised "we do ship out large amounts of metals with very few damages - Please could you send photos of the damages" Advised photos had already been sent.
12th July - Told "it looks like we haven’t’ received that email with the pictures, please could you re-send?" Resent photos whilst on the phone. Was asked would I accept £5 in compensation. When told the product was unusable I was asked "can't you just bash out the corners". After some discussions was told "they would collect it tomorrow".
Now waiting for the end outcome - and a piece of usable steel.
Wasted time and money and customer satisfaction.

July 12, 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolute nightmare to get hold of

Absolute nightmare to get hold of.
Applied for a discount code which was never received and so e mailed several times, no reply, messaged on Facebook, no reply, left comments on posts, no reply.
Tried to call and was told I would have to be called back.
I can’t imagine the customer service would be any good so in the end we decided to buy elsewhere which is a shame as it would have been a large order.

November 15, 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Frost Tank Sealer Stripper

Recently I had to remove some failed POR15 tank sealer. I was advised that I needed at least 2 litres of Tank Strip. I purchased 5 litres. Unfortunately even after more than 7 repeat applications of the stripper, the sealer has hardly been affected! It proves the POR sealer is strong but the Tank Strip is close to useless to remove this sealer!!

August 23, 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Friendly and honest advice. Top marks!

I wanted to buy blast media for my new bead blast cabinet and had no clue what to order. I'd made my mind up based on the nice descriptions on their website but needed to call to order due to the weight of my order - fair enough.

The lady I spoke to was friendly and chatty and sensed that I didn't know what I was talking about and instead of doing the easy thing and just taking my order, she got someone from 'technical' to call me.

Sure enough, Lee rang within the hour and spent a good 10 minutes explaining the basics and recommended a more economical purchase for me.

These employees are a credit to the company, they were honest and helpful and I had no hesitation in ordering with them.

Steve (from Wales, not Scotland)

May 10, 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Service and Advice

Great Service and Advice, products always arrive in a timely manner. They have all the quality paints and coatings for pretty much every stage of my project. If you're a restorer - I can highly recommend Frost.

November 30, 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

CRAP SERVICE

Looked for a tool online out of stock so I chose their email you when its back in stock service, a week later received an email back in stock - ordered it waited a week no tool !, phoned the cowboys to get the news not in stock will be 3-4 weeks !, I was told the email was sent out in error due to a computer update later found out it was in stock and sold to someone else, For once in your life tell the truth !, Thanks for letting me know, its a good job I phoned or I would still be waiting !
Waste of space this lot, Lucky to get a one star rating !!!!"

July 12, 2018
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