{"id":398,"date":"2013-07-25T12:49:10","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T12:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gibbsbrand.info\/blog\/?p=398"},"modified":"2013-07-25T12:59:17","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T12:59:17","slug":"tom-harral-metalsmiths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gibbsbrand.info\/blog\/tom-harral-metalsmiths\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Harral Metalsmiths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">Tom Harral Metalsmiths are a team of metal workers specialising in a range of services from good old fashioned blacksmithing, to more modern CNC plasma cutting.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">Classic Car body restoration is a new venture for THM. The whole team have a keen interest in old Volkswagens\u00a0and their Karmann Ghia is the first to receive the full benefit of their professional\u00a0enthusiasm for\u00a0metal conservation. Having completed the metalwork stage of the restoration it seemed a shame to cover-up all their hard work, so they coated the body with Gibbs Brand. Initially intended as an experiment, Gibbs Brand worked well enough for them to consider leaving the body bare as a rolling advertisement for their skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">For more information on their services please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomharral.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">tomharral.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gibbsbrand.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/KG-Body-Shell2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KG Body Shell2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gibbsbrand.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/KG-Body-Shell2-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gibbsbrand.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/KG-Body-Shellfb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KG Body Shellfb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gibbsbrand.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/KG-Body-Shellfb-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gibbsbrand.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bare-Metal-KG3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bare Metal KG3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gibbsbrand.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Bare-Metal-KG3-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The shell now covered in Gibbs, not only protects the car. But also allows THM to show off their metalworking skills.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gibbsbrand.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/KG-Body-Shell3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KG Body Shell3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gibbsbrand.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/KG-Body-Shell3-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Karmann is driven and used as a mobile advertisement,&#8221;Rain no problem. We just reapply Gibbs when required&#8221; said THM<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Tom Harral Metalsmiths are a team of metal workers specialising in a range of services from good old fashioned blacksmithing, to more modern CNC plasma cutting.\u00a0Classic Car body restoration is a new venture for THM. 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