1988 BMW 325i Customization and Paint Job!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1988 BMW 325i convertible.  This classic brick of BMW steel came to our shop looking like all of the other "boring" E30 BMW's out on the road.  It was wearing its original "Diving Board" US spec metal bumpers, the "Early Style" short valance, and had a whole slough of other undesireable factory installed original parts. We tore the car down, and converted the body parts over to the newer, better looking (in 99% of the worlds opinion) "Late Model" plastic bumpers, longer front and rear valances, and replaced many of the parts with their "Euro" counterparts, things such as the Grilles, etc. The BMW was painted using our Premium "Base / Clear" paint, in its original color "Salmon Silver" 

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2003 Subaru WRX Color Change!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX, this street legal rally racer came to our shop Blue, like nearly every other Impreza in the world.  Striving to stand out from the rest of the crowd, the owner of this WRX decided to have us paint her car using our Urethane Single Stage paint, in Chrysler's "Plum Crazy" Metallic Purple!

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Summer in San Francisco

Okay, so we can only live & breath cars for 23.75 hours per day. Every once in awhile we notice that we live in a pretty amazing place. Thanks to our friend BK Mair for some very cool photographs of sunset over the Golden Gate Bridge and from a very nice spot on Russian Hill overlooking San Francisco Bay.

Sunset over Golden Gate Bridge by BK Mair, June 2014

Sunset through trees on Russian Hill, San Francisco by BK Mair, June 2014

1996 BMW 325i Re-Paint!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1996 BMW 325i.  This "E36" was suffering from visciously unsightliness. The previous owner decided to trash the body, selling it with dents, dings, and ugly paint. Unfortunately this forced "patina" is becoming more and more popular, and is not an acceptable alternative to real automotive paint in terms of Protection, Looks, Resale Value, etc. the list goes on.  We started transforming the looks of this BMW by first removing the peeling paint beneath the spray paint, along with all of the chips and scratches.  Next we sealed the car with a light coat of primer sealer, and finally painted the car using our basic Single Stage Enamel paint in BMW's "Alpine White"!

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1992 240SX Paint Job!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1992 Nissan 240SX Coupe. This sporty import came to our shop as most 240's do, faded, and mismatched with parts from donor 240's that met their early demise. We began the color restoration on this car by first sanding down all of the peeling, faded paint, while also paying special attention to the chips and scratches inflicted by unforgiving roads. Once we finished that step we moved on to mask the car, then sealing the freshly sanded surfaces with a light coat of primer-sealer to assist the new paint's adhesion. Finally the 240 was ready for its new coat of paint. The car came in a rich gloss black when it was brand new. We used the color code to mix and repaint the car in its factory color!

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1999 Acura Integra Paint Job!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1999 Acura Integra. This sporty hatchback came to our shop looking a bit less than desireable. Its factory paint (like most Hondas) decided it would rather be other places than sticking to the car. The Clear Coat had failed, leaving the surfaces beneath exposed to the elements with no means of protection, making the car look horrible! The owner of this Integra tried his hand at auto body and sanded the car himself, dropping it off once he was through with his prep work for us to Paint with our basic "Enamel Paint" for a great looking finish at wallet freindly price.

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1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Painted!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass. This old Muscle Yacht came to our shop in the owners words "Poo Brown." He was tired of the color and wanted a more...attractive tone. He decided on a silver metallic from our color book, took his car home and removed all of the pieces of chrome trim such as the emblems by himself, then dropped of his car for us to paint with our basic "Enamel Single Stage" paint! Once painted, this Cutlass looked much less like fecal matter and much more attractive, all while keeping the price below it's owners very tight budget!

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