1996 Mazda 626 Painted!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1996 Mazda 626. This economical sedan came to our shop with plenty of areas to repair. Its original paint had begun to fail years ago, leaving an unattractive flaky, "oxidized" looking paint surface behind! This is a common issue on cars of this era. We refer to it as delaminating paint, a condition where the car's clear coat peels off of the color beneath. We began by removing all of the problematic peeling areas by sanding them smooth. Next up was a coat of primer sealer which provides an even colored surface for the new paint to adhere to. Finally we repainted the entire exterior of the Mazda with our "Enamel + UV protectant" paint in the car's original black!

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Video of Crash at Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières

Video below shows Lloyd Read in the Almost Everthing/JDC Motorsport Pro Formula Mazda advancing a couple positions right at the start of the race at the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières (GP3R) in Quebec, Canada. Then another driver causes a multi-car pile up. Our car gets damaged and Read is injured but manages to get back to the pits. JDC Motorsports miraculously replaces both front and rear suspensions in just 15 minutes and we're back racing. Be sure to watch the end of the video for the crash view from the rear mounted camera. It shows all the other cars piling up behind us!

Read went on to finish the race with a broken thumb. The time for repairs, while amazingly quick, ensure that Read and Almost Everything will not be on the podium this race. But Read gains valuable championship points by managing to finish in spite of the crash and injury.

Read was the Champion of the 2011 Goodyear Formula Car Challenge Series for Almost Everything. In 2012 he once again led the championship until crashes (caused by other drivers) put him out of contention. In 2013 Read pilots the #16 Almost Everything-JDC Motorsports formula car in the "Road to Indy" Star Mazda Championship.

The Star Mazda Championship is part of the "Road to Indy" that trains drivers and showcases talent to F1 and Indianapolis 500 teams. Read joins a very elite alumni that includes NASCAR and Formula One star Scott Speed, Indy drivers Marco Andretti and Graham Rahal and NASCAR/Champ Car/GTP driver Michael McDowell.

For more information on Lloyd Read, the Star Mazda Championship and the Road to Indy, visit:

LloydReadRacing.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/

1990 Mazda Miata Re-Paint!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1990 Mazda MX-5 Miata. This micro-sized import roadster came to our shop with a few different paint jobs clinging to its body panels, and its owner was tired of the car looking like that. He also however did not want to spend $5000.00 on a new paint job for a car he may sell in the near future. He decided to go with our basic Enamel paint package, also opting for a bit of additional sanding of rock chips and scratches, and a primer sealer. Once we completed all of the prep work, sanding, and primer steps we refinished the car with its original color, and returned it to its owner looking new again!

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Video of Lloyd Read Racing Æ Formula Car at St. Petersburg

Lloyd Read drives the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida as part of the 2013 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, "the World's Fastest Spring Break Party!" Read pilots the Almost Everything Racing Star Mazda formula car.

Read is the 2011 Goodyear Formula Car Challenge champion and has raced for Almost Everything for the past 3 years racking up dozens of podium finishes on his race on the Road to Indy.

For more information on Lloyd Read, the Star Mazda Championship, the Road to Indy and Almost Everything Racing visit:

LloydReadRacing.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/

Almost Everything Racing

Æ's Lloyd Read Shines at Circuit of the Americas

Almost Everything's Lloyd Read started another season of pavement searing driving at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Read won the 2011 Goodyear Formula Car Challenge Series for Almost Everything and last year led the championship until crashes (caused by other drivers) put him out of contention. In 2013 Read pilots the #16 Almost Everything-JDC Motorsports formula car in the Star Mazda Championship.

Lloyd Read at Circuit of the Americas in the #16 Almost Everything Star Mazda

Here's the carbon fiber shell about to be painted at Almost Everything Autobody

For more information on Lloyd Read, the Star Mazda Championship and the Road to Indy, visit:

LloydReadRacing.com
Facebook.com/Lloyd-Read-Racing
wikipedia.org/Star_Mazda_Championship
StarMazda.com/

2003 Mazda Protege5 Color Change

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 2003 Mazda Protege5. This sports wagon came to our shop dinged and dented up with its original light silver paint job. The car's owner decided it was time to change up the look and chose to refinish the car with our Urethane + Integrated Clear Coat paint in Charcoal Grey! Before we put the fresh paint on he also requested some bodywork, we replaced the supplied front bumper cover, and worked out many of the dings and dents around the car. This car left our shop with a pleased owner and an aggressive new color!

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Why? Because Race Car!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1991 Mazda Miata. This is not your average Mazda Roadster, it is one of a fleet of Miatas that belong to Mr. Larry Oka, a local professional racing instructor! When he dropped this car off at our shop it looked terrible with many mismatched and unpainted body panels. We began with our basic prep, which is included with every one of our paint jobs; Chemically cleaning, Scuffing with an abrasive pad, and Masking all trim/windows so they wont get paint or "over spray" on them. Mr. Oka requested that we paint the car a very specific Ford Orange with our Enamel + UV protectant paint for an extremely bright and glossy finish that will stand out on the track for years to come!

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For more information about Mr. Oka's racing or to become a race car driver yourself, check out his webpage or give him a call at (925) 890-3555

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