2007 Lexus GS350- Overall paint job

 This customer brought in his 2007 Lexus GS350 for an overall paint job in Urethane Base Coat/Clear coat paint with a Urethane sealer. The customer wanted us to sand the Microchecking on the roof to have a solid base for the new paint. We also sanded out any minor chips and scratches around the vehicle. A fresh coat of paint really brought back the "new car" feel to this Lexus! 

2014 Nissan Altima- Overall Paint Job

This customer brought in his 2014 Nissan Altima for an overall paint job. When going over the many paint quality options that we offer the customer chose the Enamel Single-Stage paint with a Basic Sealer. He had also decided on the additional sanding recommended to correct the microchecking and delaminating paint. This vehicle also got new parts per the customers request, which includes: front bumper cover, grille emblem, applique on the rear door and a new quarter panel glass. 

 

2009 Toyota Camry XLE- Overall paint job & Headlight restoration

 This customer brought in their 2009 Toyota Camry for an overall paint job and to get the headlights restored. We also repaired the rear bumper of the gouges it had. The customer decided on correcting the Microcheck and Delaminating paint. He also wanted to change the color to Sherwin Williams 42086 "Gloss Black". This car has the Enamel+UV protection paired with a basic sealer to aid the durability of the paint. Lastly we did the headlight restoration to the right headlight giving this car a total makeover! 

2003 Dodge Intrepid Overall Paint job

This customer wanted to revive this Delaminating (peeling) paint job and make this beauty look like new again. The customer decided they wanted us to do the extra prepping methods to correct this paint imperfection which paid off in the long run! Just look at her shine! We use Urethane Single-Stage paint titled "Brilliant Black"

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DELAMINATING PAINT & MICROCHECK EXAMPLE   

These two pictures are good examples of delaminating paint and microcheck on the same body panel. This is caused by the heating and cooling of the cars surface. This tends to happen more on darker colored cars! When the surface is exposed to the sun all day the paint expands. At night when the surface cools down it will return to the original condition. This causes the paint to have tiny "check marks" only being able to notice when inspecting paint close enough! 

2005 Honda Civic Si Revamp

A young driver and his parents wanted his first car to be something a little special. So they took a nice Honda Civic Si that was looking a little old and made it look new. The Honda Championship White paint is a nice touch and a tribute to Honda's first Formula 1 victory in 1960.

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1995 Honda Accord with Microchecked Paint

This 1995 Honda Accord was still performing well when it came to us in 2019. But the paint looked like hell! The paint had develop a problem called microchecking. Over time microchecking leads to paint failure and rusting. It is characterized by small cracks (or "checks") in the paint. They look like lots of small razor cuts and are usually the result of temperature extremes. So it is common to first see the problem over the car's radiator where the paint experiences the most extremes of heating and cooling. The cracks allow water to get under the paint so metal body parts start rusting.

This post provides a very nice photo progression of the car going through sanding and masking processes in the shop.

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