1970 Pontiac GTO Complete Restoration!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1970 Pontiac GTO.  This Classic Muscle Car came to our shop *LOOKING* decent.  Under the seemingly okay finish unbeknownst to anybody, lay some serious, serious, bodywork to be done before painting.  The car had been "Repaired" before, years ago by a "Professional Hack Artist", nearly 100% of its body panels had been skimmed with an absurd amount of body filler, hiding the improper "Repairs" beneath it.  Once we had the car stripped, we discovered that the Quarter Panels, Doors, and many other miscellanious panels were in dire need of replacement.  Some panels were replaced using reproduction parts such as both Quarter Panels, the Decklid Filler, and a handful of other parts. Some panels were not so lucky, who would have thought a 44 year old collectors car would be so hard to find parts for?  The areas thatwere impossible to replace due to lack of parts were repaired, grafting recycled sheet metal in place of old rusted metal, and finishing with a much lighter skim of plastic filler.  Once the body was all taken care of, we applied a Primer, then block sanded the whole car, exposing every single imperfection. Once everything was straight and smooth we Painted the GTO with our "Performance Base, Clear" paint in its original color!

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 You thought you were done reading didn't you? Well luckily for you the process didnt stop after painting, once the paint was dry we "Wet Sanded and Polished" the entire car to remove any dust specs, or contaminants found in freshly sprayed paint.  Also this process removes the natural texture called "Orange Peel" leaving the cars finish as smooth as glass, like a true show car's paint job should!

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1971 Volkswagen Transporter 2 Tone Paint!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1971 Volkswagen Transporter Van.  This Fahrvergnügen came to our shop as a primered eye sore of a transporter, looking for the right color scheme at the right price! The Van's owner had acquired a toy car that we based the color combo off of, we duplicated the Two-Tone finish with our premium "Base Coat / Clear Coat paint, then finished off the classic look with some silver pinstriping!

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Almost Everything's Annual San Francisco International Auto Show Give Away

Join Almost Everything Autobody at the 2013 San Francisco International Auto Show and win FREE PRIZES. Once every hour, the first person who finds Frank Barnard, President of Almost Everything, and says the magic words, "Almost Everything. . . and Nothing Else!" will win the Grand Prize worth over $1000. Every runner-up will receive a certificate good for $100! Details below.

Current Supercar, McLaren MP12C

2013 McLaren MP12C

Old school Supercar, 1930's Talbot Lago!

Which do you prefer? The McLaren or the Talbot Lago? If you're like us, you simply want BOTH

Almost Everything's lovely volunteer model enhances the Ferrari display

Now THIS is a Rolls Royce!

Makes the current Rolls Royce look a bit mundane, don't you think?

So what could be better than a Rolls Royce? Duesenberg afficionados can debate the point with you.

1920's Front Wheel Drive Cord

1960's Front Wheel Drive Oldsmobile Toronado

V16 Cadillac--yes, 16 Cylinders.

Not to be outdone. . . by anyone. V32 Stutz.

Art Center College of Design student draws cars

Art Center College of Design student car design sample

CONTEST RULES:

1. Contest open to all San Francisco Auto Show attendees 18 years of age and older excluding Almost Everything employees and friends and relatives of Almost Everything employees
2. To win, contestants must locate Frank Barnard at the show. He will be looking at cars like you will. When he hears you say, "Almost Everything. . . and Nothing Else!" he will automatically award you with a prize. Frank is easy to spot. He has red hair and will be wearing clothes with the Almost Everything logo. 
3. Contest runs Sunday, December 1, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
4. Grand Prize consists of a certificate good for a free Urethane Paint service plus Urethane Sealer plus Light Chip & Scratch Repair from Almost Everything, retail value $1060.00
5. A maximum of 3 Grand Prize Certificates will be awarded.
6. Grand Prize will be awarded to the first person during each hour of the contest who Frank hears say, "Almost Everything. . . and Nothing Else!" If it happens that Frank hears multiple contestants utter the correct phrase at the same time, Frank may, at his sole discretion, determine the Grand Prize winner using a coin toss to determine if a contestant advances toward the Grand Prize. If Frank does not hear a potential contestant or a potential contestant does not utter the correct phrase, a prize will not be awarded.
7. Runner-Up Prizes consist of a certificate good for $100 in free goods or services from Almost Everything with any order of $399 or more before discounts. 
8. A maximum of 50 Runner-Up Prizes will be awarded.Be one of the lucky ones to win the Grand Prize worth over $1000. Good Luck!
9. Limit of one prize per household.

1986 Volkswagen Westfalia Overhaul!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1986 Volkswagen Westfalia. This mini RV came to our shop with mismatched, faded, old unsightly paint all over! In addition to the failing paint, lots of rust decided to join the party. This van is the owners baby. He had restored it mechanically. He came to us to put a long lasting, quality paint on it. After all of the body repairs and prep work was completed, we repainted it with our "factory-type" of base coat/clear coat paint!

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