1985 Toyota Pickup Paintjob!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1985 Toyota Pickup. This work horse came to our shop semi-repaired, unpainted and crusty looking. We began the restoration of this Toyota's looks by cleaning and scuffing the body panels to prepare them for the new coat of primer sealer that we applied soon after the prep was finished. Once the primer-sealer was applied, the truck was ready for its new coat of "Enamel + UV Protectant" Paint which we applied in the truck's original color!

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1986 Panel Van Transformation!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1986 Chevrolet van. Somebody decided to try their hand at a free paint job for the owners of this van, apparently not everybody shares the same taste in automotive finishes as the "artists" that painted this Chevy before us, and its owners had enough. They came to our shop looking to not break their bank, yet leave with great looking paint job. They decided on our "Enamel" paint material in a metallic turquoise picked right out of our color sample book! Before we could apply any paint to the van we removed all of the graffiti, rock chips, peeling paint, and other unsightly surface imperfections. Once the sanding was complete we applied a primer sealer, painted the entire exterior of the van, cleaned up all of the old spray paint from the chrome handles and returned the transformed Chevy back to its pleased owners!

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1990 GMC Pickup Repaint!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1990 GMC Pick-Up Truck. This old hauler came to our shop looking pretty beat. Its original paint had been fading and peeling over the last couple of years and its owner decided to sand all of the unsighty failing paint down. After a car is sanded, it will need paint especially if there are bare metal spots. We prepped the truck with our "Basics" package, Cleaning the body with a chemical to remove any road contaminants clinging to the paint, a "Scuff" with an abrasive hand pad, and masking all of the windows, lights and trim pieces. After the prep was completed, we refinished the Chevy with a "Single Stage" paint!

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Can I park here?

Almost Everything's Cars of the Day are two extreme opposites. The Chevrolet Silverado has about five feet of ground clearance, whereas the BMW E30 has a little less than an inch and a half between its oil pan and the ground. Interestingly enough, the BMW hauls engines, furniture, and other massive stuff to test the vehicle's structural integrity in a real-world setting. The truck looks pretty.

Full disclosure: the BMW belongs to Joel, Almost Everything's Customer Service Manager.

1993 Jeep Wrangler Paintjob!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1993 Jeep Wrangler, this off road machine was dropped off at our shop as a dull, grey / white / black sort of...thing. This Jeep happens to be a project that is going to be both driven on the street and off road.  Knowing that the paint is going to be chipped and dented from off roading in the very near future the owner did not want to apply an expensive factory type of paint.  With this in mind we reccomended a basic "Single Stage" Enamel, a convieniently cost effective paint material.  We cleaned up all of the exterior surfaces, masked off all of the trim and interior, painted it jet black, and finally baked it in our oven to cure the new finish on!

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1964 Chevrolet El Camino Color Change

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1964 Chevrolet El Camino. Unlike most of the cars that are featured on our page, this "Cruck" or Car-Truck came to our shop with what appeared to be a beautiful paint job. When we thoroughly inspected the car with the owner we did discover plenty of old, improper bodywork which was cracking and ruining the beautiful finish! This paint had been on this truck for nearly twenty years and the owner grew tired of the subtle red look, after we finished all of the body repairs we repainted the exterior with an aggressive bright orange for that old-school "High Performance Chevy" look!

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1994 Nissan Hardbody Overall Paintjob

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1994 Nissan Hardbody Pickup. This workhorse came to our shop with its original paint clinging on for dear life! Most of the truck's clear coat had peeled off or "delaminated" which is common for a vehicle of this age. Also the truck had the "old school" 1990s era vinyl stickers on its sides which aren't too popular nowadays and the owner wanted them gone. We began by removing the vinyl graphics and peeling paint, sanding down all of the old paint to an even, smooth surface. Once sanding was complete we masked off all of the exterior portions that were not to be painted and did a final chemical cleaning to ensure no other contaminants were clinging to the trucks surface prior to paint. Finally the truck was ready for its new Enamel paint, we repainted the entire exterior with its original color; Slate Grey Pearl Metallic.

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