1991 Nissan Silvia Refinished

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1991 Nissan Silvia, this car started out as an American market Nissan 240SX Coupe. The car's front end underwent a radical conversion to look like its Japanese market counterpart. Most aftermarket and replacement parts do not come painted to match the car that they are going on. This particular car had not been refinished since its new front end panels were installed and the whole car had been sprayed with a flat black primer making it look terrible! We made this Silvia look much better by first applying our own primer sealer to ensure that the new paint would adhere to the vehicle's surface and to provide a uniform base layer for the drastic color change that was coming. The car was originally black. Opting for a very glossy and clean look, the owner chose to refinish the car with "Championship White" in our Enamel + UV protectant paint!

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Wreck of the day!

Almost Everything's wreck of the day is this 2012 Rolls Royce Ghost, the Driver apparently thought it would be a grand idea to perform a real world test of the car's bouyancy. It did not float, however they did successfully hydro-lock the engine and create the worlds least comfortable Rolls Royce!

Thanks to WreckedExotics.com for the photos and alerting us, as always, to the destruction of another exotic car.

Lloyd Read's New Look

Almost Everything Auto Body is a proud sponsor of Lloyd Read Racing, and due to his recent signing onto a new racing team, our Car of the Day is his race car with a fresh Black and Blue color scheme! For more information and news regarding Lloyd's racing and events check out his websites at:

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

Honda Civic Si Color Change

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1999 Honda Civic SI. This car came to us with lots of peeling, delaminating and chipping paint making the whole car look pretty bad. This is a very common problem found on cars of this era! To fix this problem we started out by removing all of the delaminating paint with our dual action sanders, which "feather" all of the peeling hard edges so they will lay smooth and not cause a problem beneath the new paint. Once the sanding had been completed the car moved into the paint booth where we applied a primer sealer so that the new paint has a solid surface to stick to. We refinished the car with one of our Base Coat - Clear Coat paints! The car was originally grey when we began our work. Instead of repainting the car with the non-factory grey color again the owner decided to have us apply a Honda original color called "Electron Blue Pearl".

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

1995 Mazda Miata Restored!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1995 Mazda Miata. When this sporty little roadster first came to Almost Everything it was in very unsightly condition. Its paint had been semi-prepped and sanded by its owner and there were lots of faded/delaminated spots all over! We began with our basic prep that is included with all of our paint packages; A chemical cleaning to remove stubborn road contaminants, a thourough scuffing with an abrasive pad and masking of all windows and trim pieces. Once our prep work was complete we rolled it into our paint booth to be refinished with our Enamel + UV Protectant paint in the car's original color, a rich metallic merlot! The paint was then cured in our oven and the car was returned to its owner looking glossy and new again!

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Ferrari 458 Italia Wrecked in Cape Town, South Africa

Almost Everything's Wreck of the Day is a brand new Ferrari 458 Italia. Frank Buyanga,  a wealthy property developer from Zimbabwe, lost control in the rain and crashed while driving in Cape Town, South Africa. Buyanga was not hurt in the crash.

Thanks to WreckedExotics.com for the photos and alerting us, as always, to the destruction of another exotic car. Thanks also to www.autoevolution.com for additional details and photos.

Almost Everything Autobody's Masking Process

Earlier this month we published a post giving you a look into how we sand and prepare cars for new paint at Almost Everything Auto Body. What was not described in that post is the next step between preparation and the actual painting of the car. Some body shops require the complete dis-assembly of a vehicle before they can apply paint. We agree that it is the best way to paint a car. But it adds labor and cost which isn't helpful for many people and their cars. At our shop, one way of keeping costs down and the flow of cars moving quickly is to "Mask Off" all of the trim and windows instead of completely removing them. This method keeps the overall price of refinishing your car down considerably since we don't have to charge you to remove and install every little trim piece and panel! Ultimately your wallet will thank you, your car will look great and you will get your car back faster!

Dual Action Sander used by Almost Everything Professionals

Heres an interesting look into how our shop works, this sander (and the person that uses it)  is one of the key factors in producing a great looking paint job that lasts. In order for paint to stick to something, the surface must be first cleaned of all dirt, dry, and oil free but most importantly the surface must be abraded or sanded to intentionally cause extremely fine scratches.  The reason we purposefully inflict these fine scratches is so that the new paint can flow into them and "bite" onto the surface. Without these scratches the new paint would not be able to stick and would simply fall off over time!  We have many types of sanding procedures and methods. Some cars benefit from repairing chips & scratches. Cars that have had rough lives or have been vandalized with key scratches may need a little more work. In California we also see a lot of cars with sun and environmental damage that causes paint to peel or "delaminate." Basically the cars clear coat has failed and is coming off of its color coat. The process of removing this type of paint issue involves an in-depth sanding procedure starting with rough sand paper to remove the majority of the problematic paint, and gradually moving on with finer and finer grades of sandpaper to completely smooth out the edges of the old paint. Once that has been completed, the car is completely smooth free of all the old peeling paint and is ready for it new coat of paint. With the proper surface repairs and sanding, we can transform your car back to looking like new again!