Another Ho-Hum Day in Pebble Beach, California

We like to putter around Carmel and Pebble Beach, California (pun intended) in August every year. It is when and where the world's richest car fanatics congregate for the annual Pebble Beach Concours d' Elegance. Decades ago it was a one day event. Now it's a week that encompasses the Monterey Historic Races, auto auctions, Concorso Italiano, and auto manufacturers showing off their best stuff. Our favorite part is trolling the streets and parking lots around the event. . .

Carmel traffic jamb. How many exotics can you spot in this picture?

$30M Ferrari 250 GTO Testarossa--driving down Ocean Ave. in Carmel

No clue what this is. Please tell us.

Lamborghini Miura parked on side of street

Ferrari 275 driving through Carmel, California

Just more Ferraris and a Bugatti

Of course, this year we spent the weekend painting the outside of the Almost Everything building instead of participating in automotive nirvana. Thank goodness for our great friends at ExoticSpotter across the Bay who agregate photos of stuff like this.

5.0 "Notchback" Mustang Factory Color Repaint!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1992 Ford Mustang LX. This muscle car came to our shop looking like almost every other 5.0 in existance, flat black, chipped and scratched and in need of some love. We provided just that, beginning with some light sanding to remove all of the minor chips and scratches. Once we completed that step we applied a primer sealer so the new paint would have a surface to bite onto. Now the Mustang was ready for its new paint. We refinished the entire exterior with our basic "Enamel" paint material in the cars original color!

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

1998 Ford Windstar Paint Job!

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a 1998 Ford Windstar, this minivan came to our shop as a mismatched, partially prepped mess!  We began the paint process with our basic prep, cleaning the exterior surfaces with a chemical to remove all grease, wax, tar, etc. then scuffing the cleaned surface with an abrasive hand pad.  Next up was masking, we cover all lights and trim to protect them from overspray, and then one last chermical wipe down. We painted the Ford with our Enamel + UV protectant paint for a great looking finish that did not break the bank!

Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Before:

After: