Monday, March 21, 2016

Delaminating Paint & Microchecking Paint on Honda Accord

Delaminating or peeling clear coat on Honda Accord

Almost Everything's Car of the Day is a Honda Accord with 2 paint problems. Sun has damaged the clear coat causing it to delaminate and peeling. The trunk and rear panels have different age damage called microchecking where the paint and primer are shrinking causing lots of microscopic cracks. We removed the damaged paint and primer layers, applied new primer-sealer and repainted the whole car.

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Delaminating paint on roof and microchecking paint on trunk

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Honda Accord after complete car paint job at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Delaminating paint on roof and microchecking paint on trunk

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Close-up of microchecking paint before repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Whole car paint job at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Delaminating paint on roof and microchecking paint on trunk

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Accord with overall car paint from Almost Everything Auto Body

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Honda with faded and peeling paint before complete paint job at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Accord with overall car paint from Almost Everything Auto Body

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Accord with new auto paint from Almost Everything Auto Body

Friday, March 18, 2016

Herd of Miuras

Herd of Lamborghini Miuras by Steven Haas
Herd of Lamborghini Miuras by Steven Haas
Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance 2016

Steven Haas sent us this amazing photo from this year's Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance in Florida. He says, "It's like a bag of M&Ms spilled into the grass." I doubt the Lamborghini factory could have had this many completed Miuras at one time when production was in full swing (early 1970s.) At roughly $2,000,000 each, this photo contains $12+ Million worth of Lamborghini Miuras plus a little more for rounding error in the form of a blue Aventador in the background.

I had the pleasure of attending the Pebble Beach Concours with Steve a few years ago. This gentleman knows cars and seemingly every living soul in the auto business: executives from major auto manufacturers, the writers and editors of all the car magazines, the people who restore & insure classic cars. He is currently Director, Financial Services at Hagerty Classic Cars so look him up to protect your valuable classic.

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Dent on 1995 Thunderbird

Ford Thunderbird collision damage before repair at Almost Everything Auto Body

A 1995 Ford Thunderbird is our Car of the Day. It was hit from an odd angle that caused a dent at the top corner of the quarter panel. The customer replaced the taillight himself before bringing the car to us (he wanted to have brake lights!) We repaired the dent, aligned the quarter panel and trunk and repainted with factory matched paint.

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Ford Thunderbird with dented quarter panel and broken taillight before repair at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Ford Thunderbird after collision repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Dented quarter panel and misaligned trunk on Thunderbird before repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Dented quarter panel and misaligned trunk on Thunderbird after repairs at Almost Everything Auto Body

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Close-up of dent and panel gaps before repair

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Close-up of dent and panel gaps after repair

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