by Exoticars USA | Mar 2, 2007 | restoration, service
Windshield Fabrication This project encompasses all the skills needed to fabricate much larger pieces. We will cut, bend, stretch, shrink and weld this small item. That is everything that can be done to a piece of sheet metal whether forming a small patch panel or a...
by Exoticars USA | Mar 2, 2007 | Aston Martin, restoration
The right side wheel arch was the first area to be repaired. I started by annealing a piece of aluminum. This process leaves the metal ‘dead-soft’ and relatively easy to work. The 90 degree lip of the wheel opening is formed first since this is the most extreme bend....
by Exoticars USA | Oct 18, 2006 | Aston Martin, restoration
Removing paint. I will come back and comment on this later.
by Exoticars USA | Oct 18, 2006 | Aston Martin, restoration
This car is undergoing a complete re-paint. The existing finish, while shiny, was not of the greatest quality. It was completely removed using a combination of chemical stripper, plastic media-blasting and sanding. We discovered that the bodywork beneath the paint...
by Exoticars USA | Apr 12, 2006 | Lamborghini, restoration
Lamborghini Miura restoration Here is a job we recently did refinishing a complete set of wheels for a 1970 Lamborghini Miura. The original cast wheels are pretty rough on these cars; the appearance is that of a bad stucco job painted flat silver. We started by...
by Exoticars USA | Jan 26, 2006 | Pantera, restoration
DeTomaso Pantera restoration project DeTomaso Pantera, an exotic name for a potent combination of ground-pounding American muscle and Italian style. An ‘in your face’ kind of car straight out of the seventies. This car had been in storage a long time. And time had not...
