by Exoticars USA | Mar 22, 2007 | Pantera, restoration
Pantera restoration – progress We have made considerable progress on the Pantera restoration project. New fenders, door skins, rocker panels and quarter panels have been fitted. It might seem like it should be a simple job installing all this new sheet metal. If...
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...
