If you have an older sports car, especially a driver, just because it’s well worn, doesn’t mean it has to be worn out. Take the example of this 1997 Ferrari F355 I worked on earlier this month. This is a 39K mile, gated six speed spider which looks wonderful. When you opened the door however, …
ColourLock LeatherFresh is a good alternative to replacing old tired leather. We can repair small tears as long as they are not along seams as well as deep cracks and creases. It usually takes only a couple of days to refresh both front seats as well as the rear seats. In this case, we had …
I recently had another E36 M3 in the shop for to detail for resale. A preservation detail can really help a car “pop” and make a solid first impression for any potential buyer. It also helps ensure that the condition they see is more than just temporary as is common with many used car dealers. …
This is a 200K mile X5 we had in the shop this week for a detail and ceramic coating. White paint is tough. You wash it and it looks white. You clay bar it and it looks white. You polish it and your pad is filthy, and it looks white. But then when you ceramic …
BMW E36M3 seats in good condition are getting harder to find. This customer found a good set, but they were in dove gray instead of black. Not a problem. The transformation starts with cleaning and repairing the surface of the leather. Really deep cracks or minor tears are repaired with liquid leather. Before starting the …
This is perhaps my favorite type of project, the preservation detail. You find a complete car that’s been abandoned in a garage or barn. It may not run and has been off the road for years. You want to clean it up, get it running and then decide what to do with it. Is it …
The owner of this 997 Turbo Cabriolet parked his car for a few months to ride out late winter roads in February 2020, and then the pandemic started and he wasn’t driving anywhere for several months. When he finally went to pull it out of its slumber, he learned that the turbos needed replacement, and …
When you’re detailing a car from the 80’s, you find it’s often the hard plastics and headliners that can really let down an otherwise outstanding car. In this BMW 635CSi, the seats were in pretty good shape, but the rear parcel shelf and speaker covers were spotted and discolored. The spots often make you think …