What makes us such an affordable auto body shop?
Customer Satisfaction Series: What makes us such an affordable auto body shop?
TD Customs is an affordable auto body shop and has heard plenty of times that we are the least expensive estimate a customer has gotten out of several body shops in the area. The truth is that our prices generally do come in at a lower cost than others.
Sometimes customers will let us in on other auto body shop's prices, and we are usually surprised, asking ourselves what they were factoring into that cost. This is why we are always confident in telling people to shop around for ...
Electroluminescent Paint Lights Up the Dragon Bike
The electroluminescent Dragon Bike is one of the most well known electroluminescent paint jobs out there. Darkside Scientific debuted their dragon bike at Daytona Bike Week 2013 to a crowd that was blown away at seeing this new technology. A glowing paint job that is electrically charged has been unheard of until now. Darkside Scientific has invented the Lumilor™ Electroluminescent Coating System that can make anything into a light.
This video is great. The interview with Shawn Mastrian, CEO of Darkside Scientific, really explains a lot about the product itself ...
Excited for SEMA Show 2015!
We got our SEMA Show passes in the mail! In less than a month, TD Customs will be in Las Vegas for Lumilor™ training and the 2015 SEMA Show! We're so excited we get to be there for both.
The SEMA Show is an annual automotive trade show that attracts industry leaders from all over the world. It is open only to industry professionals, and is a great place for businesses to showcase their new products and services to other businesses, as well as unveil them to the public.
And there are LOTS of insanely cool custom cars. Basically this is the place to show off ...
Custom painted wheels: A subtle, yet significant upgrade
Custom painted wheels can really add a unique, yet simple look to your car. These wheels were painted silver, with small touches of black on the inside edges and a thin black line around the side.
These wheels look classy with the silver base and small touches of black, and there are tons of possibilities for other color schemes. They can be painted to match the car, to contrast the majority color, or as a compliment to a two-toned car. Custom painted wheels are a subtle upgrade to the look of the car that make it stand out from all the other wheels and rims out ...
Motorcycle Paint Job: Mint green bobber
Last week we had a motorcycle paint job for a custom bobber bike.
The parts were bright red to begin with, but called for a softer, more vintage look for vision the customer had in mind for the way he wants to customize the bike.
Therefore, there was no exact color code for this paint job. The customer had an idea of what kinds of look he was going for and showed us some pictures he had saved on his phone. He wanted a light, almost mint colored green.
He and Tim looked through our paint color catalogs. We have a couple of these paint color catalogs at the shop for ...
Truck Restoration Update: Land Rover Defender, Part 2
We're making fast progress on the Land Rover Defender truck restoration!
The body of the truck is in primer and has been completely wet sanded. All of the doors and the hood have been painted, so next up is painting the whole body. It will get painted tonight, so the paint can dry over the weekend.
Next week, we are going to be putting it all back together. Assembly on the Defender is going to take a little longer than most truck restorations because there are so many different components. There is a roll cage, a soft top cover, new front and back seats, and ...
TD Customs to Become a Certified Lumilor Lab!
It's finally time to let everyone in on the super exciting new opportunity we have coming up!
TD Customs is proud to announce that we have partnered with Darkside Scientific to become a Certified Lumilor™ Lab™ able to paint with light! We are talking about Lumilor; electroluminescent paint that will light up at the flick of a switch.
Tim is always looking online for new paint ideas. About a year ago, he saw a video on YouTube for this electroluminescent paint. We'd never seen anything like this before, and most of our friends hadn't either. We thought ...
Major TD Customs Announcement… Coming Tomorrow!
It's almost time to let everyone in on a MAJOR TD Customs announcement that is guaranteed to get your HEART RACING!! Watch the video and GET EXCITED!! Details coming tomorrow!
Truck Restoration Update: Land Rover Defender
If you're following us on social media (which you totally should be!), you may have seen our latest auto restoration project; a 1995 Land Rover Defender.
This is a cool off-road luxury vehicle that is getting a full restoration and paint job. It will be painted the original off-white color, with a black roll cage and black trim pieces.
We are diligently working on this truck restoration because there is a tight deadline to meet on this one. Generally, our auto restorations take a few months from start to finish. However, this customer lives in Key West, and comes ...
Full Paint Job, Done in Stages
One recent restoration project we've had is this 1965 Mustang, which will ultimately be getting a full paint job. We've been working with this customer for awhile. It was about two years ago that he brought it in for body work and to get it put in primer. He explained that this was a project car and he was expecting the restoration, with both our work and the work he plans on doing himself, would take a few years to be completely finished. He didn't want an entire restoration done on the spot, but rather slowly work on it at the pace he feels comfortable with.
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