The body shop gets a spruce
Every once in a while, it's time for a little spruce. We've slowly been making changes and cleaning up the shop, but this week we decided to redecorate the front office area of our body shop to make it more fun and inviting. One of the real motivators was that we got so much promotional stuff at the SEMA Show that we needed a place to show it all off. We got a lot of cool posters (quite a few signed!) and pictures, so we knew we wanted to completely redecorate the front office of the shop.
The Before...
We've been meaning to paint the front room for some ...
Whirlwind Vegas trip!
We are home after a couple great weeks in Las Vegas. It was a long trip, but so worth it! Being in Vegas was lots of fun. We gambled a little bit, ate some great meals, and did all the touristy things, like watch the Bellagio fountains, checked out Counts' Kustoms, and even made it to the Hoover Dam. It was a business trip though, with Tim there for Lumilor training and us attending the SEMA Show.
Primarily and most importantly, we were there for Lumilor training, which could not have gone better. Tim LOVED the class and really enjoyed learning this new ...
2016 Camaro Krypton Features Electroluminescent Paint Lumilor
Chevrolet revealed their new 2016 Chevy Camaro Krypton at the 2015 SEMA Show this week. It is one of their new custom Gen 6 Camaros. A two-toned green and black concept car, the Camaro Krypton showcases a 'kryptonic green' paint and electroluminescent painted Chevy bowtie accents cascading down the sides.
The illuminated bowties showcase one of the newest, most revolutionizing custom paint products available today. The Chevy logos are able to light up through the electroluminescent paint, Lumilor.
Lumilor is a patented Electroluminescent Coating System ...
Lumilor training is going great!
It's been a great week so far! TD Customs is here in Las Vegas getting certified in electroluminescent paint application, and it couldn't be going better. There is a lot to learn. Lumilor is so cool! Seeing the light come through after applying the coating system, especially for the first time, is awesome.
Tim is absolutely loving the class. He is learning all about the product, how to create the electric charge, apply it to all different kinds of surfaces, and how it reacts with other topcoats, etc. It's a fairly complex application process, so he and the others ...
What colors does Lumilor come in?
One question we keep getting is, what colors does Lumilor come in? Most of the electroluminescent paint we have seen has been in the original white or blue/green Lumilor color. This is the color that is most intense and allows for the most light to shine through. It is also the most sought after color at this time because of its overall look and functionality.
What colors does Lumilor come in?
The Short Answer:
Lumilor comes standard in white, green, blue, aqua, and orange. Certain other Lumilor colors may be available upon request, such as bright pink.
This is a ...
TD Customs is at Lumilor Labs’ Training Center!
TD Customs is finally here at the Lumilor Labs headquarters in Las Vegas! Tim is learning all about the Lumilor product and its application system so we can bring the coolest (and only!) electroluminescent paint product back to the East Coast with us!
TD Customs will be one of the first shops in the United States to become certified in Lumilor. Others have been certified from Australia, the UK and even the Middle East. We are excited to get in on the ground floor of this new technology, and can't wait to get to work on some awesome projects!
The first day of class ...
We’re so social! Follow us!
What's up Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google+?
Oh hey hashtags, nice to meet you.
TD Customs is here to share all kinds of cool shop happenings, including our upcoming trip to Las Vegas for Lumilor training and the 2015 SEMA Show! We will be posting all kinds of pictures and cool updates about what's going on. You won't want to miss it!
We've been doing Facebook for a little while, and have now joined the wonderful worlds of Twitter, Instagram, and Google+. (Man, there are a lot of social media sites!)
We'd love for you to follow us and keep up with ...
Electroluminescent painted bicycles just made night cycling way cooler
Night cycling just got way cooler. Forget about reflectors, cheap lights or old EL wires. With the Lumilor® Electroluminescent Coating System, TD Customs can make your bicycle light up on command through the paint itself.
Lumilor may be the next big thing to hit the cycling industry. It is the world's first sprayable electroluminescent coating system, and easily adds both function and decoration to the average bicycle. When lit, it allows your bicycle to turn into a real light with an electrical charge. When Lumilor is not lit, all you will see is a simple, ...
Land Rover Restoration: Complete!
The Land Rover restoration has been successfully completed and the customer was very happy! This is a '95 Land Rover Defender that has been stripped completely down, repainted a clean white color, and has gotten lots of new parts.
This Land Rover restoration has been a complete, ground-up restoration. Since there was extensive work done on this this Land Rover restoration project, we've posted a few updates to cover all the different phases. There was a lot of parts to disassemble on this one, and body work to be done on some rust and dents and dings, which we ...
Lexus uses Lumilor to build car with human heartbeat
Lexus Australia uses Lumilor to show how thrilling it is to drive their new RC-F, also known as "the Lexus Heartbeat car". In the new Lexus ad campaign, they have professional drivers race the car at night while wearing a heart rate monitor. The heart rate monitors are connected to the wiring in the car's exterior paint job.
And thus, makes the car seem like it's come alive.
This electroluminescent paint is called Lumilor. It is a special coating system that allows a paint job to illuminate when connected to an electrical charge. It can also be wired to sync with ...
