Lumilor training is going great!

TD Customs lumilor project
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 ...

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TD Customs is at Lumilor Labs’ Training Center!

lumilor labs las vegas
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 ...

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We’re so social! Follow us!

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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 ...

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Electroluminescent Paint Lights Up the Dragon Bike

electroluminescent 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 ...

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Excited for SEMA Show 2015!

sema show td customs
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 ...

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TD Customs to Become a Certified Lumilor Lab!

lumilor electroluminescent paint
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 ...

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Major TD Customs Announcement… Coming Tomorrow!

lumilor electroluminescent paint
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!

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Throwback to that day the shop had a squirrel

squirrel at auto body shop
It's not every day you see a squirrel wander into an auto body shop! Thanks to the TimeHop app, I was recently reminded of our little squirrel buddy who showed up at the shop about a year ago. So in honor of #throwbackthursday (we're not much for the #hashtags, but we're trying), I thought I'd post about our lil friend. An employee at the time, Darryl, was sweeping up the shop, when all of a sudden I hear him yelling about something and telling me to come look. I ran out of the office and saw that a squirrel had run up his leg and was clinging to his jeans. I ...

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Back to work

upstatenylake
It's back to work after enjoying a week off over the 4th of July holiday. We had a great week in upstate New York, visiting family and getting to spend some time at the lake. It's always hard to get back into the swing of things after a nice vacation, but it's good to be home. The shop is full and Tim is back to work. Next up is the full auto restoration on the Mazda truck. It's getting plenty of body work taken care of and a sparkling new paint job. Check back for more updates as we try to put more attention into the TD Customs blog!  

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New website… now with a blog!

td customs mills river body shop
Hey all! Welcome to TD Customs' brand new website, now complete with a blog. Here is where we will keep up with all the latest happenings around our auto body repair shop, including fun paint jobs and status updates on recent restorations. Feel free to comment below and let us know you stopped by and what you would like to see on the blog. And for even more TD Customs, please LIKE us on Facebook!

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