Automotive Addicts

This is a question that I was asked last week, and the truth is that there is no definite answer to it, a standard paint job on a car takes forty hours to perform, and depending on the shop labor rate, and the cost of supplies this can change quite a bit.

If your talking a custom pint job, like candy apple you can add the shop labor rate times 120 hours, because the paint candy apple works like this, first you’d lay down a base coat of reflective paint, usually silver or gold color, depending the what your looking for. Continue reading ‘How Much Does It Cost To Paint A Car – Let’s Talk Perfect Paint The Cost Is Up To You’ »

The museum was opened on 06 July 1974 and has seen over 1.5 million visitors from all the 50 United States and others from over 40 other countries. The museum was born from Auburn Automobile Company (the former national headquarters of the Auburn Automobile Company) which was the hub of manufacturing of some of the Auburn and cord automobiles seen along the Auburn streets.

The museum boasts of three story floors holding more than 120 cars manufactured in the 1894 – 1999 years with specialization in the Auburn, Duesenberg and Cord automobiles making it the greatest and widespread display centre of such automobiles in the world. Continue reading ‘The Automotive History Hub’ »

An antique car is precious because of its historical features including status and performance that are characteristic of the olden days. The owner of an antique car cannot go back to the glory days when the old car was famed, hence, there is a need to preserve the features of a car so that it portrays features closely similar to the original ones.

Utmost care should be observed when cleaning and restoring the components of the antique car. The owner has to ensure that all the original features are taken care of by treating them or replacing them with materials that do not have adverse consequences to the original desirable features in terms of durability and quality. The interior of the antique car is one of the most sensitive parts. All kinds of seats whether cloth, plastic, or leather, need to be treated carefully in a manner that avoids future damage. The car owner has to choose cleaning materials with care. Continue reading ‘Maintaining an Aged Interior of a Car’ »