This Mazda restoration by the team at Kartist took six weeks. During that time, the front half was converted to an S-14 front end with some rust removal done to other parts of the the vehicle. Once the vehicle was done it was covered with Transtar primer, No Mix Low VOC Basecoat, medium reducer and Euro Classic Clearcoat all supplied by Dura Chemicals.
On 05.19.11, In Custom Work, By Kartist
On 05.16.11, In Custom Work, By Kartist
The customer of this vehicle likes his music on the go but doesn’t like the cheap plastic holders, so this is what the team at Kartist created. The holder is made from fibreglass with a fine filed Apple symbol and topped with Transtar primer, No Mix Low VOC Basecoat and Euro Classic Clearcoat with some interior pieces to match.
On 05.12.11, In Custom Work, By Transtar Team
This project proves that Transtar products can be used on just about anything! This rocket was completed by the team at Wrecks R Us in Seymour, Missouri using only Transtar products! For the lettering and artwork on the side, they had custom-made stencils from Frogs, a sign shop located in Springfield, Missouri.
To get this patriotic look, Wrecks R Us used Transtar’s 2K Epoxy Primer (6131), Control Flow Seam Sealer (4198), Kwik Seal 2K Urethane Sealer (6221), No Mix® Low VOC Basecoat, No Mix® Low VOC Basecoat Blender, and Euro Classic Clearcoat (7021).
This rocket is one in a pair that will stand outside a fireworks warehouse and will be visible from the highway.
On 02.23.11, In Custom Work, By Opher Auto Wurx
After sitting outside for nearly 20 years, this 1979 Pontiac 10th Anniversary Trans Am received a fairly extensive restoration when it was discovered by its current owner.
Sheet metal replacement consisted of a driver-side door skin, driver-side door shell repair, a passenger-side quarter panel skin, and rear body panel repair. The bumpers and flares were repaired as well. All the body work was completed and the car was primed and blocked several times, to assure the body was straight. The car was repainted in its original two-tone color scheme and received an original style graphics kit.
Transtar products were used throughout the job due to their user friendliness. The Transtar products used on this project consisted of epoxy primer, Euro Classic Primer, Hydro Flex Waterborne Primer, No Mix Low VOC Basecoat, Euro Kwik Clear, SCAT Wax and Grease Remover, Urethane Grade Reducer, Kwik Seal 2k Urethane Sealer, Transtar Seam Sealer, and the complete Transtar Ultimate Finish System compounds and glazes. The results speak for themselves.
On 02.03.11, In Custom Work, By Opher Auto Wurx
This 1965 Factory Five Cobra Kit Car was built for an Opher Auto Wurx client. It features a Ford Motorsport 392 crate
engine, a Tremec TKO 5spd transmission. It has all the options that you could get on it including real knock off wheels, complete tubular front suspension pieces and an independent rear end. A lot of time was spent fitting and gapping the body so all the panels lined up properly.
Transtar products were used through out the entire project. The include SCAT Wax and Grease Remover, Epoxy Primer, Euro Classic Primer, No Mix Basecoat, Urethane Grade Reducer, and Euro Classic Clearcoats.
On 01.24.11, In Custom Work, By Customs by Lopez
For the past year, Ricardo Lopez and his team at Customs by Lopez have been working on this 1947 Chevy pickup for a client. They plan to have the entire restoration complete by this summer.
To give this car its original luster and custom feel, they used Transtar #6091 1K Low VOC Speed Sealer, No Mix Basecoat and #9461 Signature Series Glamour Clearcoat.
“We used Transtar because the products are easy to work with and the finish is great,” said Ricardo Lopez, owner of Customs by Lopez.
On 01.20.11, In Custom Work, By Opher Auto Wurx
This 1967 Camaro RS convertible is an all original numbers matching car, right down to the original 2bbl carburetor. The Opher Auto Wurx team did an extensive exterior restoration after it was previously painted the incorrect color many years ago. The Camaro retains 98% of its original sheet metal. At the time of the exterior restoration, the interior, top and mechanical systems were restored as well.
Transtar products were used through out the entire project. The include SCAT Wax and Grease Remover, Epoxy Primer, Euro Classic Primer, No Mix Basecoat, Urethane Grade Reducer, Euro Classic Clearcoats as well as Transtar seam sealers.
On 01.13.11, In Custom Work, By Opher Auto Wurx
Opher Auto Wurx, located in Lake Villa, Illinois, is a specialty restoration and collision shop. Opher Auto Wurx’s tallented staff is able to work with a full-blown frame off restoration, to a custom fabricated body panel, or to a run of the mill collision repair.
This 1973 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 received an extensive frame on restoration for an Opher Auto Wurx client. The car is an original numbers matching Z28 with a factory 4-speed transmission and factory air conditioning. 1973 was the first year the Z28 had the option of air conditioning and a 4-speed transmission.
Transtar products were used through out the entire project. The include SCAT Wax and Grease Remover, Epoxy Primer, Euro Classic Primer, No Mix basecoat, Urethane Grade Reducer, Euro Classic Clearcoats as well as Transtar seam sealers. “The quality and user friendliness are what makes Transtar products so great,” said Chris Mikos of Opher Auto Wurx.
On 09.27.10, In Custom Work, By Transtar Team
On Patriot Day (September 11), at the Northeast Ohio Camaro Club’s annual Fall Classic Car Show, the American Pride Camaro made its debut. This extremely detailed piece of art was completed by Mountain Muscle Cars in Cosby, Tennessee and all the airbrushed artwork was done freehand by Mickey Harris.
The American Pride Camaro, a new 2011 Camaro, is completely covered in iconic American images. The mural covering the car tells ‘the story of America’ from George Washington crossing the Delaware to the present day. Images of American leaders, soldiers and eagles cover the vehicle. The whole project took several hundred hours to complete and leading up to its debut, Mountain Muscle cars and Harris worked 23 days straight, 12-14 hours each day to get the car ready to show to the public.
After the images were carefully painted on, using water-based paints, the American Pride Camaro was sprayed with Signature Series Glamour Clear – a premium, high solids clearcoat. Greg Fodness, owner of Moutain Muscle Cars said, “Transtar Glamour Clear is a very high quality topcoat, giving us excellent results when completing high end projects like the American Pride Camaro.”
The American Pride Camaro will be touring major events nationwide over the next year, so look for it in a city near you!
Last month, Transtar was featured in an article on the front page of the Journal Inquirer, a daily newspaper covering most of north-central Connecticut. Transtar worked with Kar Kare in Ellington, CT to help restore a 1986 Iroc-Z Camaro for Staff Sgt. Shaun Thomas.
The article explains how Sgt. Thomas was redeployed back to Afghanistan last November and before he left, he asked his mother to sell his ’86 Camaro. His mother, who looks after his two young sons while he’s away, didn’t want to sell the car he had had since he was 20 and was rebuilding himself (it had been in an accident before his deployment).
Sgt. Thomas’ mother called up every shop in town until she reached Brian Deschaine at Kar Kare who found the story so moving, he and his crew decided to give back to a soldier who had given up so much for his country. When Transtar heard about this story from our local rep in the area, Mark Smith, we jumped at the chance to help out. We donated paint and primer so Kar Kare could give the soldier’s car a custom paint job.
Completely redone from the inside out, Sgt. Thomas’ old ’86 Camaro looks brand new thanks to the hard work and determination of his family, Kar Kare and everyone else who pitched in to help give something back to someone who has given us so much.
