Classics & Aussie muscle — read first, revived gently.
A Monaro, a GT Falcon, a Charger, a Torana, a restoration that's taken years. Older single-stage and lacquer paint behaves nothing like modern clearcoat — it's thin, it oxidises, and originality is worth more than perfection. We read the paint before we touch it, and bring it back gently.
Old paint asks for a different hand.
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Single-stage, understood
Lacquer and single-stage paint is thin and oxidises, and the colour sits at the surface. It's revived gently — light cutting, careful feeding — never the aggressive correction a modern clear can take.
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Originality protected
On an appreciating classic, original paint is worth more than a flawless finish. We never chase every mark or over-machine thin paint — we do the least it takes, and stop short of perfect to keep the car original.
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Chrome & trim by hand
Period brightwork, badges and trim are finished by hand, the slow way. The details that date a restoration — or make an original survivor sing — get the time they deserve.
Gentle, honest, done in your garage.
- 01Tell us the car
A Monaro, a GT Falcon, a Charger, a Torana, an HSV, or a long restoration. We tailor the approach to the paint, the era and what the car means to you.
- 02We read the paint & confirm
Original or resprayed, single-stage or clear, oxidised or sound — we assess it and tell you honestly what it can give before we touch it. No over-promising on old paint.
- 03Revived in your garage
A gentle hand wash and careful decontamination, light correction only where it helps, then the paintwork fed and protected. Chrome, badges and trim finished by hand, and the cabin treated with period materials in mind. A garaged or stored classic is exactly what we're set up for.
- 04A walkthrough at the end
We show you the finished car and give honest care advice for a stored or show car — how to keep it right between details without harming the paint.
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The Refresh and Signature cover interior and exterior care; gentle correction is scoped to what older paint can safely take. Every price confirmed against your car before we begin.
No "10-year" promises. Originality over perfection.
With a classic, the temptation is to chase a flawless finish — and that's exactly how thin old paint gets ruined and value gets machined away. We won't do that. We'll tell you plainly what original paint can and can't give, where stopping short keeps the car worth more, and what protection genuinely suits a car that lives under cover. If the honest answer is "leave it as it is," that's the answer you'll get.
Classic care, answered plainly.
Polish older single-stage or lacquer?
Yes — with a completely different approach from modern clear. Single-stage and lacquer is thin, oxidises, and the colour sits at the surface, so it's revived gently with light cutting and careful feeding, never aggressive correction. We read the paint first and tell you honestly what it can give.
Will it hurt originality or value?
Not if it's done right — protecting originality is the whole point. On an appreciating classic, original paint is worth more than a flawless finish. We never over-machine thin old paint; we do the least it takes and happily stop short of perfect to keep the car original.
Do you detail restored show cars?
We do — and we're honest about the difference. A fresh respray can be corrected and finished to show standard; an original survivor is treated far more gently. Either way, chrome, brightwork and period trim are done by hand, the slow and careful way.
Can you come to a stored car?
Yes. Cared for in your own garage, owner present, across the Eastern Suburbs and Inner West — never trailered to a busy carwash. A garaged or stored classic is exactly what we're set up for; we just need a flat space to work, confirmed when we book.