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Shop Profile: JS Custom Interiors

March 18, 2014 By Tech Help

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In Just 10 years, JS Custom Interiors of Salt Lake City, UT has transformed itself from a part-time gig based in shop owner Justin Stephens’ garage to one of the country’s premier custom hot rod interior shops — winning many of the industry’s most prestigious awards and featured in countless magazines. … [Read more...] about Shop Profile: JS Custom Interiors

Meet the Team Behind 4H-Customs

January 21, 2014 By Nadeem Muaddi

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If you read one article today, make sure it’s the inspirational story of how Justin and Siana Henzel of Destin, FL overcame the hardest of obstacles to open 4H-Customs Upholstery and provide for their four children. … [Read more...] about Meet the Team Behind 4H-Customs

Shop Profile: Bare Bones Leather

January 8, 2014 By Tech Help

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Easily the most artistic form of upholstery, leather tooling is a craft few trimmers have attempted – let alone mastered. Still, it has become a staple in the motorcycle industry, with custom-tooled seats and matching bags in high demand. Among the most distinguished shops doing custom tooling is Bare Bones Leather in Bethlehem, GA, where owner Curt Green uses an arsenal of … [Read more...] about Shop Profile: Bare Bones Leather

Distinctive Industries takes on 1968 Impala

December 21, 2013 By Nadeem Muaddi

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Over the last couple months, Lowrider Magazine has been documenting the complete restoration of a 1968 Chevrolet Impala SS dubbed "Project FearleSS." Their most recent stop on the journey took them to Distinctive Industries in Santa Fe Springs, CA, where trimmers, under the leadership of Research & Development Specialist Fernando Rodriguez, got to work on the … [Read more...] about Distinctive Industries takes on 1968 Impala

Shop Profile: Armstrong’s Upholstery

December 10, 2013 By Nadeem Muaddi

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Armstrong’s Upholstery Beach Park of Beach Park, IL was recently featured in the Lake County News-Sun, a local affiliate of the famed Chicago Sun-Times. In the article, owner and veteran trimmer Bert Armstrong tells how he got started in the craft of auto upholstery – a story, I'm sure, many of us can related to. … [Read more...] about Shop Profile: Armstrong’s Upholstery

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