HOW WE DELIVER THE BEST RESULTS
Reality Exceeds Expectations
When it comes to catering to service based businesses, there is often a disconnect between expectations and the final result and that is what ultimately leads to disappointment when expectations are not met. Unfortunately our industry is rampant with companies making outlandish claims that they cannot or will not back up. They might promise you the world but then they deliver only mediocre results. The key to exceeding your expectations is understanding them first, then creating a solution to address them, and finally making it happen.
Do You Value Integrity?
Integrity is standing by your word, it’s defined as- “The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.” When we meet for the first time, I will give you an honest assessment of your vehicle and will ask you if you want to “see” how I see because you can never “unsee” once you are shown how. My estimate will be based on what I see and whether you care to repair the issues or not. When working on your vehicle, I may encounter issues unrelated to my work, and I will let you know, such as finding a nail in your tire, or finding out your car has been repainted or involved in a collision, and I will both document this and let you know. Finally you can rest assured that when I tell you something, that I will follow through and provide you with the best solution that I know of.
Second Chances are a Luxury
When working at a very high level of quality, the stakes are often equally as high with no second chances. So many things can go wrong when working on paint. Whenever paint is corrected you permanently remove paint. Depending on how aggressive you go, it can mean never being able to correct it again in the future. I always view a repair as not only what is needed but also what is responsible for the longevity of your paint as well as the safest way to approach it.
Site Revamp 2023
January 2023 was a followup revision of the original makeover to our site which was groundbreaking and different from everyone else, which unfortunately to many people, was too unconventional. I decided to makeover the website to guide new visitors through the most important info first. I also had a logo designed to encompass our current goals for perfection to the future. We have retained the 2021 design for our portfolio.
January 2021 represents the first major shop remodel that I've been dreaming about for the past decade. We decided it was also time to revamp our web presence and focus more on developing an infrastructure that enables us to provide updated content as quickly and painlessly as possible. We hope you enjoy the "Toggles" to give you more or less details throughout the site.
Richard began his career using Meguiar's products and would develop a large world-wide following. He went on to invent a popular trim restoration system known as Black Wow and a number of other inventions including the OneGrip and PC Guard. He writes detailing articles for the BMWCCA Whispering Bomb and contributes on a number of popular enthusiast forums under the name of OctaneGuy.
You can find his detailing videos on YouTube.
MyRideisMe.com did a story on Richard HERE.
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GillianMay has always been a car gal and currently owns and drives a modded black 2012 MINI Cooper Convertible S. You will often find her posting about dogs and the weather.
It is run by Richard Lin and his wife GillianMay.
SCP began in 2005 as a mobile detailing business and turned into a fixed location in 2006 in Placentia, California. The company name was a derivative of ShowCarGarage.com which was a joint venture between Richard Lin and Mike Phillips. As a team they produced instructional detailing DVD's and had high aspirations to live out their dreams of owning a high end shop doing the highest quality work around. However the venture would be cut short due to personal reasons, and Mike Phillips and Richard Lin parted ways.
Our customers vary from individuals who are passionate about their rides to large corporations like Fisker Headquarters where we maintained their fleet of 30 Karmas. We are known for doing amazing work on Tesla's and it doesn't matter if we are working on a Ferrari Italia 458 exotic or restoring a Saturn wagon, it is all about perfecting and improving paint. We only charge for the work needed to achieve and surpass the expectations of the owners. Just because your car is worth $300,000 our pricing won't reflect that.
ShowCarPerfection.com is a small business located in the Anaheim Hills area of Anaheim, California.
What’s My Price?
What is your budget?Defining What the Project is Worth to You
If you aren't familiar with setting a budget for a project, being asked this question might throw you off, especially if you don't understand what the ranges might be. So quite often the answer to this question might seem very foreign.
But let me explain why this is important to you and me. When a budget is determined for a given project, my objective is to give you the most value for your money. To make this easier to understand, we will provide estimates for you so you can better decide what sort of price range the services we can provide will cost for your particular vehicle. This estimate is based off a set of recommendations taking into account the existing condition of the vehicle, your desired expectations, your ability to maintain it. Some customers will tell me they only have $600 to spend, so what can they get? I also have customers who say to me, I'd like to limit this project to $1,500, because its a lease. Or some customers just tell me, there is no budget. Just do what it needs, I know you will be fair.
Regardless of the budget, I will always do my best work, but if the budget isn't reasonable for the work desired, say for example that your car needs a great deal of paint correction to make it look better but you only want to spend enough to wash and wax it, or if you expect my pricing to be similar or comparable to another shop you've used before, that will certainly lead to disappointment. My fees are not negotiable however the amount of work I perform and to the level desired is.
1988 Supercharged Toyota MR2
S04 E14 · Limited Funds Unlimited Fun!When I was a teen, I visited the local Toyota dealership and took a test drive of the MR2 and had a blast. The salesman didn't ask me for my insurance or license before the test drive so when we got back and he asked me what I thought and soon discovered I was only 16, I was promptly kicked out of the dealership, but that experience left a lasting impression that I wanted to own one of these cars one day. Yes that is Jay Leno in my MR2 at Angeles Crest Highway where it was included in an episode of Jay Leno's Garage.
EXPECT NOTHING BUT THE BEST
I Strive for Perfection in All I DoWe provide the best protection options for your vehicle from the best coatings on the market to the best paint protection film and tint, guaranteed!
Come in for a free evaluation and expect to raise your expectations. We will go over the existing condition of your vehicle and how your current maintenance regimen is affecting your paint and what we can do to help you.
Welcome to Show Car Perfection.com, the site for Show Car Restoration and Preservation, providing superior paint correction, dent repair, headlight repair, paint touch up, windshield replacement, scratch repair and swirl removal services in Orange County, California since 2005.
Raising Expectations is the name of our game. Do you expect Near Perfection or True Perfection?
We have pioneered the techniques for getting the best results in many areas including touchup. As an industry leader, people choose us because they know we will perform “magic” and produce results that no one else can achieve. Touchup is one of those areas. Most people consider touchup as a quick and dirty fix that just fills in the color however most often the repairs are more ugly than the damage itself. Achieving the best touchup results requires mixing the paint, using clear coat hardeners, proper prep, and proper refining. Especially body shops and dealerships, and most detailers, their method is brush it on straight from the bottle and that will guarantee inconsistent results.
Swirl removal or paint correction is another area we lead the industry. We are known for the magic we perform on black paint as well as for meeting and exceeding the expectations of our customer’s. Not all paints are created equal. The Scratch Shield paint on the Nissan GTR is a self healing paint that requires extreme measures to properly correct due to its heat sensitive nature during the 2-3 year window that the self healing works. Other situations we commonly deal with are paint that is extremely thin due to over buffing from other detailers, or paint that appears to have clear coat failure. We regularly fix other peoples mistakes or other shops inability to produce the results the client demands.