Showcase Auto Body

Dropped my spoiler off to Brandon because he said he could match the paint to my car. before he even started the process he went through extra steps to insure the paint would match. when I went to pick the spoiler up and seeing it for the first time I knew it was going to match. I wish I would have known about him sooner becuse I went to 3 different shops with my previous spoiler and none of them went through the extra steps he did to insure the paint would match. I will definitely be a repeat customer and would recommend Brandon and Showcase Auto to any of my friends or family. Great customer service and great work.

I gave them a non traditional project to paint and stencil my father's old Army Jeep. They took their time to make it a real tribute vehicle. When I pointed out things that needed tweaked, they handled it professionally and when I saw the final product I teared up. It came out better tha

As I stated in my first post - I was going to post after the first couple of problems but as the weeks and months went by, more serious problems followed. As to why I didn't call Mike to talk over my concerns about the problems and take my car back to him. 1) Mike never answers his phone or emails. His excuse is he's working and talking on the phone prevents him from completing your vehicle but as he promised me my car would be ready in April but was evasive month after month avoiding my calls and emails (which elevated my stress levels) eventually getting my car back to me in early October almost eight months later.

2) Would you take your car back to someone that, when you went to pick it up, found it far from ready? The hood and driver's fender did not match up with a big gap between them. When I pointed this out to Mike, he replied, "well, what do you want me to do about it?" This should have been rectified BEFORE he painted the car. It took him and his helper 45 minutes to close the gap. The transmission was shifting funny. Mike's answer? He said he would drive my car back to Reston Va if I was to worried about driving it. My clock didnt work because Mike refused to listen to me and install an all new Painless wiring system when the car was apart and easy to do. He bitched when he couldn't find the right wires among the "spaghetti" wiring under the dash. He screwed up and put a hole in my dash installing the traffic viewer when I repeatedly told him numerous times it just screwed in place of an existing screw in the windshield molding without drilling a hole. I live with that every day and it doesnt work now as it's too far over. Mike claims he's an expert as polishing stainless and yet , he missed four or five dents in the old stainless and when I pointed one out to him upon picking the car up, he said, " Oh yeah, I saw that". Well if he SAW that well before he told me the car was ready to pick up, why on earth wouldn't he have fixed it??" The fact is, he didnt care enough. I treated Mike with great respect, paid him cash and gave him gifts but after a while began to realize, he was just another shoddy, uncaring business owner who talked the talk but didn't walk the walk. The driver window didn't roll down all the way so Mike told my "all 57's are like that". Right, that's why before I took my car to him, the window rolled down all the way. And as I said in my first post, his helper threw away my burglar alarm system responder that was attached to the old windshield and Mike never offered to take the $500 cost off the bill or replace it. My a/c hose to the unit was snapped off (again stated in my earlier post) and nothing was mentioned and I found out it leaked water back into the a/c unit almost damaging a $900 Classic air unit. I had to fix it myself. As for the paint job, it was overall very good but there is one orange peel spot that my eye keeps going to.

My point is; why take your car back to someone who blatantly screwed it up while he had it and didn't care enough to address the glaring problems before you pick it up?

Note: I am still coming across car owners who have taken their car to Mike and have the same story as I do. In fact, one of Mike's vendors who I took my car to after picking it up from him, said others that have gone to Mike have complained to him too they are not happy with the job Mike did on their car.

I would look elsewhere for a body and paint restoration shop as it will not be worth the high anxiety and many problems with your car after you pick it up if you take it to Showcase.

If you're a car enthusiast, you know that you don't trust your classic car to just anyone. We trusted Showcase Auto Body to restore not only our 72 Cutlass but our 67 Ford Galaxie, and soon, our 69 Torino Talladega. Mike and the gang at Showcase brought our Cutlass and Galaxie back to their original glory with their precision body work and flawless paint jobs. Both vehicles look like they just drove off the showroom floor and we are constantly receiving compliments on both of them. No matter what we asked Mike to do on our cars, he always exhibited a "can do" attitude regardless of how complex the job might be. He was very helpful during the restoration process and always gave us honest advice and kept us updated throughout both restorations. He documented the process by taking photos which, as any car fanatic knows, are invaluable for record keeping purposes. Another plus is that he charged reasonable and fair prices for the work he performed. We were extremely impressed and amazed with the quality of work and the meticulous detail that Mike and his guys put into their work. We have recommended Showcase Auto to many friends and fellow car club members who need work done on their classics. As for the shop itself, everyone is very personable, helpful, and professional. We are very pleased with all the work Mike has done for us so far and it truly shows every single time we drive our cars anywhere. We would recommend Showcase Auto Body to anyone who needs their favorite classic car brought back to life.