When a local car collector wanted to restore the wheels of his 1941 Cadillac to original OEM finish, he brought them to the wheel experts at Hot Rodz Powder House in Egg Harbor City, NJ. The steel wheels were rusty and had pitting after so many years. "We were able to smooth out the pitting and powder coat the wheels to original color and finish," says Steve Amadio, owner of Hot Rodz Powder House and Checkers Auto Detailing.
Powder Coating is the process of applying powder to metal and baking it to permanently adhere the coating to the surface of the metal. It is very durable and chemical resistant. Powder Coating is ideal to customize wheels or make them look like new.
Often confused, Ceramic Coating is a durable coating that withstands high temperatures. Ceramic Coating is great for exhaust manifolds, headers, and turbo chargers. Hot Rodz offers ceramic coating as well as powder coating services.
With more than 7,500 colors of powder plus the option for custom color matching, Hot Rodz is sure to get the colors you want. Hot Rodz can give you original factory color combinations or will make something totally unique for your car.
In addition to antique car wheels, Hot Rodz also specializes in motorcycle wheels, pinstriping on wheels, street rods, and boat parts. Got a cracked wheel? No problem, Amadio can weld cracked wheels in-house. Hot Rodz works on everyday drivers, too. Many modern cars some in for curb scuff repair or chipping chrome.
Steve Amadio is not only the owner of the shop he is also a member of the Cruisin' Classics Car Club in Hammonton, NJ. Amadio makes sure that his business gives back to the club by sponsoring activities and covering the cost for the club's printed literature. This year, he paid for the designing and printing the annual event schedule postcards and his team will soon start on revamping the club web site. In February, Amadio invited all the club members to Hot Rodz and Checkers in Egg Harbor City for dinner and live demonstrations on powder coating and advanced detailing techniques like wet sanding. Any clubs that are interested in setting up similar events should contact Hot Rodz Powder House.
 Customers will drive hours to bring cars to Checkers and their wheels and parts to Hot Rodz. The powder coat shop has also started receiving parts by mail. "It seems like the word is spreading about us and the great quality of work we do," says Amadio. Some of the collector cars that Hot Rodz has powder coated wheels and parts for include a 1940 De Soto, 1962 Corvette, 1970 GTO and 1971 Corvette.
Hot Rodz can turn jobs around quickly and will have your wheels back to you within one week. For those of you who need it sooner, even the same day, that can be arranged as well for a small fee. "We turn jobs around as fast as possible while maintaining the level of quality that the most finicky car collectors demand. We will not sacrifice quality for speed. But we do try to accommodate the customer's timeline when we are scheduling work," says Amadio.
Amadio and his staff understand the level of quality required for collector cars because of their vast experience with collector and exotic cars at Checkers Auto Detailing. "With more than 400 collector car customers, Checkers details more collector cars than any other detail shop in New Jersey," claims Amadio. Checkers also offers specialty services like paint perfecting, interior recoloring and leather repair. Please call or visit our web site for references.
To schedule an appointment, call 609-965-6300 or visit www.CheckersDetailing.com or www.HotRodzPowderHouse.com.
Checkers Auto Detailing and Hot Rodz Powder House are located at 224 White Horse Pike in Egg Harbor City, NJ.
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