John Hardin

About John

I started airbrush painting on T-shirts and motorcycles back in the late 70’s, mainly as a hobby while working full time at a plant in Pasadena. After a couple of years, I turned my attention to working and raising a family and was out of painting for over 20 years. When my sons became interested in cars as teenagers, I dug out the painting supplies and began practicing airbrushing again after seeing a couple of really cool paint jobs on some of the TV reality shows. In 2005, the plant that I worked at for 30 years closed so I began doing paint work at an existing collision shop, mainly on motorcycles and a few custom cars. My younger son Brandon came to work with us for several years in the beginning, doing body work, metal fabrication, welding and a host of other tasks that were pivotal in making the transition from a collision/custom paint shop, to a full on custom and classic car restoration outfit! During that time, I officially partnered up with the shop owner and hired my older son Dustin. In 2016, we became a family-owned business when my partner of 10 years sold his portion of the business to my oldest son, Dustin. Today, we have a small crew of highly talented craftsman that allow us to turn out cars that range from Concours restorations to highly modified and custom show cars. We have been extremely blessed to receive numerous awards both on a local and national level.