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Notes from the shop · November 11, 2026 · 5 min read

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Blue and white BMW 2002 vintage race car number 36 outside the Artec Automotive shopBMW 2002 race carTailgate of a restored blue Ford pickup truck showing the FORD letteringFord pickup restorationPaint protection film being squeegeed onto a windscreen surroundPPF applicationBlack SUV front wing and headlight finished in paint protection filmFinished PPF, front wingBlack Porsche 356 Speedster with tan interior in the Artec Automotive shopPorsche 356 SpeedsterLamborghini steering wheel and carbon dashboard detailLamborghini cockpit