Can it show a factory-correct color code versus a custom shade?

Yes. Run the same car through both — the original factory code and any custom shade the owner is considering — and compare them side by side on their actual body panels instead of two paint chips under shop fluorescents.

Can it preview different wheel diameters and backspacing on the actual car?

Yes. The AI applies the wheel and tire package to the vehicle's real fender openings and stance, so an owner can see how a wider offset or a taller sidewall actually sits before you order the set.

Does it handle interior retrim — leather color, stitching, and carpet?

Yes. Upholstery color, stitch color, seat pattern, and carpet can be previewed on the car's actual interior shots, which is what gets a hide order approved without three rounds of swatch review.

Can it preview a patina-preserving clear coat instead of a full respray?

Yes. For owners deciding between a full repaint and a clear-coat-over-original-paint preservation approach, the tool can render both outcomes on the car so the shop and owner agree on direction before any bodywork starts.

Can it show a restomod build — lowered stance, modern wheels — versus a numbers-matching restoration?

Yes. Both directions can be previewed on the same vehicle, which is useful for shops fielding the OEM-correct-versus-restomod conversation that comes up on nearly every intake for a desirable model.

How does this compare to spraying a physical test panel?

It's a decision tool that runs before you get to test panels, not a replacement for them. Most shops use the preview to narrow an owner down to one or two finalists, then spray a test panel to confirm the exact color under their own shop lighting before committing the full car.

Are photos of a customer's vehicle stored or shared?

That's your call, not ours — it's your software. We build the storage and retention policy around what your shop needs and make sure it meets consumer privacy laws like the CCPA, or any other regulation that applies to your business. No training on your data, ever.

There's no off-the-shelf plan, so there's no published price list. Share your details and we'll discuss project scope and pricing on a free consultation call — see /pricing for details.

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Show the owner their restoration result before a single panel comes off

Photograph the vehicle on the shop floor. Makeover generates a photorealistic preview of the finished color, wheel package, or interior retrim in seconds — on their actual car, not a parts-catalog photo of a different year and body style.

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What is a classic car restoration preview?

A classic car restoration preview tool uses AI to generate a photorealistic image of a vehicle's finished restoration — new paint color, wheel and tire package, or interior retrim — applied directly to a photo of the customer's own car. The shop photographs the vehicle as it sits on the lift or in the bay, and the tool renders the proposed color, wheelset, or upholstery scheme onto that specific body's panel gaps, trim, and stance. Restoration shops, body and paint departments, and interior trim specialists use it at intake and during build-sheet approval to lock in irreversible decisions before parts are ordered or metal is cut.

Why it matters

A ground-up restoration runs anywhere from roughly $40,000 for a driver-quality repaint and mechanical refresh to well over $200,000 for a numbers-matching, show-quality build, and the color, wheel, and interior decisions get locked in months before the car is finished — based on a paint chip and a parts-catalog photo. Get the color wrong and you're repainting a fully assembled car; get the interior hide wrong and there's an $8,000–$15,000 leather order sitting on a shelf that has to be recut. The preview turns a decision the owner is making from memory and a fan deck into one they're making while looking at their own fenders, doors, and cowl.

Who uses this

Restoration shop owners and estimators use it at intake to lock in the build sheet before teardown starts. Body and paint departments use it to settle factory-correct-versus-custom-color decisions before mixing a drop of paint. Interior trim shops use it to get hide, pattern, and stitch-color approval before cutting leather. Wheel and tire specialty shops partnering with restoration shops use it to sell a fitment upgrade the owner can see on their own fenders instead of a stock photo of a different chassis.

Heard this from a car owner?

They can't choose between the factory-correct color code and a custom shade off a paint chip, so the repaint slot gets pushed back a month while they "sleep on it."

They approve a wheel package from a catalog photo of a different make, then ask for a refit once the offset and lip look wrong sitting under their own fenders.

They stall on the interior hide order — tan versus saddle versus black leather — because a two-inch swatch square doesn't tell them how it reads against their dash and door panels.

How classic car restoration previews work

Three steps. Under 10 seconds. No design skills needed.

Photograph the car on the shop floor

Any angle, current condition — bare metal, primer, patina, or the original factory paint. No studio lighting or turntable required.

AI renders the proposed finish

The model applies the chosen paint color, wheel and tire package, or interior trim to the car's actual body lines, panel gaps, chrome, and stance.

Present the build sheet for sign-off

Walk the owner through their own car, finished. The color and parts order gets approved once, not revised twice mid-build.

Common questions about classic car restoration

Straight answers. No jargon.

Let's build the version made for your business

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