About Sylvesters Customs

Sylvesters Customs is a family-owned classic car restoration shop in Nuevo, California, specializing in metalwork, bodywork, and show-quality paint. We rebuild vintage cars from the ground up, teach restoration skills through hands-on classes, and share practical tips on our YouTube channel.

What We Do

We focus on high-end automotive restoration: precision sheet-metal fabrication, panel alignment and bodywork, primer systems, and custom paint—including flakes, candies, pearls, stripes, murals, airbrushing, color sanding, and polishing. If you’re planning a build, rescuing a project, or finishing a paint job, we help you do it the right way. Sylvesters Customs

Why People Choose Us

Experience: Over 30 years working on classic cars and show finishes.
Quality over quantity: Every project gets the time and detail it deserves.
Education first: We run restoration classes so owners and techs can learn real shop techniques—metal prep, hammer & dolly work, body filler strategy, primer choices, and spray technique. Sylvesters Customs Work Shops
Open knowledge: We publish step-by-step videos covering planning, bodywork, primer, paint, and polishing. YouTube+1
We Don't: Collect a large lump sum to start your project. We invoice weekly and send progress pictures. We earn your trust through action.

Our Story

Sylvesters Customs grew from a one-bay passion project into a full restoration shop by learning from top painters and metalworkers and applying those standards to every build. That same “learn-and-share” mindset drives our shop work, classes, and videos today. Sylvesters Customs Youtube

Classes & Workshops

We host hands-on seminars for beginners and experienced builders—covering metalwork fundamentals, bodywork & panel prep, and paint & finish. Sessions are designed to answer real-world problems and send you home with skills you can use immediately. Sylvester Customs Workshops

Where We Are

Nuevo, CA 92567 — United States
Questions or class enrollment: Travis@Sylvesterscustoms.com
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See Our Work & Learn More

Projects & Gallery – before/after photos and build details. Sylvesters Customs
Services – consultations, metalwork, body & paint, full restorations. Sylvesters Customs
YouTube – practical restoration videos and tool/technique breakdowns. Sylvesters Customs YouTube