Austin Paruch is the owner of Paruch Automotive and Motovator Coffee.

Learn what inspired Austin with his career in car building, metal shaping and creating a coffee brand that supports the trades.

@Austin_Paruch

@motovator.inc

www.motovator.com

Special thanks to this episodes sponsors

1. Sata USA www.satausa.com

2. The Working class Women

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Our Last episode of our 2026 Detroit Autorama series.

Part 1 with Jonathan Goolsby and Paul Vannus

Jonathan Goolsby is the owner of Goolsby Customs located in Hueytown, AL. Specializing in full custom builds.

@Goolsbycustoms

Paul Vannus is the owner of Dutchboy Hotrods located in Vicksburg, MI. Specializing in full custom builds.

@dutchboyhotrods

Part 2 with Tina Nelles of BASF Refinish

@BASFREFINISH

Tina Nelles is the Marketing Service Manager for BASF Refinish. With over 20 years in the automotive paint industry Tina is an advocate of all aspects of our industry and the people in it. She is the influential role that helps promote some of the biggest names in the custom automotive world and a major influence in inspiring the future generations entering our industry.

Episode Host

Thank you to BASF for hosting our podcast at the 2026 Detroit Autorama.

Episode Sponsor

SATA USA

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Part 2 of our 2026 Detroit Autorama Series.

This episode is full of great metal shaping aspects from history, tooling and technical to car building, understanding car building from a clients perspective and building a great 8 contender.

Guest 1

Fay Butler

Fay is the owner of Fay Butler Fab/Metal Shaping established since 1977. Teaching through his seminars and books, Fays classes cover fundamentals of metal shaping from understanding shape, metal shaping tools and usage, and the science behind metal shaping.

@Faybutler visit www.faybutler.com

Trent Lewis and Mike Markin

Trent is the owner of Midwest Metal Works. His second appearance on the podcast featured on episode 43. Joining us is Mike Markin. Mike is a customer who became a friend and together they built a great 8 contender. A great episode that give perspective from the car builder and client.

@midwestmetalworks

Episode Host

Thank you to BASF Refinish for Hosting our show at the 2026 Detroit Autorama

Visit www.refinish.basf.us for more information on Automotive paints.

@basfrefinish

Episode sponsor

Dynabrade

An industry leader in tools and equipment covering metal fabrication, automotive refinish and more!

Visit www.dynabrade.com

@dynabrade_auto @dynabrade_inc

The First part of our Detroit Autorama Series. These series of episodes were recorded live.

Our guests

Franny Drummond is the owner of Paint Zoo studios Located in Langhorn, PA. Specializing in airbrush and custom paint, Franny is well known for his airbrush work on many professional sports helmets, custom motorcycles and more.

@Paintzoo

Cory Mroz is the owner of Mr.OZ Designs Located in Lake Havasu, AZ. Specializing in Pin striping and hand lettering, Known in the custom motorcycle world for his quality of work on some of the most well known tv shows.

@Mrozdesigns

Knowing these artists for a decade, we bring 3 friends together to discuss custom paint, how we've changed over the years and what it takes to be in the custom paint side of the industry.

Thank you to BASF refinish for hosting our podcast at the 2026 Detroit Autorama!

Find BASF on instagram at @Basfrefinish

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SATA USA

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Joe Mckeen is the owner of Detroit Metal Shaping Co. Joining us is Stu Weaver of Weaver unlimited and Detroit Metal Shaping Co. Combined they bring traditional metal shaping and coach building techniques combined with modern tech like 3D printing CNC and more. With strong backgrounds in the automotive industry they are proof that Detroits Automotive history stands tall within them. This episode speaks to those who love metal shaping, buck forming, and car design.

IG @Detroitmetalshapingcompany

IG @Weavers_unlimited

www.detroitmetalshaping.com

Thank you to this episodes sponsor SATA . Visit www.Sata.com for

Stefanie Lizet is a professional Custom painter and pinstriper. Her experience working along side some of the most influential custom painters and dedication to her craft has gained her the respect and praise from her peers. As the apprentice of the legendary Danny D until his passing, Stefanie holds the torch high and continues his legacy to this day.

IG @stefspinstripes

Austin and Elizabeth Clark are the owners of North Country Restorations located in Sheffield Vermont. Successful in collision repair, Bed liners, as well as restorations and customs.

Thank you to our ad sponsor Dynabrade

- www.dynabrade.com

Miguel and Connie are back with part 2 of SEMA 2025. Covering what we missed in part 1 , this episode has new stories, new friends, and more views of our industry.

Miguel and Connie are back from SEMA 2025. Compressing the week into this 1 hour episode we give you some highlights from our perspective.

IG @theworkingclasswomen

IG @automotivepractitioner

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Levi Green is the owner and operator of Hammer Fab located in Bertram Texas. With a speciality in Metal shaping and coach building techniques, Levi and his team combine high end metal work with specialized bodywork and finish work on high end custom builds, hotrods and classic cars. Adding to his business , he offers products such as dimple dies, sanding blocks grinding backers and more. Additionally Hammer fab puts a focus on training classes, offering in person or digital online courses.

IG: @HammerFab

Youtube: Hammerfab