Mac’s Custom Haus didn’t start in a big shop with fancy tools. It started in my parents’ backyard on summer break from university with a desire, a spray gun, and a lot of determination.

During my last year at Old Dominion University, a mentor told me, “Omari, you should start your own business.” That one sentence planted the seed that lead me here. One Sunday after visiting that mentor, he sold me a 1995 BMW 325i that had been parked in his front yard for many years. I was eager for the project.

Little did I know that same BMW would be the first car I ever painted. Months leading up to “paint day” I decided to dive headfirst in the theory behind painting a vehicle, I learned everything I could about prep work, primers, clearcoats, paint materials, and how real bodywork was supposed to be done. Then, with no practical experience, and a hint of nervousness, I went out into the backyard and started sanding down the car, the next step was going to be paint (as shown in the photo).

Years later, here we are preserving automotive history, one paint job at a time.

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