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Award winning custom paint and premium detailing. Los Angeles. Shreveport. Dallas.
The Solo Element. Award winning custom automotive paint and premium detailing in Los Angeles, Shreveport and Dallas.
Award winning custom paint and premium detailing. Los Angeles, Shreveport, Dallas.
01 / The Work
Cars people walk across a hall to look at.
Show cars, exotics, trucks, bikes. Some of these have been on a magazine cover. All of them left here wet.
02 / Premium Detailing
We come to you.
Detailing at your house, at your work, or wherever the car is sitting. The same hands that spray show cars, brought to your driveway.
Rather bring it to us? Take $20 off any package.
Mobile detailing currently runs out of Shreveport, Louisiana. More cities are coming.
Paint and bodywork run in all three shops.
| Package | Sedan / Coupe | SUV / Truck | Drop off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Exterior | $75 | $90 | $20 off |
| Premium Interior | $100 | $125 | $20 off |
| Full DetailMost booked | $165 | $200 | $20 off |
| Deep Full Detail | $250+ | $300+ | $20 off |
03 / Book A Detail
Build it and we will come.
Pick the package, add what the car needs, and the price moves as you go. No surprises when we turn up.
Your email app should have opened with the booking filled in. Hit send there and we will confirm a time. If nothing opened, call 757-679-6099.
04 / The Artwork
Some of it is painting. Some of it is drawing.
Freehand airbrush, murals, portraits, biomech. Work that goes on door jambs and hoods where only the owner will ever find it.
Nothing here is a decal. It is laid down by hand, cleared over, and cut back flat so the artwork sits inside the paint instead of on top of it.
05 / The Artist
Solo Element represents a state of mind where individual creativity thrives and you are truly in your element.
Reinaldo Fuentes is a Puerto Rican artist whose journey began in the rough streets of Caguas, where he discovered spray painting and airbrushing at an early age.
For nearly three decades, his creativity and craftsmanship have established him as one of the most respected painters in the custom automotive world, earning major Best Paint honors and showcasing timeless builds at SEMA, Slamfest, DUB events, and on the cover of RIDES Magazine.
Today he remains the heart of Solo Element and its principal painter, continuing to exercise his expertise in the automotive world while expanding his artistry through original commissions and his upcoming fine-art collection, Solo Element by Reinaldo Fuentes. The next chapter of a legacy built through paint.
06 / The Shop
Three shops. One standard.
Los Angeles. Shreveport. Dallas. Same booth discipline, same prep, same people checking the work before it goes back on the trailer.
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07 / Receipts
You do not have to take our word for it.
Major Best Paint honors. Builds shown at SEMA, Slamfest and DUB events, in front of judges who look closely for a living. And that cover is ours, from 2014, which puts this work on newsstands before a good number of the shops you will find searching were open at all.
Nearly three decades of it, and still the same booth, the same prep, the same standard.
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08 / Straight Answers
The questions we get every week.
How much does a custom paint job cost?
Case by case, and it has to be. The number moves with the make and model, with how intricate the artwork is, and with what is waiting underneath: rust, old filler, dents, or a widebody kit that has to be fitted and blended straight before a drop of colour goes on. We have been doing this long enough to know that a price quoted over the phone is a guess, and a guess is exactly what you came here to get away from. Bring the car in. You leave knowing what it needs and what it costs.
How long will you have my car?
Weeks, not days. Most of that time the car is not being painted at all, it is being blocked, primed, blocked again, and sealed. Anyone promising a full custom job in two days is skipping the part that makes it last.
Will it orange peel?
Not when it leaves us. Every finish gets cut and buffed. If you have been burned by peel, runs, or dirt in the clear before, that is a prep and booth discipline problem, and it is the thing we are strictest about.
Do you disassemble, or mask around everything?
We disassemble. Jambs, edges, and undersides get painted properly. It costs more and takes longer, and it is the difference between a paint job and a respray.
Can you match a color I already have?
Yes, including custom mixes that were never a factory code. Bring the panel or bring the car.
Do you only do wild custom work?
No. We do straight color changes, restoration matching, and premium detailing on cars we did not paint. The standard does not change.
Do you work with out of state cars?
Often. Between Los Angeles, Shreveport, and Dallas we are usually closer than people expect, and enclosed transport is normal for this kind of work.
09 / Custom Paint
Tell us about the car.
Send what you have. A photo, a color you cannot stop thinking about, or just the year and model. We will come back with honest next steps.
Your email app should have opened with everything filled in. Hit send there and it lands with us. If nothing opened, write to so1oe1ement@gmail.com or call 757-679-6099.