Houston · Texas
Plato o PlomoGarage
Silver or Lead.
Before you scroll
This page is built as an immersive experience, a digital museum of Houston slab culture as much as a shop. Every ride, photo and chapter here is ours.
So do it right: turn your volume up and hit Play on the Shop Stereo, historic DJ Screw on shuffle, then take your time rolling through the rides, the trunks, the culture and the people who built it.
Silver or Lead.
Enter the exhibit
Plato o Plomo collection · 04
Finished Rides
HOU / TX · 29.7604° N, 95.3698° W
Plata O Plomo Fleetwood
So Tired Of Ballin' Vert
Desert Sunset Eldorado
'64 Impala On Golds
Four cars · one Houston garage · tap any frame
Featured
The Houston Astros put our work on their page. Shop visits from H-Town legends, Screw Day on the lot and music video sets all live on the events page.
What We Do
This is not a shop counter. Plato o Plomo Garage is a sourcing and quality assurance process. Your money does not just pay for a full build, it pays for the intricate, culturally correct details that make a slab anatomically right: the paint depth, the poke, the level stance, the grain, the trunk and the knock.
Not just anyone can build it right. We build it right because we know the underground.
Finished Rides
Sourcing the raw vehicle and taking a slab or big body from bare bones to street-ready.
- Vehicle sourcing & inspection
- Frame, suspension and stance
- Full mechanical refresh
Music and Sound
Amps, subs, decks and tuning, dialed in so the block hears you first.
- Custom amp racks & wiring
- Wall and sealed sub builds
- Screwed-tape tuning
Trunks
Actuator-powered pop trunks, plexi, mirrors, lettering and lighting laid out clean.
- Actuator-powered trunk mounting & bolt up
- Plexi, mirror and neon layout
- Custom lettering & murals
Wheels
Swangas, elbows and 84s, poked out and finished right.
- Swanga sourcing & restoration
- Gold plating and re-chrome
- Custom lace and spoke work
Paint
Candy, flake and wet-look mirror finishes with custom murals and stripes.
- Candy over gold or silver base
- Flake, patterns and pinstriping
- Airbrushed murals and lettering
Reference: “Candy Red Slab”, Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Underglow
Neon and LED glow under the frame that lights the whole street.
- Color-matched LED or neon
- App and remote control
- Trunk and grille accents
Interior
Custom guts, stitched leather, suede headliners, wood grain and color-matched trim.
- Diamond and biscuit stitching
- Grain wheel, dash and trim
- Suede headliners & flooring
Reference: 1986 Cadillac Coupe DeVille interior, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
High Life (Details)
The finishing touches, chrome, emblems, engraving, grilles and full detail work.
- Chrome and gold plating
- Engraving and custom emblems
- Show-day detail and ceramic
Reference: 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible, Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Book The Build
Tell us the year, the color and the sound you're chasing. Houston pickup and drop-off available.