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Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 3

December 9, 2015 By Nadeem Muaddi

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Ish Jimenez - West Coast Customs

The third and final installment of our interview series with Ish Jimenez, master trimmer and former star of MTV’s hit show "Pimp My Ride," is the most personal. … [Read more...] about Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 3

Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 2

December 8, 2015 By Nadeem Muaddi

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Ish Jimenez - West Coast Customs

In part one of our three-part interview series with Ish Jimenez, master trimmer and former star of MTV’s hit show "Pimp My Ride," he told us all about his humble beginnings — starting as a troubled kid in South Central Los Angeles, who was forced to work in his uncle’s auto upholstery shop to stay out of trouble, to becoming a world-famous auto upholsterer. … [Read more...] about Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 2

Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 1

December 7, 2015 By Nadeem Muaddi

Auto Upholstery - The Hog Ring - Ish Jimenez - West Coast Customs

Ish Jimenez, master trimmer and former star of MTV’s hit television show "Pimp My Ride," singlehandedly made auto upholstery cool again. … [Read more...] about Talking Shop with Trimmer Ish Jimenez 1

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