Mattke's Pit Stop

08/18/2026

That time of year again. Please share and get the word out!

08/10/2026

Cool to be out there on a NASCAR stock car! Sometimes opportunities find you.

08/05/2026

Riding along with Brayton Laster this weekend at the NASCAR ARCA Series race at the Iowa Speedway! One goal of mine checked off the list!

Joining us as an associate sponsor for this weekend’s ARCA Menards Series race at Iowa is none other than local Mattke's Pit Stop!

“Automotive Detailing, Window Tinting, and Repair. Experience you can count on!” Check them out on your drive into town at 599 West 3rd Street, Sumner, IA!

07/29/2026

Just a heads up, I will be closed next Friday and Saturday (August 7th and 8th) as I will be attending the NASCAR weekend at the Iowa Speedway. I will also be closed on August 13th as I will be attending the state fair. Been about a year since I've taken a day off and I could use a day or two off.

07/27/2026

Haven't posted in a while! It has been super busy around here and I've been buried in work.

Here lately I have really been hitting window tinting very hard. Not only have I had a bit to do but I've been trying to figure out what I need to do to cut back on contamination. I've watched a lot of YouTube videos (consider me Master YouTube Window Tinter). I learned how to cut back on contamination tremendously. The window pictured is what it looked like 2-3 days after application. So I'm super pumped about that.

Second set of photos is a truck we put fender flares, brush guard, and mudflaps on.

07/01/2026

Happy July 1st and happy new window tint law day! Today marks the start of a new window tint law. The new law states that you can have a drop tint to the AS1 line, you can now have 50% tint on the front side windows, and the rear sides and rear windshield can be as dark as you want.

50% is a very very light tint but hey it is a start and we will take what we can get!

06/14/2026

Detailing and tinting is currently booked until July.

06/10/2026

I had a vehicle come in that had a profound misfire. They originally took it to a dealership down in Des Moines that told them it needed an engine and quoted them an astronomical amount for repairs.

I started diagnostics by running a cooling system pressure test. There were no signs of any leakage internally or externally. While in the process of this we found 2 of the 4 spark plugs were cracked which would definitely allow a misfire condition to happen. We then replaced the spark plugs and cured the misfire condition.

Here recently the Right to Repair Act has been a huge topic among manufacturers. They want to make independent shops a thing of the past. This is a prime example of why taking your car to the dealer isn't always the answer. I know the shop I started at and learned A LOT at took pride in their work and to take care of their customers. I carry that over here and want to do the best I can not only for myself but for my customers. All a dealership means is they sell cars it doesn't mean they always get repairs right, heck I don't always get them right at first either but I try to do my best.

06/07/2026

I have June 24th, 25th, 29th, and 30th open for detailing and tint. Otherwise we will be scheduling for July.

06/04/2026

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I'm grateful for the business but I am starting to get behind. I've got a few deadlines to meet and keep and just a couple of other cars need to get back to their rightful owners who are patiently waiting for their return.

With that being said the next DETAILING and TINT openings will be available starting the week of the 22nd.

This way I am able to hopefully crawl myself out of the hole I'm currently in with work. Next week is already full and the following week I need to get a few other jobs done. Thanks for the support and understanding!

I still can do oil changes and other repair work to fill in the voids waiting for parts for other jobs.