Got called up on Friday night to detail this beauty. The paint was in poor condition, it's stored outside so I decided to "up" the protection on it. I researched a bit before getting into it, turns out corvette clear is rock hard as well...fun fun. Results were worth it to me though, but unfortunately the paint was chipped pretty bad in some areas. So that robbed some of the results, but it still turned out great. I spent two and a half days with breaks on this vette. The hard clear coat was a pain. But anyways here are the list of products used: Wash: - 2 Bucket Method w/ Grit Guards - Raceglaze Sheepskin Washmitt - Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff - Majestic Solutions Ultra Gloss - Sunlight Dishwashing Detergent Clay: - Riccardo Yellow Clay - Optimum No Rinse Clay Lube Dilution Wheels/Tires: - Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff - Raceglaze XL Wheel Brush - Meguiars Tire Brush - Sponge - Swissvax Wheel Brush - Gloss-It Signature Tire Gloss - Blackfire Metal Sealant (2 coats) - Collinite 845 (2 coats) Interior: - Ridgid WD1450 Shop Vac w/ Detailing Accessory Kit - Majestic Solutions Leather & Plastic Cleaner - Lexol Leather Conditioner - Finish Kare 108 Dressing - Finish Kare 316 Fabric Sealant - Chemical Guys Window Cleaner - Collinite 845 (windows 2 coats) - RagShack Window WW - Wal-Mart MFs - Autowerkes Exclusive MF Applicator Pads Door Jambs: - Optimum No Rinse - Collinite 845 (2 Coats) Engine Bay: - Majestic Solutions Super Green Stuff - Finish Kare 108 Dressing - Autowerkes Exclusive MF Applicator Pads Metal Polish: - P21S Polishing Soap - P21S Finish Restorer - Blackfire All Metal Sealant (3 coats) Paint Correction: - Flex 3403 - Gloss-it 3" Backing Plate - Gloss-it 5" Backing Plate - DD Uber Orange Pad 4" - DD Uber Yellow Pad 4" - DD Uber Orange Pad 5" - DD Uber Yellow Pad 5" - Menzerna Power Finish - Brinkmann Dual Xenon - Mastercraft LED Flashlight - Wool Duster - 3M Green Painters Tape Last Step Protection: - Bilt Hamber Autobalm (2 coats) - DD Uber Foam Applicator - Cookie Monster Buffing Towel V2 So here is how the vette was delivered...it's been sitting outside under a tree so keep that in mind, and it hasn't been detailed before. Here it is after a wash, it's all taped up and ready to be polished 50/50 shot after one pass of power gloss on a DD Yellow Uber Pad Some more befores and some durings Don't have pics of it, but I gave it a wash after it was polished and began to apply Bilt Hamber Autobalm. I applied two coats of it, the second coat was applied the next day. I wish I could come home to this garage everyday Afters: I didn't get very many good pictures because it was dark by the time I finished a lot and there was no sun up. So I did my best. I got about 95% correction on this, I was pleased with the results. Let me know what you think! Thanks for looking, Brendan Here's a little video for you guys to drool over http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko9kzyqW-l8
Fantastic job Brendan. Your best to date. Looks like the only thing left were really deep RDS. Congrats.
Thanks Ken! Really means a lot to me coming from a pro. I didn't feel up to learning how to wet-sand on a Z06 so I left them haha haha thanks Ken #2.
looking good ! wet-sanding isn't all that difficult, there just isn't much room for error. Best to go by a body shop and see if they have any junk fenders that you can take. That would be good for practice since it wouldn't matter if you burn through it.
yeah definitely. I'll look into that maybe in the spring. But honestly, wet-sanding is something I feel confident with yet. I'll see though. I like how only Vancouverites have posted so far lol
very nice. it looks very wet. hmm maybe ill give that wax a try. have you used souveran wax before and can compare?
thanks Dom Yeah the AB looked great on this yellow haha thanks thanks! Those are waffle weave towels that I never use. I didn't want to have to re-do the wheels after polishing since I get a lot of polish dust. So I just covered them up. Thanks! No I haven't tried souveran sorry
Awesome work Brendan! Good to see that you finally invested in a rotary. Photo skills looked like they improved significantly too!
thanks! Thanks! I don't know what I would have done if I had a PC for this. Thanks though, I use a 2 second timer on my tripod now because when I don't use a timer the vibration from pushing the button causes the photo to be blurry. Appreciate the good word!
