This was a fun and unique car to work on! My first with a fiberglass body, but honestly it didn't really behave that much differently than a metal underbody. Anyways, great lines on the car which did make for lots of switching between big and small uber pads to get the job done. Details on the process listed below with the photos. Car was originally silver, but owner went with this nice soft blue with some flake in it so the paint was in decent shape. Fair amounts of swirls and waterspots and a handful of RDS to be removed. This car was one of 390 that received a aluminum-head engine in 1969. It has a massive 427 in it and glassback side exit exhausts. It is freaking loud! It sounded like a couple of harleys were driving down the road at WOT when the owner drove it home. I couldn't wipe the grin off my face after hearing that! As it first appeared. In decent shape but could use more gloss. Car was washed gently with the 2-bucket method and CG Citrus Wash. Badges were removed to allow for fuller cleaning/polishing. No protection was found on the vehicle. Now, onto the defects found after the wash: waterspots, swirl marks and some scratches Here are some correction shots...the blue flake made it difficult to capture. Car was hit with Power and Super Finishes on green/blue ubers, respectively. Rotary was the tool of the day. Before After Little Ubers for the tight spaces Before After. Some defects remain, but the owner did not want 100% correction. Before After Right side of panel gap corrected, left side not yet. Not the clearest 50/50 I've ever done, but it works. Right side is corrected in this pic Gunk and defects under and around badge on gas door before correction Corrected. Badging had really dug into the clear on this car, I did not feel the need to correct too deeply on these lines and the badges would be going back on anyways. Right side corrected, left side not yet. All the chrome trim including the wheels were polished out CG Metal Polish. Here are a few shots under garage lighting after correction and before LSP, which was Power Lock. Onto the outside sun shots...enjoy
Great job, that paint looks really nice when corrected. Quick question, when you polished the metal, what method of applicatin did you use? Foam applicator, MF applicator or MF towel? Again, nice work.
Looks great! My dad used to have a '74 Stingray, heavily modified (I don't remember the exact HP on it, but it was close to 500...), that scared the living bajesus out of me... The speedometer ended and 189 MPH, but we had it going past that one day on the way home... Going that fast in a car like that, or that fast in any vehicle for that matter, really makes one appreciate the value of life .
Wow, what road was that? Going that fast would necessitate a clean pair of shorts to change into for me...
LOL! You are dead on, but that is my grass unfortunately, was working on the 'vette in my shop. My landscape plan is on the wall in my office, looks great, we just haven't instituted it yet. Don't have a riding mower yet to cut the 3.5 acres and running the push mower over it is about as fun as slamming my finger in the door. Besides there has been too much detailing going on lately to trim the weeds!
