1963 Corvette

Discussion in 'Show and Shine' started by Anthony Onorato, Mar 28, 2013.

  1. Anthony Onorato

    Anthony Onorato Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    I got an email last week from a client saying they had a 1963 Corvette in a barn. After exchanging a few emails I found out the Corvette was restored about 3 years, so I was glad to be dealing with a basecoat/clearcoat. As I pulled up to the owner's house for an evaluation of the vehicle, I realized this isn't a "barn." This is one of the most beautifully decorated, and most comfortable "homes" for vehicles I have ever encountered. I was ecstatic to work in such a facility and to earn a client such as himself. The owner was very straight-forward, and it turns out we lived on the same street about 15 years ago without knowing. Anyway, the owner got the car from a shop doing some work on it when he realized the paint had all sorts of scratches and marks on it. The shop obviously used some terry cloth or dirty, dusty towel to wipe dust off the car. I'm sure they had good intentions with presenting the owner with a clean car, but they had no idea the damage they were doing and what it would cost to owner to get correct.

    On to the detail...






    Products Used:
    Optimum No Rinse
    Adam's All Purpose Cleaner
    Adam's Glass Cleaner
    Adam's Interior Cleaner
    Adam's Leather Conditioner
    M105/D300 mixture on MF cutting disc
    Sonax 3/6 Nano Polish on White LC polishing pad
    Flex XC3401-VRG
    Adam's sVRT
    Chemical Guy's Bare Bones Undercarriage Spray
    ONR(clay lube dilution)
    Meguiar's fine grade clay
    ONR(detail spray dilution)
    CG Blacklight on black finishing pad
    Adam's Americana paste wax








    Some pictures aren't the greatest...this is the first time I used this specific camera for a detail indoors, I was learning a lot about the aperture and exposure settings.

    I also made a quick little video of the detail:
    [video=youtube;sIN3dQP21bA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIN3dQP21bA[/video]




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    Taped off the mirrors just as a precaution
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    All taped off and ready:
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    After claying the back 1/4 of the car
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    Some polishing shots(after M105/D300, but before Sonax 3/6)
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  2. maxepr1

    maxepr1 Jedi Nuba

    Nice work! Looks like a nice collection, getting any of them to work on?
     
  3. mrgolfrider

    mrgolfrider DB Forum Supporter

    Did he have any idea it could look that good? Nice save. "Barn"....lol!
     
  4. Anthony Onorato

    Anthony Onorato Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    Thanks guys! The owner was blown away, he never had this kind of work done before...and as soon as I was finished we were planning the Bel-Air and Camaro, along with his wife's Mercedes DD and his personal DD truck!
     
  5. stingray23

    stingray23 Jedi Nuba

    One of my all time favorite cars in my favorite color combo. Great job
     
  6. Meticulous-Detail

    Meticulous-Detail DB Forum Supporter

    Great job! Nice barn and collection too.
     

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