2001 Corvette Hard Clear

Discussion in 'Show and Shine' started by bigaudiofanatic, Oct 21, 2013.

  1. bigaudiofanatic

    bigaudiofanatic Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    A fellow customer who I did a audio system for contacted me about getting his corvette winterized and cleaned up. We decided to just do the exterior and worry about getting a full 2 stage + interior done in the spring. This was my first time working with corvette clear and even with MF pads as well as an assortment of polishes to work with it was no easy task. I ended up switching between M101 and FG400 in the process, I added a stage 2 correction to the hood as it became very finicky too work with to get a proper correction with a one stage.

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    Auto Finesse Lather
    Auto Finesse Glass cleaner
    Auto Finesse Citrus
    Uber MF pads and orange pads
    Meguiars M101
    Menzerna FG400
    Chemical Guys No nonsense cleaner
    Chemical Guys tire gel
    Chemical Guys Metal polish
    Uber Towels
    Wolfgang Fuzion wax

    Cleaning wheels and soaking front bumper first

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    Sadly I didn't have my wet sanding supplies with me because this scratch would have been gone

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    2nd stage on the hood
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  2. rwisejr

    rwisejr DB Forum Supporter

    Nice job but that exhaust looks so out of place on that car.
     
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  3. P1et

    P1et Official DB Moderator

    Really nice work, and especially since you did it all outside. I agree though, that exhaust looks like it's from a sports bike.
     
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  4. Pureshine

    Pureshine DB Pro Supporter

    Great work car looks amazing :)
     
  5. MGEVOX

    MGEVOX New Member

    Yea same exact thing I thought great work on the car but that exhaust is horrific!! And wow I was planning on getting the sidekick to help with my leaky mirrors and jams didn't realize how tiny it was. Does it work well?
     
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  6. Stokdgs

    Stokdgs Detail Master

    Beautiful job with the Flex3401 VRG !

    The paint is so much better and very clear !

    Im also of the opinion that the exhaust here is not really designed to go with the lines or character of this car..
    The guys at Bowling Green designed the best looking exhaust for all the Corvettes years ago and that "look" they came up with seems to fit the car better...

    Thanks again for the awesome work, write up and pics !
    Dan F
     
  7. Mike Lambert

    Mike Lambert Birth of a Detailer

    Very nice work! They are tough!
     
  8. bigaudiofanatic

    bigaudiofanatic Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    the sidekick doesn't replace a full size master blaster of leaf blower however, it does do a great job of getting water out of the cracks during drying.
    Yes, doing it in the sub is a pain I will be investing in a canopy very soon

     
  9. bigaudiofanatic

    bigaudiofanatic Any Rag Vehicle Washer

    Thank you all for the compliments.
     

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