I met up with the owner of this classic corvette a couple months ago. After inspecting the car it was quite apparent it needed an extensive paint correction. It had been repainted a few years ago and the finish was substantially lacking clarity and gloss. Heavy swirls, RIDS, sanding marks, DA pigtails, etc.... This car had a bit of everything. Because the owner had multiple shows coming up he wanted it ready for them, but my schedule was heavily booked. I ended up pulling 20hr days for about a week, working on a couple other cars then coming home and putting an additional 4-7hrs/day on this over the course of 5 days. There was about 27 hours into this classic. Car looked great from a distance, but when you got closer you could see there was a lot to do. Removing all the old tire dressing and restoring the white on the tires. Some "non-factory" ghost flames. Unless you have direct light on them, they are almost invisible. The paintwork was nicely done, however the finishing was quite poor. Final polishing finished Another area where the body shop got lazy and decided to take an extra long lunch break... After compounding and final polishing, the paint looks "ship shape" again. 50/50 compounding shot on the trunk Another spot the body shop missed. Some DA induced pigtails, and these were DEEP. Much time was taken to remove this as it was close to an edge and had to be finessed carefully for safe removal. If you look closely, the body shop had already burned an edge, so I had to use extreme caution around this compromised area! Looking better, with final polishing to be carried out later. Although nothing could be done about the burned edge (compliments of the body shop guys). After jeweling the finish for a few hours.... Since the car was finished at about 1:30 am, there were no sun shots to be had. So a week or two later I met up with the owner for a few pics out in the sun. We decided to get some of the many trophies this car has won and do a few photos with them. This is a TINY selection of the 100+ trophies and awards this car has won. It has since brought a few new trophies home as well! Still looked very good after multiple wipedowns from a couple car shows. Thanks for checking it out!
Thanks! Unfortunately no... Its seriously been a "Corvette Summer" for me. I've done so many vettes in the last 2 months I can see them in my sleep, and I wish I was joking!
