Detailed: 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 - Black

Wheels/Tires:
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner and Meguiar's Deep Crystal on wheels
Meguiar's APC on tires and wheel wells
Meguiar's Hyper Dressing on tires
EZ Detail brush for the barrels
Swissvax Wheel brush for calipers and small crevices

Wash:
CG Citrus Wash and Gloss via 2BM
Meguiar's Microfiber Wash Mitt

Clay:
Meguiar's OTC Clay
Meguiar's Last Touch

Paint Correction:
Flex 3401 VRG
Meguiar's G110v2 / 5" and 3” Backing Plates
Meguiar's D300 / MF Correction Pads
Meguiar's M205 / LC Black Pads
Craftsman 500W Halogen Lights
Brinkmann Dual Xenon Lights

LSP:
Meguiar’s Ultimate Paste Wax / 4” Meguiar’s Finising Pad

Interior:
Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer

Exhaust:
Meguiar's NXT Metal Polish

I recently got a call to detail one of my dream cars. I didn’t hesitate to take on the job and I was extremely stoked to work on this amazing machine. When the car was delivered to me, it already looked very shiny and only minimal swirls were visible and the car was already in great shape to begin with. The car only had 6,400 miles. I thought to myself that this will be an easy one but boy I was wrong.

Before:




Dirty Wheels




Dirty Exhaust Tips

Wash:


Sonax doing its thing


Cleaning the calipers


Cleaning the wheel barrels


Cleaning the wheel wells


Gunk coming off the wheel wells


Cleaning the exhaust tips


Glaze or oils being removed by the citrus wash








Cleaning the gas tank

It looked like the dealer used some type of glaze because of the oils I was removing while washing the car. In addition, the mediocre beading I was getting before the wash was completely killed after washing the car. After drying the car, I was greeted with the true condition of the paint. It was definitely worse than I originally saw but it still wasn’t bad. Here’s a picture of the clay after doing half of the hood:



As you can see, there wasn’t much bonded contaminants on the car. I was thrilled about this because claying didn’t really take long.

After claying the car, I immediately got into polishing. I started out with Meguiar’s D300 using 5” and 3” MF correcting pads. Here are some pictures through the entire process:


All taped up and ready to go


Before: Driver’s side door


50/50: Driver’s side door


50/50: Driver’s side door


After: Driver’s side door


50/50: Driver’s side rear fender


After: Driver’s side rear fender


Before: Driver’s side pillar


50/50: Driver’s side pillar


After: Driver’s side pillar


Before: Driver’s side front fender


After: Driver’s side front fender

 

Before: Hood


50/50: Hood


After: Hood


Before: Passenger side front fender


50/50: Passenger side front fender


After: Passenger side front fender


Before: Rear Bumper


After: Rear Bumper

Using the D300 created a very slight haze on the paint. This was more evident on the roof - I don’t know why. In order to create the perfect finish, I knew I had to follow it up with a finishing polish. The weapon of choice: Meguiar’s M205. I love this stuff. Here are some pictures after I treated the car with M205:











After polishing the car, I then applied Meguiar’s Ultimate Paste Wax. This wax looks gorgeous on black! Here are some pictures. You be the judge.

After:








Polished the exhaust tips too

 

Photoshoot:















































The Money Shot:



Approximate time: 18 Hours. I really need to shorten my detail time.
Location: Phoenix, AZ

What do you guys think? Opinions, comments and criticisms are welcome! The owner was very thrilled when he first saw his car.

 

Wow, fantastic work.......

I think it is awesome you used Megs Ultimate wax, being an OTC wax it really produced great results.

 

Wow, great results! I might be booking one soon and was scared M205 might not clean it up as i've heard the paint is hard.

 

Great job.............the Megs UPW looks sick on black. Noticed you used all Megs products.:thumb:

 

Sweet work, just goes to show that having a properly polished finish does all the work in making the car look great not just the wax itself, UPW really makes that finish look mint.

 

great work, I always find the clear coat so hard on vettes. great work, car looks awesome.

 

Hot car! Nice correction. Love that last photo and the photo of the hood with the reflection of the palm trees.... Wish I was there... lol

 

Great job Marc!

 

Finished pics are awesome. Great work.

 

Vette looks ridiculous, awesome correction work!

 

Very nice work, great looking car and what a nice location to show off your hard work.

Nice collection of brushes, by the way!

 

Fantastic work Marc, that Vette looks incredible. As for the time you put into it, well, it's a black Vette. You're definitely in the ballpark!:applause:

 

Looks amazing after correction great job!

 

Wow, amazing work man! Those sun bursts are out of this world.

 

a TRUE Playa in the sun with that car............ without a doubt

 

wow, what mirror shots, that black looks ten miles deep! nice work!

 

great job. really terrific work man.

 

Thank you so much, Kilo6! I really love UPW and it looks so great on black. It's easy to use as well. I think everyone should give this a fair shot even if it's an OTC product.

Thanks, mrd0t! This paint was surprisingly soft. M205 was required to clear up the hazing. Don't be afraid of any car. You just deal with it with the products and experience you have. Plus, that's what we're here for. Just ask away and I'm sure everyone will be more than happy to help out.

Thank you, inyadreems! I love Meguiar's and I'm a big supporter.

Thanks a lot, Chas! I agree with that statement 100%! Polishing is the core of how the paint looks and the wax is just icing on the cake.

Thank you so much, Bryan!

Thanks, Gale! You're right. It made me want a C6 more LOL! I was blown away with the pictures myself.

Thank you, Brian!

Thank you so much for the kind words, Ken! I appreciate it.

WOW thanks a lot for the compliments, Dave!!! That carries a lot of weight coming from you. I really admire your work.

Thanks a lot, Piet! I really liked the location. I just happened to drive by it and decided to stop for photos.

Thank you so much for the kind words, Mike! I'm just happy to hear that I'm not going ridiculously longer than normal with this car. I was really tired and exhausted after detailing this car. But it was worth it. I just wish I got more money for it.

WOW Thank you so much for the compliments, Jimmy! That's awesome to hear!

Thank you for the kind words, Tim! That's great coming from you!

Thanks, SRT8! The paint really looks wet.

Thank you, Kaban!