Detailed Reflections pimp that caddy

Detail time : 7 - 7 1/2 hours Outside detail only with basic engine bay degrease and dress. 1976 Caddy Eldurado vert 18,000 original miles. Single stage paint with lots of oxidation ,paint contamination, and swirls galore . Car came out great finished off real nice except a couple spots had some bodyshop wet sand marks that looks like they never stepped to a different paper to finish off,and a few water spots on hood that had etched into paint and damaged paint pigment.It looked like a different color when i was done because of the oxidation. DETAILED REFLECTIONS

-Wash - foam gun [DP soap] , wheels and tires with ARO,Engine degrease with megs degreaser.
-Car spot clayed Pinnacle poly clay and lube and respot clayed while polishing
-Polished with menzerna SIP via FLEX and orange 6.5 LC pad
-Polished via PC menzerna 106 Nano to finsih down and get in tight areas and deep grooves with white 5.5 lc pad
-Paint cleaned with KAIO via PC finish pad[ black]
-Wax applied by hand ,Surf city barrier reef liquid carnuba - removed by hand.
-Outside glass polished with Klasse AIO
-Engine bay dressed with 425 and bold n bright
-Door jams wiped down with megs ultimate QD
-Tires and trim dressed with bold n bright
-All chrome wiped down with 425.
-Final wipe down for inspection by owner done with megs ultimate QD

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HOOD BEFORE

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REAR QUARTER BEFORE

DURING

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FRONT QUARTER BEFORE

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DOOR PANEL BEFORE

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HOPE YOU ENJOYED!

 

What a classic, Henry Hill would have been proud!!!

 

Well done, vehicle looks good. Seems like that vehicle has been in storage for the most of it's life nice :wicked:

Thank you for sharing with us eace:

 

Looks good like a pimp mobile should.

 

I just love seeing old school vehicles in pristine condition. It's like going back in time. I always appreciate the older vehicles, because to me they are the ones that brought up the vehicles we have today. You did a great job on that huge classic .

 

thanks all hes getting a new top soon so it will soon be perfect. He has a bunch of older classics i will be doing like an old mach 1 and early 60's impala.

 

Sweeeet, more classics

 

big pimpin ...bigg pimpin ..big pimpin ..bigg pimpinnnn!!!!!!

 

Where's all the leaves on your trees up there? Looks cold... LOL

Other than that. Great transformation!