dsms detail - 10' Camaro SS Full Correction

Chevy Camaro in for a complete correction and winter prep detail.

-Car was bought with 8,000 miles on it
-Dealer prep and polish job left paint with heavy defects and holograms



Some before shots of the finish, lots of swirling, RIDS and machine holograms





Example of how a hologram carries in the light



The wash process

-Foam w/ CG maxi suds
-Soak with Optimum Power clean 5:1
-Hand wash using Lusso Auto Bathe

Car was then clayed and dried followed by several IPA wipedowns to remove any remaining protection, oils and clay residue

Measuring the paint with a paint gauge, consistent readings all around



Hood under the LED light, nice myriad of defects



After a few test combos I landed on the following using both rotary and DA machnes. M105, M205 and Menzerna powerfinish.

A 50.50 after compounding of some of the hood defects



Pulled the car outside to check my work...




Front fender 50.50



Showing the difference in color between polished and unpolished paint... both are technically "black" paint :giggle:



Closeup of some of the deeper defects





The lower panels of this car took the most abuse, 50.50 of lower front fender vs. door



Spot compounding



Some of the body panels make for awkward polishing angles, improvisation as always is a staple in the correction process :thumb:

I always open up doors during correction so I can polish all the way to an edge without my pad running onto an adjacent panel, especially one just polished out.



Some areas required an extra hit during the compounding stage





Some DA finishing on the trunk, new crimson LC pads are very nice!



A 50.50 of the trunk, again lots of holograms



Better pic of some of the deeper defects



Under the LED









The rear bumper had some of the worst holograms I have seen on a car and by worst I mean just careless buffing x10! Typical figure 8's pattern going up and down the entire bumper.

Before, holograms and defects under standing halogen and LED lights



After, same exact light source(s) in the same spot




All in all the correction process took about 15hrs. After which a final IPA wipedown was given before LSP. LSP of choice was Menzerna powerlock.

Wheels polished with Werkstat Prime followed by 2 coats of Rejex.

Interior did not need much work. All leather was treated with the Leather Masters trio for a clean no shine look. 303 on the plastics and Jetseal on the doorjamps for protection.

After shots of the interior





Finished shots



























Thanks for looking :thumb:

 

awesome turnaround on the car. gj

 

wow that thing was a nightmare. poor car. loks awsome now great work. that interior is sick looking too

 

excellent and awesome write up.... I really like your latter write ups including steps and products used vs just showing pics with no info.

Thank you

 

Nice job returning that Camaro to proper form. It's bad enough the condition that particular one was in, but then you realize how many other "new" cars look just like that. I also like the idea of opening the doors to polish out edges easier. I think I'll give that a try

 

Great work as always Dave. That baby was seriously mistreated.

 

Man great work that SS was hammered.

 

Dave, that is a stunning bit of work you did!

 

Great work as usual Dave.

How was the clear? hard or soft?

 

Car with only 8,000 miles took a real beating to the paint and apparently the dealer didn't help matters. Now the customer will feel like he has a brand new car because now it looks better than new thanks to Dave.

 

Stunning work Dave...

 

Beautiful job David!

 

Nice work Dave, always enjoy reading your write-ups.

That before pic of the scratches by the Camaro badge really showed how bad that thing was.

-Kody-

 

nice job!

 

such a good looking car... i think the best of the latest retro-esque redo's, just needs a drop and some 22s

good tip on the doors, never even occured to me - i always pop the hood and boot though

 

Great job Dave!

 

Excellent job Dave.

 

As usual great Job dave!!!

 

looking great !

 

looks great