This car was just recently picked up by my customer from an auction. the previous owner had passed away and the car was left sitting for about two years until it was bought at the auction. The car was going to be entered in a "Corvettes in paradise" show which is held annually by the Florida Corvette Club at the famous Holiday Isle resort in Islamorada, FL; so i had to make it a show winner. Overall the paint wasn't in bad shape. This could have been because the car only had 14k on the odometer. However there were some very minor swirls and some oxidation from the car sitting for so long. I decided to give this car a one step polish with Menzerna Power Finish and follow that up with a coat of Swissvax Mystery to give it an unreal shine. Cleaning Exterior -Wash -1Z Anti Insekt -CG CWC -Meg's mitt -P21s TAW -Wheels -CG CWC -P21s Wheel Cleaner GEL -P21s TAW -EZ detail brush -Swissvax wheel brush -OXO tire scrubber -ARO -Wheel Wells -P21s TAW -Meg's APC+ -Meg's Super Degreaser -DD wheel well brush Convertible Top -ARO Clay -Special yellow poly clay -ONR lube Polishing -Exterior paint -Menzerna Power Finish via Green über pad -Makita 9227C -3M Yellow Foam Backing Plate -1000w halogen lights -ISA 50/50 wipedown -DD über MF towels -Racatac LSP -Paint -Swissvax Cleaner Fluid -Swissvax Mystery -FK #425 Quick Detailer -CG 530XL MF towels -DD Fluffy green "no name" towels -Wheels -Swissvax Cleaner Fluid -Swissvax Autobahn -Optimum QD -CG Barebones (wheel wells) -Swissvax Pneu Glass -Adam's Glass Cleaner Convertible Top -RaggTopp canvas Protectant Here's what the car looked like after washing, claying, tape, and a 91% Isopropyl Alcohol solution wipedown. some surface scratches drip marks on the paint Swirls some oxidation on the front bumper really made this peice look faded Here's a 50/50. although its very light, you can see how the left side has not been polished and the right side was more shots before and after of the mirror Finished!!! thats all! Thanks for looking! Dom
Great job ... it was actually in pretty nice shape for being a FL vehicle. If you don't mind me asking ... How much time did you spend polishing?
thanks for the comments everyone! the car won 1st place in the corvettes in paradise show i described at the beginning of the post.
You said it won a Concours De Elegance in the the thread title though? That says it won a Corvette a show. Thats what I am asking.
