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1994 Chevrolet Corvette Paint Correction

Friend/client of mine wanted his baby buffed and corrected, so I took this beast on. It only has about 30k miles for an almost 20 year old car. Great shape overall. Problem is, it was swirled all to heck. Little did I know that I was going to take on the hardest clear coat I have ever buffed...

Turns out, I had to go over it twice with an M105/IP orange pad combo. Even then, there were still some really deep scratches still remaining. I didn't want to cut too far as I still have to invest in a paint gauge on of these days. Nevertheless, I stopped at about 95% correction.

Thanks to all the forum members that responded to my initial inquiry earlier this week of how to tackle this project.

Total hours invested: 10

Equipment/Process used:

ONR wash
ONR spot clay

Flex 3401
Menz IP - orange CCS pad
M105 - orange CCS pad
85RD - gray CCS pad
PC
EZ Creme glaze (love this stuff) - blue CCS pad
Jetseal 109 (again love this stuff) - red CCS pad cured for 8 hours
Supernatural (might be my favorite LSP...so versatile and sooo wet looking)
Wheels dressed with OCW
Tires dressed with Sonax Tire Gel

PICS (these are UNALTERED)

BEFORE PICS:

Friend/client of mine wanted his baby buffed and corrected, so I took this beast on. It only has about 30k miles for an almost 20 year old car. Great shape overall. Problem is, it was swirled all to heck. Little did I know that I was going to take on the hardest clear coat I have ever buffed...

Turns out, I had to go over it twice with an M105/IP orange pad combo. Even then, there were still some really deep scratches still remaining. I didn't want to cut too far as I still have to invest in a paint gauge on of these days. Nevertheless, I stopped at about 95% correction.

Thanks to all the forum members that responded to my initial inquiry earlier this week of how to tackle this project.

Total hours invested: 10

Equipment/Process used:

ONR wash
ONR spot clay

Flex 3401
Menz IP - orange CCS pad
M105 - orange CCS pad
85RD - gray CCS pad
PC
EZ Creme glaze (love this stuff) - blue CCS pad
Jetseal 109 (again love this stuff) - red CCS pad cured for 8 hours
Supernatural (might be my favorite LSP...so versatile and sooo wet looking)
Wheels dressed with OCW
Tires dressed with Sonax Tire Gel

PICS (these are UNALTERED)

BEFORE PICS:

as it arrived Monday night...

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/DSC_0124.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/DSC_0123.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/DSC_0119.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/DSC_0118.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/DSC_0114.jpg

IN PROGRESS 50/50 PICS:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...50-50vette.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...0-50vette2.jpg

AFTER ORANGE PAD POLISHING ONLY:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/100vette.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3.../100vette2.jpg

AFTER GRAY PAD POLISHING (no glaze):

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/DSC_0170.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/DSC_0181.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/DSC_0165.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...e/DSC_0169.jpg

Forgot to add... the best part about doing this job is witnessing owners's reaction when they see their car. I wish I could have video'd them when they first saw it... but here is a pic of the owner upon delivery :) pardon the EVO smartphone pic quality.

Attachment 33350

wanna come do my NISMO?

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Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 1272039)

wanna come do my NISMO?

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert (Post 1272138)

Very nice!

Thanks for the props guys.... hey Isamu, if you were close by, I'd work on your car :)

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z (Post 1272686)

Thanks for the props guys.... hey Isamu, if you were close by, I'd work on your car :)

want to show me how to clean mine good?

What a car! How much did you buy this?

I love your car.. I also have the same chevvy corvette.. Your car seems maintained well. you did a good job. Do you get that new or used? Anyway I have a problem with my corvette.. I need a replacement for the exhaust manifold can you suggest where I can have one.... Can we be friend? Where are you located here in US? Pm me with your contact I want to be your friend...

Your place seems very familiar are you from alabama also? I think I been in that street. Where you study college? I am from Grantham University. here is my address 3880 Poplar Ln,Adamsville, AL. visit me pal:pics:

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Originally Posted by 370zproject (Post 1273039)

want to show me how to clean mine good?

All u need is patience and time to read up on detailing sites like autopia, etc

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Originally Posted by FromG2Z (Post 1280784)

All u need is patience and time to read up on detailing sites like autopia, etc

that requires a non retail job lol

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Originally Posted by prettychevvy (Post 1279847)

Have you visited some of the Corvette forums? Digital Corvettes is where I hand out most of the time and I post a ton of information there about the C5 Corvette.

By the way, you can find plenty of detailing information right here in the detailing section. Here's my C5, done with Adam's products and I have detailed the process in the detailing section.

http://pc-surgeon.net/images/cforum/washpics0.jpg

http://pc-surgeon.net/images/cforum/washpics3.jpg

http://pc-surgeon.net/images/cforum/c5_halos.jpg

last pic car looks like a tree so shiny!