1994 Chevrolet Corvette Paint Correction

FromG2Z · 08-20-2011, 02:34 PM

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...

IN PROGRESS 50/50 PICS:

AFTER ORANGE PAD POLISHING ONLY:

AFTER GRAY PAD POLISHING (no glaze):

FromG2Z · 08-20-2011, 02:36 PM

And here are the completed shots, again UNALTERED pics. I wish there was more sun today, but it was partly cloudy.

FromG2Z · 08-20-2011, 02:37 PM

And lastly, here are some HDR pics, I think they are wayyyy cool. And yes these are slightly ALTERED pics.

FromG2Z · 08-20-2011, 02:59 PM

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.

chris and vette.jpg

Isamu · 08-21-2011, 05:11 AM

wanna come do my NISMO?

ImportConvert · 08-21-2011, 10:02 AM

Very nice!

FromG2Z · 08-21-2011, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isamu

wanna come do my NISMO?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ImportConvert

Very nice!

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

370zproject · 08-21-2011, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FromG2Z

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?

bonnieclouds · 08-25-2011, 02:42 AM

What a car! How much did you buy this?

prettychevvy · 08-25-2011, 03:01 AM

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...

prettychevvy · 08-25-2011, 03:06 AM

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

FromG2Z · 08-25-2011, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 370zproject

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

370zproject · 08-26-2011, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FromG2Z

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

that requires a non retail job lol

Junkman2008 · 08-28-2011, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prettychevvy

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...

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.

370zproject · 08-28-2011, 10:06 AM

last pic car looks like a tree so shiny!

08-20-2011, 02:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
FromG2Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Fields of Opportunities Posts: 1,406 Drives: '12 5.0, kona, 6MT Rep Power: 17	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... IN PROGRESS 50/50 PICS: AFTER ORANGE PAD POLISHING ONLY: AFTER GRAY PAD POLISHING (no glaze): __________________ 2012 5.0 GT Prem, Kona Blue, 6MT, HID, Brembo, 3.73 -- Ordered: 9/20/11, Born on: 10/20/11, Delivered 11/15/11"Marilyn" GT500 mufflers/flaps, MGW shifter, FRPP K springs, BMR panhard bar, Boss coil covers, 3DC spoiler, Llumar Tint (35% and 20%), 3M ClearBra

08-20-2011, 02:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
FromG2Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Fields of Opportunities Posts: 1,406 Drives: '12 5.0, kona, 6MT Rep Power: 17	And here are the completed shots, again UNALTERED pics. I wish there was more sun today, but it was partly cloudy. __________________ 2012 5.0 GT Prem, Kona Blue, 6MT, HID, Brembo, 3.73 -- Ordered: 9/20/11, Born on: 10/20/11, Delivered 11/15/11"Marilyn" GT500 mufflers/flaps, MGW shifter, FRPP K springs, BMR panhard bar, Boss coil covers, 3DC spoiler, Llumar Tint (35% and 20%), 3M ClearBra

08-20-2011, 02:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
FromG2Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Fields of Opportunities Posts: 1,406 Drives: '12 5.0, kona, 6MT Rep Power: 17	And lastly, here are some HDR pics, I think they are wayyyy cool. And yes these are slightly ALTERED pics. __________________ 2012 5.0 GT Prem, Kona Blue, 6MT, HID, Brembo, 3.73 -- Ordered: 9/20/11, Born on: 10/20/11, Delivered 11/15/11"Marilyn" GT500 mufflers/flaps, MGW shifter, FRPP K springs, BMR panhard bar, Boss coil covers, 3DC spoiler, Llumar Tint (35% and 20%), 3M ClearBra

08-20-2011, 02:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
FromG2Z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Fields of Opportunities Posts: 1,406 Drives: '12 5.0, kona, 6MT Rep Power: 17	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. chris and vette.jpg __________________ 2012 5.0 GT Prem, Kona Blue, 6MT, HID, Brembo, 3.73 -- Ordered: 9/20/11, Born on: 10/20/11, Delivered 11/15/11"Marilyn" GT500 mufflers/flaps, MGW shifter, FRPP K springs, BMR panhard bar, Boss coil covers, 3DC spoiler, Llumar Tint (35% and 20%), 3M ClearBra

08-28-2011, 10:06 AM	#15 (permalink)
370zproject A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Memphis Age: 34 Posts: 16,104 Drives: 09 A/T 370z blue Rep Power: 52	last pic car looks like a tree so shiny! __________________ Brake Upgrade Package ate blue, hawk hp ceramic pads, and slotted rotors

08-21-2011, 10:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
ImportConvert A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: SWMO Posts: 4,454 Drives: 2019 CX5 GT Reserve Rep Power: 7626	Very nice!

08-25-2011, 02:42 AM	#9 (permalink)
bonnieclouds Base Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: united states Posts: 1 Drives: nissan skyline gtr Rep Power: 13	What a car! How much did you buy this?

08-25-2011, 03:01 AM	#10 (permalink)
prettychevvy Base Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 2 Drives: 05 Nissan 370Z CS M2 Rep Power: 13	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...

08-25-2011, 03:06 AM	#11 (permalink)
prettychevvy Base Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 2 Drives: 05 Nissan 370Z CS M2 Rep Power: 13	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

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