1978 Corvette pace car black and silver

JT Moto

JT Moto

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I saw a post on blackfires Instagram today and it reminded me that I still need to fix one of these. We have a 78 pace car on display at the dealer, and it was butchered by our vendor detailer prior to me taking over all of the new car work.

It was hit with a wool pad on a rotary with heavy compound, and then wiped down. Obviously it is filled with holograms and the typical tell tale signs left by such a process.

I’ve never followed a bad detail on a single stage car so I’m not sure of my plan of attack. I was thinking about just using BF one step with a white pad and giving it a gentle massage since I’m not sure how heavily the other guy leaned on it and I don’t own a gauge that will work on fiberglass.

The other thought I had was using meguiars #7 by hand.

I’m going to leave a generous amount of room on all of the hard body lines and edges, I noticed 2 or three burn throughs on the front bumper from the butcher.

Do you guys have any insight? It’s a low priority job but I want to have a solid plan when I get a chance to work on it. I’ll try and snap some pics when I get a chance.






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Got any pics? These are my fav things to do---classic paint restorations.

Use #7 if paint is dry, dull looking or oxidized. If not---skip and go to polish.

BF One step is good choice with white pads---can't go wrong.

I'll prolly go with Pinnacle Jeweling Wax for starters. Not as abrasive as the Blackfire.

Go slow and go easy...

Tom
 
Do this---fool proof.

62 Roman Red 409/4 speed

If you're not sure---go ahead and put down small spot of #7 and let sit for couple days and remove.

Keep us posted---this stuff is good stuff to learn!

Tom
 
Oh...since car is Black---prolly will suck up #7

Tom
 
TMQ said:
Use #7 if paint is dry, dull looking or oxidized. If not---skip and go to polish.

BF One step is good choice with white pads---can't go wrong.

I'll prolly go with Pinnacle Jeweling Wax for starters. Not as abrasive as the Blackfire.
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No pics at the moment, I’ll snap some in the next day or two.

Paint is shiny, just abused by the rotary/wool/heavy cut trifecta of violence

Good idea on the Jeweling wax, working that may take longer but will be safer. No sense rushing on a car like this for zero reason.


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If that is case----prolly Blackfire One step will be ok on soft white pads.

Do a small spot and see.

I have both the Pinnacle and the Blackfire on hand so it was easy for me to do test and decide.

You have the right mind set---"No sense rushing on a car like this for zero reason".

You're off to a good start!

Tom
 
Post some pictures of the damage when ya get a chance.

Definitely tread lightly.

With the limited info here are a couple options.....

- Menzerna 3800 with a non cutting wax pad (something like buff and shine red) around speed 3.

Or

- Machine glaze with a light cutting pad
 
I'll chime in,

I buffed one of these out last year, it too had the original paint. It was ROUGH.

Process

  1. Waterless wash with SONAX Glass Cleaner
  2. Clay
  3. Machine apply BLACKFIRE One Step
  4. Dress tires


Done.


Sad to say, I never shared any pictures but it started out rough and came out GREAT!


I'll try to find some pictures.


If the original single stage paint is shiny, I would skip the #7 Rub Down Technique, that's for chalky neglected paint over time. Never hurts to apply AFTER the paint correction step.

All you want to do is remove the holograms scratches and an quality AIO with great abrasive technology and a foam pad will do the job.



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It’s an indoor car, only a few miles on it. I think it’s seen the sun twice.


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Definitely quite a bit rougher than I was picturing.....

I would then give Blackfire One Step a shot.

Don't think my two options will get ya far on that one.

Any chance of tracking someone down local that could give ya some paint measurements on that?
 
Paint measurements?

It's a fiberglass body.

Give it a good wash and clay. Hit it lightly with BF One Step.

Done...

Tom
 
Looks like the general consensus is right along with what I was planning. I’ll let you guys know how it turns out.

It’s always nice to get a few opinions on things and I appreciate the help from you guys.


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