MoparAddict
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- May 2, 2007
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Hey Everyone,
Had the pleasure of getting this ready for its buyer this morning. Came in late last night off the truck. The buyer was very anxious to take delivery so I was kind of in a hurry and didn't get a lot of before pictures. Ill be doing one or two more next week. One is a "premier edition" in blue and the other is blacked out. Ill do a much more thorough write up on those as they aren't sold units.
HEADS UP- I thought I would let everyone know what I found out last night. GM has posted a bulletin for all the dealers that these cars are being delivered mild to severely scratched. CAUSE_ After these are made in Kentucky they are sitting for some time before the trucks get to them. (These do not go on the railroad, they come straight from factory, straight to the dealership. No middle man.) Anyways before they are loaded they are wrap with a car cover. You know where this is going lol. So they are being wrapped with dust, dirt ect on the paint. After be driven for who know how many miles with the wind slapping the cover. Its causing the dirt to rub in the paint causing some pretty good heavily scratched areas. The bulletin says the major problem areas are the headlights (see pic below), roof, and rear hatch. Although when I was going through it. It was also on the top of the fenders, edge of the hood near the windshield, A pillars badly (its black acrylic), on the edges on the rear quarter panels, and the rear hatch glass. Thought I give everyone a heads up if they come across this or you get a new Vette with heavy swirls from the dealer trying to remove them.
Anyways onto the good stuff-
Process
-Wash 2BM with P&S Citrus Wash
-Wheels were cleaned with Sonux wheel cleaner and Daytona
-Clayed (although didn't seem needed, just to be safe) Blue, Blue magic
-Dried with master blaster/guzzler
Correction-
-All the problems area above were fixed with Menzerna SIP on 4" orange CCS pads w/ Makita rotary
-Then went over with Menzerna 85RD with 4"/6.5" white CCS pads on PCXP and Rupes21
-Topped w/ Sonicwax Carnaubavore (first time using this. Absolutely love this stuff, goes on and off very easy, leaves the paint incredibly smooth and amazing gloss. smells vantastic. really made the metallic pop on the paint trim areas as well as the silver)
-Exhaust tips were hit with Menzerna metal polish
-Glass was treated with aquapel, buyer request
-Wheels were not treated with any protectant, buyer request
-Tires treated P&S wipe and shine
Interior was a simple wipe down, buyer did not want anything on it
Scratched Headlight
All done in the shop
Thanks for looking! Of course all questions/comments are welcomed
Trevor
Had the pleasure of getting this ready for its buyer this morning. Came in late last night off the truck. The buyer was very anxious to take delivery so I was kind of in a hurry and didn't get a lot of before pictures. Ill be doing one or two more next week. One is a "premier edition" in blue and the other is blacked out. Ill do a much more thorough write up on those as they aren't sold units.
HEADS UP- I thought I would let everyone know what I found out last night. GM has posted a bulletin for all the dealers that these cars are being delivered mild to severely scratched. CAUSE_ After these are made in Kentucky they are sitting for some time before the trucks get to them. (These do not go on the railroad, they come straight from factory, straight to the dealership. No middle man.) Anyways before they are loaded they are wrap with a car cover. You know where this is going lol. So they are being wrapped with dust, dirt ect on the paint. After be driven for who know how many miles with the wind slapping the cover. Its causing the dirt to rub in the paint causing some pretty good heavily scratched areas. The bulletin says the major problem areas are the headlights (see pic below), roof, and rear hatch. Although when I was going through it. It was also on the top of the fenders, edge of the hood near the windshield, A pillars badly (its black acrylic), on the edges on the rear quarter panels, and the rear hatch glass. Thought I give everyone a heads up if they come across this or you get a new Vette with heavy swirls from the dealer trying to remove them.
Anyways onto the good stuff-
Process
-Wash 2BM with P&S Citrus Wash
-Wheels were cleaned with Sonux wheel cleaner and Daytona
-Clayed (although didn't seem needed, just to be safe) Blue, Blue magic
-Dried with master blaster/guzzler
Correction-
-All the problems area above were fixed with Menzerna SIP on 4" orange CCS pads w/ Makita rotary
-Then went over with Menzerna 85RD with 4"/6.5" white CCS pads on PCXP and Rupes21
-Topped w/ Sonicwax Carnaubavore (first time using this. Absolutely love this stuff, goes on and off very easy, leaves the paint incredibly smooth and amazing gloss. smells vantastic. really made the metallic pop on the paint trim areas as well as the silver)
-Exhaust tips were hit with Menzerna metal polish
-Glass was treated with aquapel, buyer request
-Wheels were not treated with any protectant, buyer request
-Tires treated P&S wipe and shine
Interior was a simple wipe down, buyer did not want anything on it
Scratched Headlight
All done in the shop
Thanks for looking! Of course all questions/comments are welcomed
Trevor
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