1966 Dodge Charger Exterior Correction

[Auto Concierge]

Just completed detail, this car needed exstensive correction as the body shop left quite a bit of defects behind. This car would have been a great candidate for a re-wetsand of the entire vehicle, but with readings in 700 micron stage the bondo was was there in copius amounts and I did not trust the thickness of the clear(Time to get a DeFelsko 200 from Phil when funds allow...).

This was a referral from the Charger owners brother who I did a Mustang for in the old shop.

Here is the Charger after the wash/decon step..... severe holograms and wetsand pigtails throughout the entire car, my goal was to level the finish safely and bring as much clarity and gloss as possible without wet sanding.

Wetsanding haze and shrink.

Different angle of the shrink evident on rear drivers quarter.

Bodyshop who sanded and cut the car must have did it in the dark!!!! = Hackness.

More display of fine bodywork skills.

Pigtails so deep all that was missing was the "Pig" lol.

Enough complaining.....it was time to make this car look nice for the client, correcting the defects.

Corrected.

Entire drivers door levelled, which also cleared up the shrink using Edge wool pad(Black aggressive).

Not good.......

Some improvement.

Sand scratch dullness.

Cutting thru the defects.

Clarity restored.

 

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Shrinked up passenger rear quarter......

Looking dialed in........

More pigtails.......

Handled.......

Heavy holograms from cutting.

All gone after DA polishing with Megs D/300(love this stuff).

On the home stretch......after 40hrs(Tiredness had been achieved).

Another "Issue" I had to deal with was the white mud from left over compound which required steam/and or QD and fine brushes to remove.

Evidence of the "Crustness".

Removed.....

All done!!!.

 

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[pwcheenie]

Boy! You don't see those old Chargers around anymore. Takes me back to my high school days. Great write up and great work on the paint restoration. Really enjoy seeing the pictures. :goodjob2:

 

[Flash Gordon]

Ask and thou shalt recieve

That Charger is freakin sick lookin. The Mustangs not bad looking either...nice work as always

Nice to see you posting here @ Autogeekonline Bob rops:

 

[Slava]

Great save.
Love that color.

 

[roguish-desires]

Awesome job! One of my favorite cars of all time! Nice to see!

 

[Crazy Amos]

Amazing job. As always, love your work and am also glad you've joined here.

Looks like you've got a really nice shop there, it looks open and clean. What type of steemer are you using there?

 

[TL type S]

Great work.Very encouraging!

 

[BobbyG]

There's no doubt that both cars have received the very best attention in your shop. Many of the more difficult defects would stump many detailers but your skill and experience really separate the men from the boys here.. rops:

As I said both these classics are absolutely gorgeous but I have a soft spot for the 1966 Mustang GT350.....:dblthumb2:

 

[Pats300zx]

Beautiful work as always Bob...

 

[UCD]

Welcome to AG Bob!

 

[Joe@Superior Shine]

Sweet!!

 

[jlb85]

Mr. Willis, its always great to see your fine work!!

The problem with doing such a great job is people always thank the painter! Why is it that some paint shops would try to rush a car like this? Do they have no passion? Do they hate cars?

Outstanding work, as always, Bob!

 

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Mr. Willis, its always great to see your fine work!!

The problem with doing such a great job is people always thank the painter! Why is it that some paint shops would try to rush a car like this? Do they have no passion? Do they hate cars?

Outstanding work, as always, Bob!

Thanks, but Mr Willis is my Dad(passed away though) I am just a regular guy like everyone else(But likes to do things "With the tightness"),although one guy in Houston(Mr Pantsareoff) calls me "BOB-O"..........

 

[Bates Detailing]

Great job man - never thought of using the steamer to remove the leftover residue....... may be a dumb question, but the heat from the steam has no effect on the quality of the finished product?!?!?! May try this out - normally do the toothbrush method lol. Great job again man :dblthumb2:

 

[jaymz]

Had one of these when I was a kid (back in 1970 or so). Mine was black; 383 4 spd. The flip down trunk panel was great for sneaking friends into the drive-in movies. Never looked as nice as this one.

Have to laugh at the "new" Chargers based on a 4 door sedan; a travesty. Yours is a REAL Charger.

Jim

 

[vet]

Had one of these when I was a kid (1970 or so). Mine was black; 383 4 spd. Never looked as nice as this one.

Have to laugh at the "new" Chargers based on a 4 door sedan; a travesty. Yours is a REAL Charger.
:iagree:

Great job on both! I think I'm in love. My '69 Charger was that color. Man, I loved that car!

 

[Tom Weed]

Nice work man! Those things are sweet!!!

 

[Perfections]

Great job man - never thought of using the steamer to remove the leftover residue....... may be a dumb question, but the heat from the steam has no effect on the quality of the finished product?!?!?! May try this out - normally do the toothbrush method lol. Great job again man :dblthumb2:

Bob, First great job on both vehicles I love your write ups as I can see you must of been in the military and are as anal as myself.

B&b Just make sure you remove residue before applying your lsp, it will have no effect on the quality of the finish but it will remove most waxes