VictoryRed's Corvette meets Mikes Detail Shop

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

VictoryRed's Corvette meets Mikes Detail Shop


Well Gentleman this is the Corvette that I made contact with the owner to correct. Anyways the car was in great shape minus the water spotting all over the horizontal panels.

First off I want to thank everyone that recommended me to get this car done and looked me up to help the owner. Also want to thank Mike Phillips for the incredible book that he has put. I can never read that thing enough. And James thanks for letting me take care of your baby.

Now on to the pics.

Exterior
Wash with 2BM and Sonax car wash
Foam with Gilmour foam gun and Meguiars Super Soap and Dawn
Wheel wells cleaned with APC
Tires scrubbed with Purple degreaser
Wheels cleaned with Wheel Brightener
Clayed with Last Touch and Meguiars medium clay
Door sills with D151
Correction with M105/LC Hydrotech Cyan
Polish with M205/LC Hydrotech Tangerine
Blacklight with LC Hydrotech Crimson
Two coats of Fuzion
Wheels waxed with D151
Tires dressed with Meguiars Endurance tire shine

Interior
Clean seats with Meguiars Gold class leather cleaner
Condition seats with Meguiars Gold Class leather conditoner
Interior dressed with Meguiars Ult Protectant
Dash treated with Meguiars Natural shine Protectant
Windows cleaned with Meguiars Detailer line Glass cleaner

Car didnt look bad from a distance

Below is the clay from just that one section of paint!

I tried as best I could to capture the defects.

In the below two pictures you can see my 50/50 shot. I couldnt get the image to come out in one shot so I have two.

I didnt get to the interior yet in this picture.

In these outside pictures I forgot to take off the macro lens.... (facepalm)

Thanks for viewing

 

[c5z06camaro]

Vette looks very nice! And great job you did.

 

[dad07]

Very Nice Mike!!!! the car looks Great!

Were you able to get the owner involved in the process? If not its time for him to learn :laughing:


Great job the Vette looks stunning!

 

[ScottB]

looking good ....

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Very Nice Mike!!!! the car looks Great!

Were you able to get the owner involved in the process? If not its time for him to learn :laughing:


Great job the Vette looks stunning!

Well thank you.

I started the car on Friday as I had the day off. The owner is pretty busy and didnt have much time over the weekend. When he did come to get it I showed him the Fuzion and let him put a coat on.

 

[Flash Gordon]

Nice job Mike!

 

[FUNX650]

...this is the Corvette that I made contact with the owner to correct.

If you don't mind Mike...
I'd like to focus on one particular panel
(Knowing full well that the rest of the Corvette is just as beautifully corrected!!)

^^^From that^^^

^^^TO THIS!!!^^^:wow:^^^rops:

To: THE GRAND FINALE>>>

:goodjob2:

:applause::applause::applause: :urtheman:

Thanks for viewing
Thanks for sharing Mike

...James thanks for letting me take care of your baby.

James can be nothing but well pleased...ecstatic, I'll bet!!

Also...Time to tell his Corvette Forum Buddies of the miraculous recovery
(in the hands of a Pro Detailer, that is) of his 'Baby'...(without wet sanding/re-spray, btw)


Time for me to get the "works" done to my Victory Red Corvette.

HMMM...If only I knew of someone...



Bob

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Wow thanks for the kind words Bob. I am indeed flattered. I forgot to mention in my original post that it took me close to 25 hours over three days to put that shine on James's baby.

I really like your dedication to thoroughly viewing my post and adding the pictures together to show the differences.

Now you have inspiration to get the "works" done on your Vette

 

[Chris's FX4]

Nothing better than a bright red sports car. Nice work!rops:

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Vette looks very nice! And great job you did.

Thank you

looking good ....

Thank you sir

Nothing better than a bright red sports car. Nice work!rops:

Bright enough to draw the wrong attention from the cops. Even sitting still. Lol

 

[Scarelane]

Awesome!!

 

[VictoryRed08]

Thought I'd take a minute to add my praise to Mike's work on my Corvette. He did a phenomenal job. I've been continuously impressed with his level of knowledge and attention to detail throughout the whole process. His work far exceeded my expectations. I couldn't believe how awesome the car looked when I saw the finished product. As I said to Mike, it looks like it just rolled off the production line. The paint is immaculate, with all the spots and swirls gone. It looks like it's dripping off the car.

I tried to ask a lot of intelligent questions before, during (got a look at it halfway through the buffing) and after he did the work, so I could pick up on some of his knowledge. Definitely need to learn how to do some of this stuff

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Thought I'd take a minute to add my praise to Mike's work on my Corvette. He did a phenomenal job. I've been continuously impressed with his level of knowledge and attention to detail throughout the whole process. His work far exceeded my expectations. I couldn't believe how awesome the car looked when I saw the finished product. As I said to Mike, it looks like it just rolled off the production line. The paint is immaculate, with all the spots and swirls gone. It looks like it's dripping off the car.

I tried to ask a lot of intelligent questions before, during (got a look at it halfway through the buffing) and after he did the work, so I could pick up on some of his knowledge. Definitely need to learn how to do some of this stuff

Thanks a bunch for the kind words. I wanted to blow your mind with the results.

Anytime you want help with something on the car feel free to ask.

 

[FUNX650]

add my praise to Mike's work on my Corvette. He did a phenomenal job. I've been continuously impressed with his level of knowledge and attention to detail throughout the whole process. His work far exceeded my expectations. I couldn't believe how awesome the car looked when I saw the finished product. As I said to Mike, it looks like it just rolled off the production line. The paint is immaculate, with all the spots and swirls gone. It looks like it's dripping off the car.

Glad you chimed in here, VictoryRed08 (James), with your impressions of smack's (Mike's)
paint correction on your Corvette---We knew you'd be ecstatic!
It's Gorgeous.

(I mentioned this in an earlier post:
If you don't care...Please inform the Corvetteforum members
of your praises for Mike's talents/skills)

Also...Take note of the offer below...
Itsa: "Kinda Kontinued Kinship"...IMO.

Anytime you want help with something on the car feel free to ask.

Bob

 

[tuscarora dave]

Awesome turnaround Mike!! That car looks incredible now. I'm glad to see forum members helping out forum members like what went on in these threads about James' Corvette's water spotting problem. It'll be nice too if you get more work from the Corvette forums. Win Win right there!!

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Well Gentleman this is the Corvette that I made contact with the owner to correct. Anyways the car was in great shape minus the water spotting all over the horizontal panels.

And here's the thread that started this entire success story...

WANTED: Pro Detailer in Las Vegas

First off I want to thank everyone that recommended me to get this car done and looked me up to help the owner. Also want to thank Mike Phillips for the incredible book that he has put. I can never read that thing enough. And James thanks for letting me take care of your baby.

Thank you Mike for stepping up to the plate and doing a phenomenal and professional job. Not only have you showcased your talent but you've made this forum look top notch everything it brings to the table for the car hobby...


:bowdown:

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

As I said to Mike, it looks like it just rolled off the production line. The paint is immaculate, with all the spots and swirls gone. It looks like it's dripping off the car.

My guess is it looks better than when it rolled out of the assembly plant...

I tried to ask a lot of intelligent questions before, during (got a look at it halfway through the buffing) and after he did the work, so I could pick up on some of his knowledge. Definitely need to learn how to do some of this stuff

I love threads like this, here's your first post...


Looking for Advice on Serious Waterspots



Thank you for joining our forum and trusting that with the Autogeek name behind it that you would get the professional help you needed.

I hope to see you on here once in a while reading, learning and into the future... helping others...


Each one teach one...


:dblthumb2:

 

[willm7]

Awesome job on the Vette and on all the detail you put on this forum for all of us to see. They both turned out great.

 

[vet]

Great job!

 

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Awesome!!

Thank you.

Glad you chimed in here, VictoryRed08 (James), with your impressions of smack's (Mike's)
paint correction on your Corvette---We knew you'd be ecstatic!
It's Gorgeous.

(I mentioned this in an earlier post:
If you don't care...Please inform the Corvetteforum members
of your praises for Mike's talents/skills)

Also...Take note of the offer below...
Itsa: "Kinda Kontinued Kinship"...IMO.





Bob

Thanks Bob.

Awesome turnaround Mike!! That car looks incredible now. I'm glad to see forum members helping out forum members like what went on in these threads about James' Corvette's water spotting problem. It'll be nice too if you get more work from the Corvette forums. Win Win right there!!

I was impressed from the help that I had through forum members recommending me. I will get on here more and post my work. That would be great to recieve work from the Corvette forum.

And here's the thread that started this entire success story...

WANTED: Pro Detailer in Las Vegas






Thank you Mike for stepping up to the plate and doing a phenomenal and professional job. Not only have you showcased your talent but you've made this forum look top notch everything it brings to the table for the car hobby...


:bowdown:

My pleasure. This is one of the greatest if not greatest places to hang out on the internet. I always start my day with the BMW news on my other forums and then come hang out here as the BMW world can get out of hand at times. This place rocks. I always try to give back to the car world as much as I can.

My guess is it looks better than when it rolled out of the assembly plant...






I love threads like this, here's your first post...


Looking for Advice on Serious Waterspots



Thank you for joining our forum and trusting that with the Autogeek name behind it that you would get the professional help you needed.

I hope to see you on here once in a while reading, learning and into the future... helping others...


Each one teach one...


:dblthumb2:

I hope to see you around a bit more on the forum James.

Awesome job on the Vette and on all the detail you put on this forum for all of us to see. They both turned out great.

Since this was my first post of work I did, I wanted to show my skills. Now that I have I will continue to push myself and take photos and upload them for all to see. Thanks.

Great job!

Thank you.