1957 Corvette

FlawlessJ

FlawlessJ

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Alright I hesitated to post this as the pictures I took didn't turn out all that great since their from a cell phone (my Nikon was recently stolen), but I was so excited to do this car I really just can't help myself. For a little background this 1957 Corvette was recently purchased after a 2 year stay at the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY and is also the highest judged Corvette. Also this car was restored by Eastern Corvettes and this is also where I did the car, and I couldn't say enough good things about the owners and the guys who work there!

Onto the pics!!

Here she is looked great, but from being dusted so much at the museum there were definitely swirls present.
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Also it had a hard top on it at the museum that left some pretty rough scuffs in the paint.

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Trunk after it was finished

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Front end finished and all the chrome cleaned up.

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Scuffs all gone!

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The best focused light spot I could get since it was raining

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Finished product from the back (not enough room up front)

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Very nice! I love the detailing shelf on the wall! Could I ever try to fill that!!!!! Back to the Vette. Very nice work.
 
Looks great!

Was it single stage or basecoat/clearcoat? I think I see "black" pigment on the face of your buffing pad?


I did a very similar 1957 Corvette for Wayne Carini just a few weeks ago...

Fun cars to buff out, the tricky part is between the trunk lid and the inside of the rear fender.



:)
 
With the white wall trim and red interior, I bet this was a big seller during the 1950s. Ironic how we hated communism except red was a big color back then
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
Looks great!

Was it single stage or basecoat/clearcoat? I think I see "black" pigment on the face of your buffing pad?


I did a very similar 1957 Corvette for Wayne Carini just a few weeks ago...

Fun cars to buff out, the tricky part is between the trunk lid and the inside of the rear fender.



:)
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Mike,

Yes this was a single stage paint mainly because of points during judging. Definitely a fun car to buff! and yes that spot was very tricky.
 
Love that cololr combo and is my favorite on the early Corvette's for sure, great job!

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Thanks for all of the kind words guys! The car was truly a joy to work on!!
 
Breathtaking car. What a privilege it was to work on it, although with the way it turned out, it looks like that was a two way street!
 
It's nice to see some vintage classics kept so well cared for and then maintained like this....simply gorgeous!! :props:
 
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