pittpens24
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I am a newbie here. Came for help detailing my Camaro for a car show. Want to personally thank each and everyone one of you who posted up to help me pull this detail off.
Quick rundown of the stats for all you car buffs:
572 BBC- 742HP/689TQ
Tremec 6-speed magnum trans
Currie 9" rear with 4:11's and Detroit Locker posi unit
Aftermarket subframe with tubular a-arms and QA1 coilovers, frame connectors and a mini tubbed 4 link setup with QA1 coilovers out back
Wilwood manual disc brakes on all 4 corners - 6 piston up front and 4 piston rear plumbed with stainless steel brake lines throughout
275x18 Toyo tires on 18x9.5 Boze Splitters up front chased by 335x18's on 18x12's
Frame off resto done in my garage with exception of body prep and paint
Custom interior built by me and upholstered professionally
Onto the details about the detailing:
Had issues blowing a water pump rear gasket on the race pump. Dumped out almost 4 gallons in about 20 seconds so you could imagine the mess - have a cowl induction hood so not only was the engine bay and entire bottom of the car covered, so was the windshield, roof etc.
Obliviously was towed home which resulted scratches on my $5000 wheels from the straps and an off load in my driveway around midnight. Washed the car in the dark with a 2 bucket system to the best of my ability, dried and put on the lift where it sat for 2 months working out the new pump and radiator/shroud/fan setup collecting dust.
Cleaned the entire bottom of the car including wheel wells with DuPont First Klean to remove antifreeze traces and oil residue
Followed up with Meg's APC cleaner diluted 10:1
And finally Lucas speed wax
For the paint:
Washed with 1oz to 2 gal of ONR using a single bucket with dirt trap, Megs MF mit and a spray bottle full of ONR mix as a pre treat
Dried with a waffle weave MF towel
Scratches and webbing was light so it did a test spot with Menzerna 3500SF and a white 5.5" LC CCS pad on my PC 7424xp. Wasn't liking the pad feel so for the heck of it tried a green LC CCS pad and liked it much better. Buffed off and did a final wipedown.
Wiped clean with Gyeon Prep and all I could say was WOW. Huge difference in appearance after the oils were removed!
Applied Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant with a blue pad on my d/a to the entire car. Let dry 45 min to an hour and buffed clean. Did a final wipe and let dry overnight for about 15 hours before applying a 2nd coat. All I could do was stare in awe. Looked like the car had a fresh coat of clear.
Wiped down with Pinnacle Crystal Mist about 48 hous later that added more depth and gloss.
Wheels and tires:
Cleaned with ONR and a MF. Dried with MF
Polished with Mother's aluminum polish and a foam polishing cone. Followed up by hand polishing with a mf
Wiped residue clean with DuPont First Klean
Polished with Mother's Billet Aluminum Polish by hand a foam applicator and wiped with a mf
Wiped clean with Dupont First Klean
Topped with Wolfgang Concours Metal Sealant.
Used this same process by hand to all of my polished stainless steel trim, billet door handles and billet tail lights.
Tires were cleaned with Wesley's tire cleaner and a tire brush and topped with Meg's Ultimate Black Tire Coating in the aerosol spray can.
Interior was wiped down with Meg's Natural Shine Protectant
Glass was cleaned with Meg's glass cleaner diluted 10:1
Engine bay was wiped with Meg's APC and followed up with Pinnacle Crystal Mist.
Thank you again for all of your help and of you have any other recommendations, I am all ears.
Fyi car show was not judged, but was nice to hear from multiple people that I had the nicest car there from over 3000 cars made all my hard work worth it!
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Quick rundown of the stats for all you car buffs:
572 BBC- 742HP/689TQ
Tremec 6-speed magnum trans
Currie 9" rear with 4:11's and Detroit Locker posi unit
Aftermarket subframe with tubular a-arms and QA1 coilovers, frame connectors and a mini tubbed 4 link setup with QA1 coilovers out back
Wilwood manual disc brakes on all 4 corners - 6 piston up front and 4 piston rear plumbed with stainless steel brake lines throughout
275x18 Toyo tires on 18x9.5 Boze Splitters up front chased by 335x18's on 18x12's
Frame off resto done in my garage with exception of body prep and paint
Custom interior built by me and upholstered professionally
Onto the details about the detailing:
Had issues blowing a water pump rear gasket on the race pump. Dumped out almost 4 gallons in about 20 seconds so you could imagine the mess - have a cowl induction hood so not only was the engine bay and entire bottom of the car covered, so was the windshield, roof etc.
Obliviously was towed home which resulted scratches on my $5000 wheels from the straps and an off load in my driveway around midnight. Washed the car in the dark with a 2 bucket system to the best of my ability, dried and put on the lift where it sat for 2 months working out the new pump and radiator/shroud/fan setup collecting dust.
Cleaned the entire bottom of the car including wheel wells with DuPont First Klean to remove antifreeze traces and oil residue
Followed up with Meg's APC cleaner diluted 10:1
And finally Lucas speed wax
For the paint:
Washed with 1oz to 2 gal of ONR using a single bucket with dirt trap, Megs MF mit and a spray bottle full of ONR mix as a pre treat
Dried with a waffle weave MF towel
Scratches and webbing was light so it did a test spot with Menzerna 3500SF and a white 5.5" LC CCS pad on my PC 7424xp. Wasn't liking the pad feel so for the heck of it tried a green LC CCS pad and liked it much better. Buffed off and did a final wipedown.
Wiped clean with Gyeon Prep and all I could say was WOW. Huge difference in appearance after the oils were removed!
Applied Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant with a blue pad on my d/a to the entire car. Let dry 45 min to an hour and buffed clean. Did a final wipe and let dry overnight for about 15 hours before applying a 2nd coat. All I could do was stare in awe. Looked like the car had a fresh coat of clear.
Wiped down with Pinnacle Crystal Mist about 48 hous later that added more depth and gloss.
Wheels and tires:
Cleaned with ONR and a MF. Dried with MF
Polished with Mother's aluminum polish and a foam polishing cone. Followed up by hand polishing with a mf
Wiped residue clean with DuPont First Klean
Polished with Mother's Billet Aluminum Polish by hand a foam applicator and wiped with a mf
Wiped clean with Dupont First Klean
Topped with Wolfgang Concours Metal Sealant.
Used this same process by hand to all of my polished stainless steel trim, billet door handles and billet tail lights.
Tires were cleaned with Wesley's tire cleaner and a tire brush and topped with Meg's Ultimate Black Tire Coating in the aerosol spray can.
Interior was wiped down with Meg's Natural Shine Protectant
Glass was cleaned with Meg's glass cleaner diluted 10:1
Engine bay was wiped with Meg's APC and followed up with Pinnacle Crystal Mist.
Thank you again for all of your help and of you have any other recommendations, I am all ears.
Fyi car show was not judged, but was nice to hear from multiple people that I had the nicest car there from over 3000 cars made all my hard work worth it!
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