1987 Regal Turbo T (WE4), paint correction

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This vehicle is a referral from a good client of mine who's GNX I did last summer. They are in a Buick club together and after seeing the GNX he contacted me about getting his car looking better. This vehicle is a one owner car, passed form father to son and it gets driven quite a bit (like they should be) and see's the drag strip pretty often too. It was repainted back in 2012 if I recall correctly and the paint hasn't been touched other than washing and the occasional detail spray since the body shop polished it. Being a drivers car the owner wasn't looking for perfection and was looking to go with my 1-step correction. After washing the car and looking it over there was a lot a sanding marks still in the paint and a slightly different approach needed to be taken.

Process:

Wash - Traditional wash with Megs Hyper wash and lambs wool mits
Tires - Megs D143 and Tuf Shine wheel brush, dressed with Megs Hyper Dressing
Wheels - Owner didn't want time spent trying to get these clean, but I hit them quick with some Megs Wheels Brightener
Clay/paint prep - Speedy Prep towel and Glide for lube
Paint Correction - Griot's Correct Cream with Griot's MF pads followed by HD Speed with Griot's yellow polishing pads.
Tools - Griot's BOSS G21, Rupes LHR75e, G110v2
Glass- Megs D120
Exhaust - Opt Metal Polish


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Paint condition


50/50




Da BOSS! :)


Finished pics














Fenix PD35 LED



Thanks for looking, :)
Rasky
 
Spectacular job Chad!!! That's as perfect as black can be.
 
Very nice!!! The owner must be happy that his Turbo Buick looks as good as it runs!!

Nice work.
 
Good lord. I still need one of these in my life. Awesome job!
 
killer job!!!! i have an 11 second Grand National coming in soon, crossing my fingers to get close to the same results.
 
RaskyR1 said:
Being a drivers car the owner wasn't looking for perfection and was looking to go with my 1-step correction.
Paint Correction - Griot's Correct Cream with Griot's MF pads followed by HD Speed with Griot's yellow polishing pads.




Very nice, but I thought this was a one step job?:props:
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Thanks everyone! :)




Rsurfer said:
RaskyR1 said:
Being a drivers car the owner wasn't looking for perfection and was looking to go with my 1-step correction.
Paint Correction - Griot's Correct Cream with Griot's MF pads followed by HD Speed with Griot's yellow polishing pads.




Very nice, but I thought this was a one step job?:props:
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Well, it was more like a 1.5 step since I finished with HD Speed. :D

I tried a few different combos but I wasn't able to get the correction I wanted from a 1-step while still finishing out perfect. My initial correction step left the paint with a very light DA haze which was quickly cleaned up with HD Speed and it also took care of the waxing step too, so it really only added and extra hour or two to the job and produced a much better result. There are still some sanding marks left behind in some tight areas, but I told the owner that going in and the results we got were well above what was expected.
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Question, how come you used the meguiers machine? wouldnt you have everything covered between the G21 and the Rupes Mini?
 
Nice work GNX looks fantastic!

The owner wasn't in Indiana this past weekend was he :D

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nothingface5384 said:
Question, how come you used the meguiers machine? wouldnt you have everything covered between the G21 and the Rupes Mini?
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The G110v2 has a smaller offset and is better for some really tight areas...that and it doesn't stall as easy as the mini. ;)

I have a custom housing on mine too which makes it ideal for 3" work. I used it for the area behind the hood scoop, by the quarter glass, and on the bumper covers.

 
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