2007 C6 Triple Black Corvette

[HighEndDetail]

I was contacted for the vette, since we have water restrictions here in N. GA

It is two weeks old, and he wanted to get some protection on it. So the finish wouldn't take to much of a beating. He is a long time zaino user, and that is what was used on his ride.

As you can see the dealer did one hell of a detail job on it for him. That was a easy fix, now it looks like it should look.

Before I did anything to the corvette, I wanted to fix the dealer mess. So I took a few pics, then a tape line. So you can see the half and half shot.
** For this I went with the PC and a org pad. With my Optimum Polish/3M Extra Cut mix**
You can see how well this worked, that is why I love my OP.

The Wash
DP 4-in-1 with two gallons of water, and a spray bottle mix. I use the spray mix to wet the paint even before I start to wipe the panel.

I also used the same mix for the tires and rims. With the 16' deep reach brush, and a reg wheel brush.

The Gameplan
I went with Zaino-AIO and a new org pad with the PC. Section by section till the whole thing was done. About 26-28 total sections. After then Zaino Z-5pro was applied to the finish.

Interior
Doors/dash/console done with DP Interior Surface Protectant. Seats were conditioned with Zaino Z-10.

The before from dealer

Midpoint WITH FULL SUN

Afters

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[HighEndDetail]

I think this looks like a pool of liquid black

 

[Tonya]

What a beauty! Love the 50/50 shots! Great job that must have been on impressed client!
hehehe dealer prep.. yeah.. right! You must love those dealerships giving you so much work!

 

[bfowkes]

Man that dealer prep looks like something that a 10 year old could do. Nice correction and man what a beautiful car.

 

[Gary Sword]

Looks great Ed! The dealer did a nice job swirling it up. I had to polish my black Z06 when I got it home from the dealer but it wasn't as bad as this one.

 

[sparkie]

Sweet job as always....Nice half and half shots, you can really tell the differences...Looks like 3M/OP has some nice cut and work well when mix...

 

[mixxer]

WOW these dealerships really hack up some cars.Nice work ,great depth.

 

[ScottB]

with work like that and condition that one was in, you should be able to have mine spit-shinned in no time at DFIII Ed ....

 

[HighEndDetail]

Sweet job as always....Nice half and half shots, you can really tell the differences...Looks like 3M/OP has some nice cut and work well when mix...

I mix the OP with the 3M to keep from hazing, it works very well for me. A pea size of both on the pad and you are ready to :buffing:

with work like that and condition that one was in, you should be able to have mine spit-shinned in no time at DFIII Ed ....

That will be a piece of cake.

 

[ehuth1]

Nice save Ed! ZAIO looks like it is a pretty good product.

 

[swirlnuts]

I have to wonder why some dealerships do that. I have seen several posts where dealer prepped cars are full of holograms and swirls. I work at a chevy dealership and the guys who do the prepwork dont even have access to a rotary. All they are to do is wash, remove window stickers, and gas it up. If it needs anything more it comes into my shop and i take care of it accordingly. Dealership detailers are a joke for the most part, I know I've worked with some. But it's cool, they make me the exception to the rule. Awesome turnaround by the way ,thats how a black vette should look.

 

[sparkie]

This must be the one with your new camera nikon d40x. Congrats on your new camera buddy.:cheers:

 

[HighEndDetail]

This must be the one with your new camera nikon d40x. Congrats on your new camera buddy.:cheers:

its sweet

 

[BlkLikeMe]

Awesome correction on the dealer prep. If you lived closer I'd just bring my car over for a cleansing, so that it can have that liquid black look to it.

 

[HighEndDetail]

Awesome correction on the dealer prep. If you lived closer I'd just bring my car over for a cleansing, so that it can have that liquid black look to it.

Were do you live