mcate
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- Jan 18, 2013
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Spent a lot of time in the late 70's/early 80's with my buddy & this 57 Chevy. It's been parked for a few years, & we finally talked him into getting it out & back on the road. After pulling the old distributor & replacing it with a new MSD electronic one, it was time to shine it up.
Keep in mind that the car was last painted in 1971. (for $125 & 2 cases of beer!) In addition to being old, it's not the best quality paint job. It's got some swirls, but with all we had to do we couldn't do much correction. We basically washed it, clayed it, & went over it with my WS21 D/A & Poorboy's Black Hole glaze. The old paint really woke up from the glaze, so we went right to wax, giving it 4 coats of Poorboy's Natty's Red by hand. Then we polished all the chrome & stainless trim.
The interior was really dusty, so we basically wiped everything down. The seats were cleaned with Meg's M40, & we vacuumed the carpet. Hit the glass with Stoners, then sat back & enjoyed our work. Love this old car!
Keep in mind that the car was last painted in 1971. (for $125 & 2 cases of beer!) In addition to being old, it's not the best quality paint job. It's got some swirls, but with all we had to do we couldn't do much correction. We basically washed it, clayed it, & went over it with my WS21 D/A & Poorboy's Black Hole glaze. The old paint really woke up from the glaze, so we went right to wax, giving it 4 coats of Poorboy's Natty's Red by hand. Then we polished all the chrome & stainless trim.
The interior was really dusty, so we basically wiped everything down. The seats were cleaned with Meg's M40, & we vacuumed the carpet. Hit the glass with Stoners, then sat back & enjoyed our work. Love this old car!
