69 Chevelle Viper Blue light correction detail

[gofast908z]

This beautiful car came to me as a referral from a forum member. Car was scheduled for a 1 step correction in addition to clay and sealant. This thing sounded as mean as it looked too!


Process:

Exterior
-Foamed with Dawn
-Rinsed and Dawn wash
-Megs APC 5:1 on wheels/tires
-Swissvax Wheel brush
-Clayed with Z18 and Megs LT as lube
-Tires with Gloss-It Signature Tire Gloss



Correction
-Gloss-It Machine Gloss on PCXP with LC orange


LSP
-Gloss-It Gloss Finish
-Gloss-It Gloss Enhancer





Before pics

50/50 shot on hood. Left side corrected, right side uncorrected. Some deeper RIDS remained as it was just a 1 step correction.

Fender corrected

Before, swirls, haze, etc

Corrected

More...

Corrected

Still more...

Corrected

Finished pics

Thanks for lookin!

 

[DetailedByPrecision]

looks good

 

[James K]

Man I love those cars. I want to detail an old school muscle car bad for some reason. Good job!

 

[BobbyG]

You are working on one of my favorite classic muscle cars! The Chevelle SS 396 is legendary in it's style and performance and was one of the premiere cars in its time. Even though this is a 350 it still possess the classic style and lines of one of the more notable performers.

I'm very pleased to see the quality work you performed to restore it to its rightful condition and I hope the owner takes better care of it. I was sort of surprised to see the mud, small stones, and debris on the car. You don't normally see that on such a collectible car in great shape.

 

[Crazy Amos]

Very nice work, it looks great! I love the hard/sharp/aggressive body lines and wish they would go back to them. Oh, and the chrome trim also!

I bet he gets an extra second in the 1/4 lol! Yeah right, it's nice to think about though haha!

 

[SeaJay's]

Great work and beautiful car. I love the old muscle cars. So, is this car a Chevelle or Malibu? I ask because the car has the Malibu tags on the rear fenders. I googled the two cars and the body styles are pretty similar. Either way it's a beautiful car and I certainly hope the owner starts taking better care of it. They do not make cars like that anymore!

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Looks good... resizing your pictures to 800 pixels wide is a good rule of thumb for sharing on forums...

I want to detail an old school muscle car bad for some reason.

Here's 2 great reasons I prefer to buff anything pre-1975ish...

1. Large, smooth panels that are easy to buff.
2. No pebble textured black plastic trim.


:xyxthumbs:

 

[FUNX650]

Great work and beautiful car. I love the old muscle cars. So, is this car a Chevelle or Malibu? I ask because the car has the Malibu tags on the rear fenders. I googled the two cars and the body styles are pretty similar. Either way it's a beautiful car and I certainly hope the owner starts taking better care of it. They do not make cars like that anymore!

Between 1964(first production year) and 1977 's production run, the 'Malibu' name designated the top trim level option on the Chevelles. Beginning in 1978 the Chevelle name was dropped in favor(my disfavor!) of Malibu until production ended in 1983.

 

[SeaJay's]

Between 1964(first production year) and 1977 's production run, the 'Malibu' name designated the top trim level option on the Chevelles. Beginning in 1978 the Chevelle name was dropped in favor(my disfavor!) of Malibu until production ended in 1983.

Thank you for that clarification.

 

[FUNX650]

You are working on one of my favorite classic muscle cars! The Chevelle SS 396 is legendary in it's style and performance and was one of the premiere cars in its time. Even though this is a 350 it still possess the classic style and lines of one of the more notable performers.

I'm very pleased to see the quality work you performed to restore it to its rightful condition and I hope the owner takes better care of it. I was sort of surprised to see the mud, small stones, and debris on the car. You don't normally see that on such a collectible car in great shape.

Do you remember before the OPEC 1974 embargo when you could get the Chevelle SS with a 454-360 HP (LS5) or the 454-425 HP (LS6) and the 396-375 HP (L78&L79)? Unbelievable!!!

 

[James K]

Looks good... resizing your pictures to 800 pixels wide is a good rule of thumb for sharing on forums...



Here's 2 great reasons I prefer to buff anything pre-1975ish...

1. Large, smooth panels that are easy to buff.
2. No pebble textured black plastic trim.


:xyxthumbs:

The bad thing is it would take me all day to do a wash and wax because I would be taking to many pictures of the car! LOL

Between 1964(first production year) and 1977 's production run, the 'Malibu' name designated the top trim level option on the Chevelles. Beginning in 1978 the Chevelle name was dropped in favor(my disfavor!) of Malibu until production ended in 1983.

I am actually glad they got rid of the Chevelle name before they destroyed it like they they did the Malibu. Ugh.

 

[FUNX650]

The bad thing is it would take me all day to do a wash and wax because I would be taking to many pictures of the car! LOL



I am actually glad they got rid of the Chevelle name before they destroyed it like they they did the Malibu. Ugh.

Yes. A lot of car manufacturers have been bringing back and trying to revive some familiar monikers and name brands, some successfully, others not. Ex: the aforementioned GM's Malibu, Ford's Crown Vic, Chyrsler's Lancer and on & on. This has happened many times in the last 100 years--seems like we could do better at picking new names than those highly paid PR people!

 

[novaman]

Do you remember before the OPEC 1974 embargo when you could get the Chevelle SS with a 454-360 HP (LS5) or the 454-425 HP (LS6) and the 396-375 HP (L78&L79)? Unbelievable!!!

Yes, I owned a new 1969 Chevelle SS 396/375HP L78 in 1969. It was my first new automobile. Mine was blue like the posters and
it had the M22 rock crusher close ratio 4 speed. They came from the factory with a Muncie shifter, however, I had a hurst competition plus installed. I ordered it with 3:73 rear end gears and it was posi-trac also. However, I wished later I had gotten at least 4:10 rear end gears as this thing revved like a small block with the solid lifter cam. It would easily do 120 mph with still one gear left. I was 21 years old when I purchased it. I used to over rev it as I had a lot of broken valve springs. I used to speed shift it around 6500 to 7000 rpm. It was a beast. I wish I still owned it today. Who knew back then they would be worth big bucks today.

novaman

 

[Tom Weed]

that thing looks WET! You did a great job on sweet looking car! rops:rops:rops: