86 Vette Black....from trashed to treasure! Major transformation

rydawg

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Hello guys

I showed you a preview of this car yesterday and this is the process from start to finish.

The dealer was a little upset with the price, but was amazed at how it came out. Toward the end I was getting overboard and had to sacrifice my time for correction instead of lsp as it was getting sold soon. So for lsp it just got a wipedown of Z8 and I was rather impressed in how it turned out. One minute after I finished taking the pics it down poored very bad, so I had to take the last pics very fast.

This was for a local used car dealer who just had this painted and had detailed also. Neither of them did a good job. The stock paint was beat and had been patched 10 times and then some. The new paint was very cheap paint that the shop uses for wholesale work and the purities in the paint stink and is very hard to work with.
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but I have done this 100's of times dealing with cheap as paint.
Menzerna really kicks some major azz in the correction dept. when worked correctly and it's the missing correction ingredient that I have been looking for in 15 years. I can get it 100% swirl free with a rotary with a look that is to die for.

The owner had some people interested in it to buy and just wanted to take the curse off of it. I took it to a whole new level and this one get a golden award for quick correction in my eyes. The owner was shocked at how it came out. The paint blended in so well and it does not look like it was sprayed 15 times anymore.

Here it is and my process was

Wash Z7/pinkstuf degreaser
wetsand 1500/2500
Presta UCC/wool on some spots but had issues with paint fading fast as I was working. Cheap paint sucks
Powergloss- Yellow edge wool pad 1500-2000rpm
PO83 SIP- Orange LC CCS pad 1500 rpm
106FF- white CCS pad 1200-1800rpm
LSP- Z8

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SURPRISE! The afters
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Thank You for viewing my work!
 
ummm.....wow wow wow.that is all can say...it simply loooks amazing..sweet job
 
WoW i'm just blown away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is some transformation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW
 
I don't post here often, but I'm always going through the show and shine forum. I think this detail job deserves the BEST turn-around that I have seen on Autogeek. EXCELLENT work.

Jason
 
this is a different car....not the one you first showed...haha jk man.

that thing looks amazing.... wowwie!!!
 
A few things..1st of all..welcome to AG..I have seen your work over at the other place..you're gonna love it here..no flame throwers allowed!! Just friendly, helpful folks.:) 2nd..talk about making a silk purse out of a sow's ear..holy moley..excellent job. How long to do all that wetsanding?
 
That's beautiful work. He'll call you again.
 
Unbelievable turn around!!!

Before and after are astonishing!! Before and afters say it all...:applause:

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Wow! What a Great Turnaround! Welcome to this great forum. I look forward to more of your details and thank your for posting this one.
 
Hey can someone come over and help me pick my jaw up off the floor!?!? Kudos!
 
WOW!....DOUBLE WOW'S!!!!!

Great job on everything! The sanding looked "foist" class. The dealer should have gotten you a table dance at the local "X" (u-know-what-I'm-talkin'-bout).

I'm glad I don't have those running thru the Bimmer shop...or I'd be running!

Toto
 
Holy Shiat!!!!!!!!!!!! You did an awesome job!!
 
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