Black C6 paint correction

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Here is a LS3 powered C6 that a friend wanted corrected and coated. 14 hours of correction went into this beauty. A warning for people using the blue shop towel method for applying coatings. STOP. You'll see what it did this this perfect paint.

Process:

-Car stripped with dawn and spot cleaned with Tarminator
-Wheels cleaned with Sonax full effect
-Medium grade claybar treatment
-Correction done with FLEX...
-Compounding done with Optimum microfiber cutting pad and M101
-Polishing done with LC crimson Hydro pad and M205
-Complete IPA wipedown
-Tires dressed in Optimum Tire Gel
-Every exterior surface minus wheels were coated with Opti-Coat 2.0 (new wheels will be coated once they arrive).

Not many before pics but here's the few I have.























About the blue shop towel method...I've done it on a few cars and it worked great. This was a different story. I coated the hood, roof, and hatch, and upon inspection I found the most severe case of micromarring I'd ever seen, and had to completely re-correct these panels. Here's what the brand new, out of the box blue shop towel did to this paint...



Thanks for looking. This had to be the most challenging car I've done yet. The fact it makes 748 rwhp and 798 ft lbs really eased things though :)
 
I'm sorry but I would NEVER use a blue shop towel to apply a coating. First time I've heard of one being used. I know with most chemicals that saturate those towels they lint and break down really easily.
 
Nice job on the Corvette.

I saw that suggested method using the blue shop towel wrapped around a glove covered foam applicator. I've used it a few times on black corrected paint with good results, however like zexel commented the towel began to break down before the coating application was finished.

You never really know what type of contaminates could be floating around the air in the factory where those towels are manufactured and packaged. In my experience, factories are typically pretty dirty places with lots of dust flying around so the blue towel method would be a shot in the dark in whether the towels are contaminate free or not.

After trying several different applicators, I've gone back with the yellow foam applicator that comes with the Opti-Coat.
 
zexel said:
I'm sorry but I would NEVER use a blue shop towel to apply a coating. First time I've heard of one being used. I know with most chemicals that saturate those towels they lint and break down really easily.
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Not to sound like an a$$, but do your research. This method has been done time and time again by professionals with great results. Not once has it ever been reported that this has happened. Of course, hindsight is 20/20 and I'll never do it again, but reading online, its been a proven method that unfortunately I found negative results with on my 4th car.
 
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