C8 Corvette

Sizzle Chest

Sizzle Chest

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2020 C8 Corvette
Torch Red/Tan interior
128 Miles

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Client’s new Corvette just arrived and he almost immediately brought it in for some correction and protection. Paint had the expected dealer installed swirls. This little red Corvette is now pretty much defect free, super glossy and protected for the foreseeable future!


The ‘details’:
Gary Dean shampoo.
Nanoskin fine grade ‘clay’ mitt.
Adam’s tire and rubber.
Adam’s wheel cleaner.
Adam’s rinse and coat.
DeFelsko PTG.
Scangrip lighting.
Flex 3401.
Flex ‘pixie’.
Rupes iBrid.
Griot’s fast correcting cream.
Griot’s perfecting cream.
Optimum panel wipe.
22ple Mistico Elemento Forte.
Adam’s glass cleaner.
Metro vacuum.
GYEON leather shield.
McKee’s37 fast interior detailer.
CarPro PERL.


Thank you for looking!




































 
Absolutley stunning :cheers:
That thing has to look wicked in person ! (Not that it dosen't in the picture's)

I'm jealous, I wanna do a black one.

It's insane the lack of care for new vehicle's at dealerships.
 
Beautiful work!!!!!!

I've been a long time Corvette fan, but these still haven't grown on me yet. This one definitely needs some Black accents to break up all of the Red.

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Thanks for the responses everyone!

Wow, didn't know they were having issues, but it makes sense that it is wide open for debris/etc to enter.

They sound even better than they look! This one was so awesome on cold start! Every time!!

It'll take a bit, but they will grow on you!
 
owner should be refunded the amount he paid you from the stealership

Its a crime they leave the stealership in that condition
 
Sizzlin' work as always ! :urtheman:



DETAILROOKIE said:
Beautiful work!!!!!!

I've been a long time Corvette fan, but these still haven't grown on me yet.
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I too have been a long-time fan and have owned several C2's and early C3's. I loathe this new one, performance aside the only thing I really like is the Stingray emblem. The interior is a hot mess and the a$$ end of this car is horrible ... the designer should be drawn and quartered.

I sent my fellow alumnus Mary B. an email saying as much but she never got back to me. :dunno:

I guess that also means she didn't read my suggestion for how to resurrect the legendary Firebird platform. :laughing:


glen e said:
Very nicely done.....Lots of recent articles about how the front under bumper condensers are completely exposed to road debris, Chevrolet being pressed for a fix. Time for some plastic gutter guard.....

C8 Corvette Owners Are Frustrated With Ugly Damage From the Car's Wide-Open Grilles
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I'm sure the C8 is not the only exotic sportscar that suffers side affects to "open grilles".

From the linked article, this caught my eye ...

"Just thinking about Florida's notoriously sticky love bugs and largely exposed cooling parts full of hard-to-clean fins makes me a tad nervous."


Now THAT would suck.
 
Love it! Awesome work....

Read the list----What pads did you use?

Find the paint somewhere it the middle?

tom
 
Absolutely top-notch as usual. Does it ever get old working on such beautiful cars?? Do some of these tempt you to add to your own garage?
 
That car looks incredible, excellent job perfecting that red. I'm a ford guy through-and-through but I'd make an exception for this ride.
 
Thanks everyone!!! I really do appreciate all the responses/comments!!

Paint is very pleasant to work with. On the medium/soft side.

My go to pads nowadays are the LC Hybrid Power pads.

Yes, sometimes the vehicles I work on can/will tempt me to add one to the stable!!!

Thanks again everyone!
 
With all the c8’s your doin, you might have to add ine to the stable...


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Looks nice! As nice as you can do with the horrible paint finish these things have.

Last time you posted a C8 that you worked on I asked about the paint finish quality, if was any better than the C7s. You said no, maybe even worse, and I can see why.

I still haven't seen C8 up close but I can see in the photos how bad the paint finish is. A couple of the rear deck photos are very telling. When you can clearly see the paint texture in a photo, then you know it's pretty bad.
 
2black1s said:
Looks nice! As nice as you can do with the horrible paint finish these things have.

I still haven't seen C8 up close but I can see in the photos how bad the paint finish is. A couple of the rear deck photos are very telling. When you can clearly see the paint texture in a photo, then you know it's pretty bad.
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Performance per $$$ spent is why you buy a Vette, if you’re looking for “fit and finish” you should look somewhere else and you’ll be spending a whole lot more.

It’s a beautiful thing for what it is, a potent inexpensive track tool, it could come wrapped in a paper bag and aluminum foil and would still be a good deal.

Nice job Sizzle, but I’d rather see it coated in race rubber and brake dust!
 
Epilogts said:
Performance per $$$ spent is why you buy a Vette, if you’re looking for “fit and finish” you should look somewhere else and you’ll be spending a whole lot more.
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Yep-- proven fact best bang for the buck out there-- no question about that
 
Hate to be critical, and yeah, it came with the dealer installed DISO Option, but to me as well (maybe it's the pictures?) but looks like Bowling Green also gave it the infamous chebby orange peel option as well. The relections in all shop pics look muddy to me.
 
MarkD51 said:
Hate to be critical, and yeah, it came with the dealer installed DISO Option, but to me as well (maybe it's the pictures?) but looks like Bowling Green also gave it the infamous chebby orange peel option as well. The relections in all shop pics look muddy to me.
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GM built a new $500M paint shop at BG just a few years ago. It is supposed to be state-of-the-art when it comes to painting carbon fiber and other specialized plastics. And it uses a new, more environmentally-friendly "dry scrub" system to recapture paint instead of the more traditional water capture systems.

So, disappointing that they have not been able to get the paint finish quality dialed in. From what I have seen among C8's so far, they are getting better but still a long way to go.
 
I am always a fan of red corvettes but seeing those photos makes me sad and mad at GM for dropping their quality.

I would not accept that car unless Sizzle Chest first had performed his stellar work to bring it back to life!

Now it is really a new car look, but agree that is a lot of red to look at!
 
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