Detailed: 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 - Black

[Marc08EX]

Wheels/Tires:
Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner and Meguiar's Deep Crystal on wheels
Meguiar's APC on tires and wheel wells
Meguiar's Hyper Dressing on tires
EZ Detail brush for the barrels
Swissvax Wheel brush for calipers and small crevices

Wash:
CG Citrus Wash and Gloss via 2BM
Meguiar's Microfiber Wash Mitt

Clay:
Meguiar's OTC Clay
Meguiar's Last Touch

Paint Correction:
Flex 3401 VRG
Meguiar's G110v2 / 5" and 3” Backing Plates
Meguiar's D300 / MF Correction Pads
Meguiar's M205 / LC Black Pads
Craftsman 500W Halogen Lights
Brinkmann Dual Xenon Lights

LSP:
Meguiar’s Ultimate Paste Wax / 4” Meguiar’s Finising Pad

Interior:
Meguiar's Quik Interior Detailer

Exhaust:
Meguiar's NXT Metal Polish

I recently got a call to detail one of my dream cars. I didn’t hesitate to take on the job and I was extremely stoked to work on this amazing machine. When the car was delivered to me, it already looked very shiny and only minimal swirls were visible and the car was already in great shape to begin with. The car only had 6,400 miles. I thought to myself that this will be an easy one but boy I was wrong.

Before:

Dirty Wheels

Dirty Exhaust Tips

Wash:

Sonax doing its thing

Cleaning the calipers

Cleaning the wheel barrels

Cleaning the wheel wells

Gunk coming off the wheel wells

Cleaning the exhaust tips

Glaze or oils being removed by the citrus wash

Cleaning the gas tank

It looked like the dealer used some type of glaze because of the oils I was removing while washing the car. In addition, the mediocre beading I was getting before the wash was completely killed after washing the car. After drying the car, I was greeted with the true condition of the paint. It was definitely worse than I originally saw but it still wasn’t bad. Here’s a picture of the clay after doing half of the hood:

As you can see, there wasn’t much bonded contaminants on the car. I was thrilled about this because claying didn’t really take long.

After claying the car, I immediately got into polishing. I started out with Meguiar’s D300 using 5” and 3” MF correcting pads. Here are some pictures through the entire process:

All taped up and ready to go

Before: Driver’s side door

50/50: Driver’s side door

50/50: Driver’s side door

After: Driver’s side door

50/50: Driver’s side rear fender

After: Driver’s side rear fender

Before: Driver’s side pillar

50/50: Driver’s side pillar

After: Driver’s side pillar

Before: Driver’s side front fender

After: Driver’s side front fender

 

[Marc08EX]

Before: Hood

50/50: Hood

After: Hood

Before: Passenger side front fender

50/50: Passenger side front fender

After: Passenger side front fender

Before: Rear Bumper

After: Rear Bumper

Using the D300 created a very slight haze on the paint. This was more evident on the roof - I don’t know why. In order to create the perfect finish, I knew I had to follow it up with a finishing polish. The weapon of choice: Meguiar’s M205. I love this stuff. Here are some pictures after I treated the car with M205:

After polishing the car, I then applied Meguiar’s Ultimate Paste Wax. This wax looks gorgeous on black! Here are some pictures. You be the judge.

After:

Polished the exhaust tips too

 

[Marc08EX]

Photoshoot:

The Money Shot:

Approximate time: 18 Hours. I really need to shorten my detail time.
Location: Phoenix, AZ

What do you guys think? Opinions, comments and criticisms are welcome! The owner was very thrilled when he first saw his car.

 

[SC sid]

great job marco what did you use on the door pillar to remove the swirls?

 

[tw33k2514]

Beautiful work!

Such a great looking car.

 

[Alex Boyce]

That looks GREAT! Awesome job bringing that back to life.

 

[Blackg35shine]

Hey look! The paint matches the windows! Lol. Beautiful work!!!

 

[JMV777]

Wowowow!

Nice work Marc!

 

[DetailedByPrecision]

awesome Marc. it seems your getting better and better with each and every car you work on.

 

[DavidJ021]

Impressive :applause:

I did notice some of the hazing. That would be corrected by wet sanding?

 

[FUNX650]

-Amazing results!! Your detailing skills are moving onward and upward. :dblthumb2:


-I wouldn't worry about the hours it took to complete your masterpiece...As long as your "hourly rate" was met.

-Also...May I asked what product, if any, you used for the 'final detail' of the lower bumper extension and wheel wells? (I saw Meg's Hyper Dressing, for the tires, in your products listing) Thanks.



Bob

 

[NickZ28]

Great work on that Vette. Looks fantastic.

 

[donb]

The reflection shots in the garage are great! M205 really fixed the hazing and the Ultimate Wax made it look really wet. Nice work Marc!

 

[scrib13]

great job, love vettes :xyxthumbs:

 

[Rix6]

:wow: Awesome :dblthumb2:

 

[lokichaos]

now that is one fine looking vette after the clean up! Really nice turn around. rops:

 

[shoeless89]

Great work man!

 

[SkateForGirl]

Wow really nice. You made the paint glisten.

 

[mbkite]

Extremely good job... How did the black pad work on that hard paint..
I have tried black pad and 205 on hard paint and cant get it to look that good.

 

[WRAPT C5Z06]

WOOOOWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beautiful job, Marc!!

How long did it take you?

What speed did you use with the MF discs?