Hammered Silverado

[autobrite]

Here is a 2008 Silverado. The truck was pretty beat up and had some pretty good scratches in it. It was an exterior only detail that took me about 10 hours to complete.

Process:

Clayed entire truck using Final Inspect as clay lube. M105 on double sided wool pad. Followed by 1 pass of M205 on a green flex pad than 1 pass with 205 on a white LC finishing pad. Then I topped wih 26. The tires were dressed in ASD and the plastic trim was done up with HD 2:1 as well as the wheel wells.

Before:

After:

Thank you for viewing.

 

[Dusty Bottoms]

Wow that looks 1000 times better, you did one heck of a job. :xyxthumbs:

 

[longdx]

Excellent job. That is pretty impressive especially since GM clear can be a bear to work on.

 

[autobrite]

Wow that looks 1000 times better, you did one heck of a job. :xyxthumbs:

Thank you

Excellent job. That is pretty impressive especially since GM clear can be a bear to work on.

Thanks and yes the clear on some GM's can be a real pain!!

 

[Shane731]

Ouch! That was bad! Was this a work truck?

Looks tons better! Awesome job! rops:

 

[rohnramirez]

looks brand new..excellent!

 

[TheCougarGuy]

I will never understand how people can spend so much on new cars and just abuse them like that.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Nice save...

Hope you educated the owner on how to keep the paint looking good so it doesn't return to how it was before you restored the finish.

 

[Jrgs-r]

this is the real life deal I like to see. looks like new again

 

[tuscarora dave]

Very nice turnaround indeed. These are the type of jobs I get to do all the time but the better known I get the nicer the cars get. Great job on a tough finish.rops:

 

[autobrite]

Thank for the nice comments.

 

[ryanbabz71]

wow very nice. That paint looked horrible to start. My old 2000 after 9 yrs when I sold it never looked that bad.

 

[Bunky]

Nice work. M105 with a wool pad! Did you try a foam pad (like orange first)? I like dark red colors so I like the results.

 

[Southern Stang]

That thing was flat out trashed! Would almost make me think it was a grove truck like it was used for down here. Great job on turning it around! Nice hitch cover BTW. What do you ride?

 

[autobrite]

Nice work. M105 with a wool pad! Did you try a foam pad (like orange first)? I like dark red colors so I like the results.

Yes, i tried an orange LC foam pad and settled on wool as my final process. It just cut a little faster.

That thing was flat out trashed! Would almost make me think it was a grove truck like it was used for down here. Great job on turning it around! Nice hitch cover BTW. What do you ride?

Thank you. I ride an '08 250sx-f. By far the best bike I've owned to date.