My first Vette I worked on

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Today I had the pleasure of working on a 2005 Corvette for a new customer of mine.

Job consisted of fixing the cloudy, frosted looking headlights, polishing the wheels and a rinse-less wash.
Also did a test spot on the trunk , it had swirls and light scratches, after a two step correction and a coat of paint sealant I managed to get it 99% defect free.

Below are random pictures of my work.
Before and after pictures.

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As you can see there were swirls in the paint on the trunk.

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After a two step paint correction I managed to get the paint 99% defect free.

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On to the headlights.....

You can see how cloudy and frosted the light was.

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After a lot of wet sanding and polishing it made a big improvement.

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Reflection shot of the trunk once I was done with the correction.

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The wheels after polishing and protection.

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Soon I'll do the entire car to get it all taking care of then add protection.

The hood after the rinse-less wash

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Wow it looks nice!! What dressing did you use for the tires?

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Great job and it looks really nice. Good job!

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Nice work Kevin! Customer must have been super pleased! Love that blue! How's the back feeling?
 
Excellent work I know that new customer is satisfied/will be back, and more than likely bring even more customers your way...keep up the good work
 
nice job on the swirls.. maybe its just me or the camera but the headlights don't look any different?
 
Just02896 said:
Nice work Kevin! Customer must have been super pleased! Love that blue! How's the back feeling?
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Thanks :dblthumb2:

I felt pain today but I didn't take many breaks.
Feels OK now though.

Thanks for asking:)
 
Great work and show up Kevin, thanks for sharing!

Kind Regards.
 
Thanks all

One thing I learned working on a Corvette , 2005
The trunk, well the entire car has light scratches, swirls but only corrected the trunk per test spot for future correction.
Know it's on the hard side but here's what I learned......

I washed the trunk using the DP Rinse-Less Wash, the car was just washed but wanted to make sure no dust was present before I clayed it.
After claying I could really see the defects, LOUD like so to speak.

Pulled out my PC, LC Orange Flat Pad along with the Wolfgang Uber Compound which was my first compound to use for the test area.

I made four passes, slow arm speed but not heavy pressure, buffed it off and said "Wow".
Couldn't believe the results, I mean again loaded with swirls, looked like someone sat on the trunk on one area.
The customer flipped out and said man the job is yours:)
Step two I used the Meguiar's 205 then sealed the trunk with the Wolfgang Glossy Paint Sealant.

Goes to show you it's not always about what machine we choose to use, it's more about the pad selection and using a good compound like Wolfgang.

Question

He wants me to clean the rag top and protect it.
I never, ever worked on a rag top so I couldn't answer him right on the spot.
What is a good cleaner and is there some product that should be used afterwards to protect it?
 
Raggtop.. best available.. be sure to get the correct protection either vinyl or cloth

Raggtop sells as a kit too
 
I imagined fabric interior/exterior had to be cleaned and protected just like we do with paint, wheels, tires even headlignhts. It appears so http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3ikT9InF9U

I just ordered some CarPro Interior coating to try out in my car. I also ordered some HD stuff to have in stock for cutomer cars. I'm sure AG sells it all you'll need however.

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hernandez.art13 said:
I imagined fabric interior/exterior had to be cleaned and protected just like we do with paint, wheels, tires even headlignhts. It appears so http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3ikT9InF9U

I just ordered some CarPro Interior coating to try out in my car. I also ordered some HD stuff to have in stock for cutomer cars. I'm sure AG sells all you'll need however.

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HateSwirls said:
Thanks :dblthumb2:

I felt pain today but I didn't take many breaks.
Feels OK now though.

Thanks for asking:)
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Well it's good to see you back in the saddle again! Just remember, DONT OVERDUE IT! Take breaks when you need to and remember to stretch! Helps me keep my muscles loose and I'm sure it would help you as well. :-)
 
Just02896 said:
Well it's good to see you back in the saddle again! Just remember, DONT OVERDUE IT! Take breaks when you need to and remember to stretch! Helps me keep my muscles loose and I'm sure it would help you as well. :-)
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I promise to take breaks from now on:)

Looks like I'll be be going under the knife 2-28, just a few weeks from now.
They have to get the pain to stop when I walk, they will relieve the compressed nerve, it's the only way being it's really jammed up:(
After that I'll be good to go:dblthumb2:

Meantime I'm enjoying detailing, I'm starting to pickup more customers, it's like I do one then they tell a friend or family member and I get another call.
I tell you word of mouth is a good thing:dblthumb2:
 
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