Mike Phillips
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1955 Chevy Sedan Delivery - June 20th
Mike Searle stopped by Autogeek today and while he was here I had him drive his sweet 1955 Chevy Sedan Delivery into out studio so we could inspect the paint. Mike just bought this and has not even washed nor waxed it since bring it home.
The first thing we did was the Baggie Test
The Baggie Test - How to inspect for above surface bonded contaminants
What we found out is the paint is contaminated and in dire need of claying.
Next, I tested the paint to find out if it was single stage or basecoat/clearcoat and we found out it has a basecoat/clearcoat finish.
Next I polished just a small circle on the hood and what we saw in the circle I polished was a clean, bright white color while all around the circle is a dingy looking white paint. This is a sign of dirt staining or embedded dirt. See this article,
How to remove stains and embedded dirt out of paint
Below is the hood of Mike's 1955 Chevy Sedan Delivery...
Embedded Dirt or Dirt Staining
If you look closely, you can see a white circle just to the right of the hood ornament where we polished just a small section of paint. What polishing did was to remove the dirt staining to reveal a much brighter white color hiding under the dirt stained clearcoat.
And so everyone can see what a cool car this is, here's a couple of outside beauty shots... one thing for sure, after we put Mike's Sedan Delivery through our show car paint polishing process the white paint is going to simply glisten...
Thursday Night Extreme Makeovers and Show Car Makeovers
I told Mike about our Thursday night Extreme Makeovers and Show Car Makeovers. Since the paint doesn't have a lot of swirls, (I inspect the paint in the sun, looks pretty swirl free), we discussed him bringing his car back for a "Show Car Makeover". This will be coming up as soon as I have an open Thursday night date that also fits his schedule.
So stay tuned and when we put a date in concrete I'll post a sign-up thread if you live in the area and want to lend a hand creating a finish that looks more like the finish on the 1964 Chevy Delivery Truck and the 1963 Impala we recently buffed out here,
1963 Impala and 1964 Chevy Delivery Truck - Show Car Makeover Pictures
Sign-up List
1. Mike Phillips - Of course I'll be here!
2. Chris aka Italian Guy
3. Rob aka Haywired
4. Rob aka rms64
5. John aka johnpingol
6. Nick aka NIKIGUNZ
7. Den aka boomer1649
8. marcusporter
9. Richard Perkins
10.
Date: Thursday, June 20th, 2013
Time: 5:00pm to 9:00pm
Autogeek's Garage
7744 SW Jack James Drive
Stuart, FL 34997
Mapquest Driving Directions
The door to the right of the garage door is the entrance to our TV Studio, my
red Chevy Silverado is usually parked right in front of the entrance door.
Or you can always call me or e-mail me...
[email protected]
1-800-869-3011 x206
We'll see you here!
Mike Searle stopped by Autogeek today and while he was here I had him drive his sweet 1955 Chevy Sedan Delivery into out studio so we could inspect the paint. Mike just bought this and has not even washed nor waxed it since bring it home.
The first thing we did was the Baggie Test
The Baggie Test - How to inspect for above surface bonded contaminants
What we found out is the paint is contaminated and in dire need of claying.
Next, I tested the paint to find out if it was single stage or basecoat/clearcoat and we found out it has a basecoat/clearcoat finish.
Next I polished just a small circle on the hood and what we saw in the circle I polished was a clean, bright white color while all around the circle is a dingy looking white paint. This is a sign of dirt staining or embedded dirt. See this article,
How to remove stains and embedded dirt out of paint
Below is the hood of Mike's 1955 Chevy Sedan Delivery...
Embedded Dirt or Dirt Staining
If you look closely, you can see a white circle just to the right of the hood ornament where we polished just a small section of paint. What polishing did was to remove the dirt staining to reveal a much brighter white color hiding under the dirt stained clearcoat.
And so everyone can see what a cool car this is, here's a couple of outside beauty shots... one thing for sure, after we put Mike's Sedan Delivery through our show car paint polishing process the white paint is going to simply glisten...
Thursday Night Extreme Makeovers and Show Car Makeovers
I told Mike about our Thursday night Extreme Makeovers and Show Car Makeovers. Since the paint doesn't have a lot of swirls, (I inspect the paint in the sun, looks pretty swirl free), we discussed him bringing his car back for a "Show Car Makeover". This will be coming up as soon as I have an open Thursday night date that also fits his schedule.
So stay tuned and when we put a date in concrete I'll post a sign-up thread if you live in the area and want to lend a hand creating a finish that looks more like the finish on the 1964 Chevy Delivery Truck and the 1963 Impala we recently buffed out here,
1963 Impala and 1964 Chevy Delivery Truck - Show Car Makeover Pictures
Sign-up List
1. Mike Phillips - Of course I'll be here!
2. Chris aka Italian Guy
3. Rob aka Haywired
4. Rob aka rms64
5. John aka johnpingol
6. Nick aka NIKIGUNZ
7. Den aka boomer1649
8. marcusporter
9. Richard Perkins
10.
Date: Thursday, June 20th, 2013
Time: 5:00pm to 9:00pm
Autogeek's Garage
7744 SW Jack James Drive
Stuart, FL 34997
Mapquest Driving Directions
The door to the right of the garage door is the entrance to our TV Studio, my
red Chevy Silverado is usually parked right in front of the entrance door.
Or you can always call me or e-mail me...
[email protected]
1-800-869-3011 x206
We'll see you here!
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