Testing Out Chemical Guys Black Wax - 1964 BLACK Catalina

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Testing Out Chemical Guys Black Wax - 1964 BLACK Catalina

Here's the walk-around-video showing the end results...​

[video=youtube_share;xbY4KXIFvmQ&hd=1"]Chemical Guys Black Wax on a 1964 Pontiac Catalina - YouTube[/video]



Here she is, the new Chemical Guys Black Wax...

Mmmm.... looks like black pudding!

1964 Pontiac Catalina Ventura
Here's my project, a very beautiful 1964 Pontiac Catalina Ventura with a 389 Big Block and Dual 4-Barrel Carburetors. While this car looks beautiful from a distance or in low light, when you inspect the paint using bright light you can see the finish is completely filled with swirls and scratches.

Before Video Showing the True Condition of the Basecoat/Clearcoat Paint​

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3fsdIDb1u8&hd=1]1964 Pontiac Catalina Swirled Out Mess - YouTube[/video]



High Resolution Still Shots

Hood

Trunk Lid

Right behind the B-Pillar

Roof

Front corner of passenger side windshield

Random places on the hood...

More to come...

 

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Continued...


Outside in the Sun
Here's what this car looks like out in the sun...


Pretty good from a distance without the sun shining down on the paint...

Ouch! Kind of hurts your eyes...

 

[Nick McKees37]

I can't wait to see the results Mike!

By the way, the Nanoskin Autoscrub Mitts will be available to order very soon. Mike is going to get up close and personal with them when he details the Catalina. Im the MAN

 

[Pats300zx]

Can't wait to see how this comes out Mike. This new CG wax really has me interested.

 

[Johny B]

Can't wait to see how this comes out Mike. This new CG wax really has me interested.

+1

 

[Meticulous-Detail]

Wonder how CG BW will compare to Meg's new BG? Maybe you should do half the car with Meg's and half with CG for a nice comparison.

 

[Chefrad]

Can't wait to see how this comes out Mike. This new CG wax really has me interested.

Me too I have a black 96 Lexus that would love it.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using AG Online

 

[Rsurfer]

Wonder how CG BW will compare to Meg's new BG? Maybe you should do half the car with Meg's and half with CG for a nice comparison.

You would not see a difference. Like your sig: Prep makes it pop.rops:

 

[VP Mark]

Nice. I'm looking forward to this.

 

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By the way, the Nanoskin Autoscrub Mitts will be available to order very soon. Mike is going to get up close and personal with them when he details the Catalina. Im the MAN

Used the Nanoskin Autoscrub Mitts and they worked perfect for removing all the contaminants off the paint.

Note: I used them with the Nanoskin "Glide" spray lubricant instead of as a part of the normal washing process because I don't as a practice wash classic cars with a normal wash. The reason for this is because it's not a good practice or a professional approach to getting the car clean because you'll introduce water into places that could cause a rust issue.

I have a new car coming in that I'll show how to use the new Nanoskin Autoscrub Mitts on to wash and decontaminate your car at the same time.

The entire exterior of this 1964 Pontiac Catalina is now decontaminated and incredibly smooth.

Next I'm going to machine polish the glass to remove all the water spots, road film and overspray. Just like the paint was contaminated, so is the glass.

 

[DaC]

Mike, don't forget to carefully take pictures from before and after, even trying to capture some hazing the fg400 may eventually leave...
I'm pretty curious about using this compound as a killer one step....
If it finishes like m105, it won't be enough to my taste.... but if it can get close to m205, this will be pretty great..... "=]

Is this paint soft or hard ?

BTW: Can you do a side by side from: FG400 / M101 / M105 as far correction and finishing ability ? it would be great

 

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Mike, don't forget to carefully take pictures from before and after,

Rest assured...

Is this paint soft or hard ?

I'd say it's on the hard side. I just tested a white 6.5 Hybrid on the Flex 3401 for about 4-section passes with FG 400 and it removed about 90% to 95" of the swirls and scratches and now only the RIDS remain.

Going to try the blue light cutting 6.5" Hybrid next to see if I can speed up and improve defect removal.


My fiancé Stacy had to work today, (Microbiology Lab at the Hospital), so instead of taking today off I'm taking tomorrow off and since she has to work I figure I might as well make some how-to videos and write some articles from the work I do to this project car.

I've taken two videos so far but will need Yancy to help me get them uploaded, so that will have to wait till Monday...

 

[DaC]

That's great!

Lately it seems to me you have fell in love with hybrid pads Mike....

 

[jhodges]

Really looking forward to this one. Of the autos of the middle to late '60s, I like the body styles of the Pontiacs of this era the best; especially liked the original wheels and the grilles.

Was disappointed when Pontiac was chosen not to continue. Judging from what GM has done with the new Camaros and with what the aftermarket has done, the "2012" and forward Firebirds would have really been something.

Excellent project choice. Thanks, Mike.

 

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Doing a Test Spot with Menzerna FG 400 on a Black BC/CC 1964 Pontiac Catalina


Below are three test spots I did using Menzerna FG 400 starting with the least aggressive Hybrid Pads, (excluding the back finishing pad as that's too soft), starting with white, then going to blue and then finally testing the orange pad.

My results showed that I need to use the Orange Hybrid Foam Cutting pad with the Menzerna FG400 and the Flex 3401 to get the level of defect removal quality I'm looking for and the speed in which to remove the defects per my needs.

Note: At this time I have not done any finish polishing or waxing with the Menzerna SF 4000 Fine Cut Polish or the Chemical Guys Black Wax. I'm confident these two products and steps will take the incredible results I'm getting with just the FG 400 Compound to an even higher level and that will reach my goal of restoring a show car finish to very cool classic muscle car.


Prepping the paint
To start with I wiped the paint clean and then decontaminated it using the Nanoskin Autoscrub Wash Mitt as a decontamination towel using the Nanoskin Glide Spray Lubricant.

First Test Spot = White 6.5" Hybrid Pad
Next I taped-off a dedicated section to perform my first Test Spot using the White 6.5" Hybrid Pad.

This is just to give you perspective...

This is the same area as above only I've zoomed in my camera...

6 Section Passes

Carefully wiping off a section in the center

Already looking much better...

Lighting up the paint with the flash of my camera...

Very light DA Haze left in the paint. It's possible working the product longer may have removed all the haze. I'm going to do a two-step so I'm mostly looking for defect removal, not perfection.

Second Test Spot = Blue 6.5" Hybrid Light Cutting Pad
Next I taped-off a dedicated section to perform my first Test Spot using the Blue 6.5" Hybrid Pad.

Not looking good in these before shots...

5 Section Passes

Better defect removal...

All that remains are a few random, isolated deeper scratches or RIDS

At this size in this close-up, the owner and I can live with these...

Third Test Spot = Orange 6.5" Hybrid Cutting Pad
Next I taped-off a dedicated section to perform my first Test Spot using the Orange 6.5" Hybrid Pad.

Paint Correction Tip
Anytime you think you might be moving the side of your buffing pad into a curved section of paint, be sure to prime the sides of the pad also to provide both lubrication and abrading ability.

The right side of the tape line is the before side...

The left side of the tape line is the after side. With the orange pad I'm easily seeing 95% plus correction so this is the pad I'll use for the rest of the car followed by the white pad with Menzerna SF 4000 and then I'll machine apply the Chemical Guys Black Wax.

Tune back in on Monday to see the final results!


Have a great Thanksgiving Holiday and weekend!


:xyxthumbs:

 

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Okay, now that the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend is over... back to work....


Just compounded the trunk lid and the surrounding horizontal panels of the 1964 Catalina and took a video of the before and after and a few after shots...


Just to recap, from the #1st post of this thread...


Trunk Lid

Here's after compounding the Menzerna FG 400 and the Orange Hybrid 6.5" Foam Cutting Pad on the Flex 3401 on speed setting 6 with very firm downward pressure and the 3 passes on speed setting 4 with light pressure, just a little more than the weight of the Flex 3401


One thing I really like about the FG 400 is it has what I call a long play time or buffing cycle, it stays wet on the surface as long as you work it and I talk about that in the video.

 

[vet]

I love that year of Pontiac. Mike will have in pristine shape shortly.

 

[BobbyG]

Looking gorgeous Mike! rops:

 

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Just made a video showing how to machine polish the glass to remove water spots and road film. The compounding video is uploading right now.

Still have to compound and polish the vertical panels and then apply the Chemical Guys new Black Wax. Hoping to have it done today as I have another project car coming up...


Hang tight...

 

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Here's the link to the video...

Video: Menzerna FG 400 on Swirled out Black Paint


Going to polish and wax the horizontal panels and then start in on the vertical panels, going to try to have if done by 5:00pm