Very Brief Look at my weekend project - 2009 Pontiac G8 GT Paint Correction

[GenesisCoupe]

I didn't have a chance to detail a red car yet, maybe they are just not that common? All i seem to get is black, silver, and gray :/

Looks great!!!

 

[zmcgovern45]

Great job! That's the way red is supposed to look.

Thanks!

I didn't have a chance to detail a red car yet, maybe they are just not that common? All i seem to get is black, silver, and gray :/

Looks great!!!

Thanks! I love nicely polished red paint. It's a pretty underrated color in my book. It can look just as stunning as a dark color when done right. :buffing:

 

[530inv]

Thanks! Of the 2 G8's I have corrected, I would say their clear is very average in terms of hardness... it is definitely not soft like an Acura, and it is not hard like a Corvette. I have done a red (this one) and white. Both were one-stage corrections and both were done with orange pads and a medium polish (iirc).

Sounds good. Thanks for the info.:xyxthumbs:

 

[JASCIN]

Looks great! The clear on mine definitely isn't as hard as on my Camaro or the wife's Equinox (or Corvettes for that matter). I've had very good results using an orange pad with M205 or similar polish as well.

 

[zmcgovern45]

Looks great! The clear on mine definitely isn't as hard as on my Camaro or the wife's Equinox (or Corvettes for that matter). I've had very good results using an orange pad with M205 or similar polish as well.

Yup, definitely not as hard as a Camaro or Corvette.

I just looked up my previous G8 thread and I used orange and white LC pads with M205 and it worked great too. Overall it is a very nice paint to work with from my two experiences with it.

 

[kantonburg]

Looks great Zach!

Like red is supposed to look. That's a ticket waiting to happen

 

[HateSwirls]

I really love the G8, yours looks brand new.
Nice job:dblthumb2:

 

[zmcgovern45]

Looks great Zach!

Like red is supposed to look. That's a ticket waiting to happen

^Thanks! Yeah the owner told me to leave his front plate off (since I told him I have never had one on my car), but I warned him that bright red is going to attract way more attention than my grey car! haha

I really love the G8, yours looks brand new.
Nice job:dblthumb2:

^I like these cars as well. A solid sports sedan... or maybe more appropriately "muscle sedan".