'42 Caddy

richy · 05-09-08, 10:41

I have not posted a C & B here in a long time. Here is a unique car that I thought might be of interest. It's a pretty rare car in that it's a 1942 (not a lot of cars made during the war) and it's a convertible to boot. I have never taken so long with a car as this one. I was 18 hours in total on it and was very pleased with the results. The car was NOT painted by RM which became very obvious as I started to examine it closely. The owner is a very cool, laid back kinda guy who told me "Just make it as good as you can". Now there's a challenge I was up to. Enough rambling, on to the process:

Fender skirts removed
Top pw'd and then treated with ARO and pw'd again
Wheel wells done with ARO and pw'd
Wheels done with Surf City
Tires with ARO
Whitewalls cleaned with Magic Eraser
Paint washed with 2 bucket method
Dried initially with leaf blower, then ww mf
Multiple touch ups
Re-install fender skirts
Compound with UCCL, wool pad with Rotary
Polished with Rotary, gray pad, 106ff
Glazed with CG WMF via Rotary, blue pad
DG 601 by hand
DG 105 by hand
AW after curing period (usually the next day)
Wheels were done with DG 501 and sealed with CG JS
Tires dressed with DP gel, including white walls which were wiped clean after a dwell period
Wells dressed with Adams Undercarriage spray
All chrome was either treated with DG 501 if not bad, followed by JS or treated with 106ff followed by JS on the surfaces that were worse.
Convertible top was covered with blankets during all polishing but still needed a vacuum after as well as a going over with a lint brush.
Paint surfaces that were not able to be reached with the wheel were done by same products by hand
Glass done with IG
Carpets treated with Folex
Mats shampoo'd
Door panels and interior surfaces (paint, chrome, leather not including seats) were treated with 303
Door jams with ONR followed by 303
Leather seats were cleaned with DG leather cleaner and conditioned with DG conditioner (I found these 2 products very close to the smell and results of the Zaino pair)
Engine compartment wiped down with ONR

BEFORES:

AFTERS:

karburn · 05-09-08, 10:49

Love to see the old classics cared for like this. Exceptional work. Your arm is probably in a sling after polishing all that chrome and grill work.

Time to drop the top and cruise down the boulevard.

Afinn4 · 05-09-08, 01:25

great job, that red interior is awesome.

green dimnd · 05-09-08, 03:41

This one brought a tear to my eye. I can just hear my father, may he rest in peace: now THAT'S a car!! Magnificent work. If you ever get a chance to see the Peter Falk movie "The thing about my folks" you might enjoy seeing a gorgeous old Ford Deluxe. But it still ain't no Caddy...

richy · 05-09-08, 04:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by karburn

Love to see the old classics cared for like this. Exceptional work. Your arm is probably in a sling after polishing all that chrome and grill work.

Time to drop the top and cruise down the boulevard.

Thank you karburn..the chrome took a bit of work, but I was delighted at how it came out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Afinn4

great job, that red interior is awesome.

Thank you Afinn4..I loved the colour scheme on this one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by green dimnd

This one brought a tear to my eye. I can just hear my father, may he rest in peace: now THAT'S a car!! Magnificent work. If you ever get a chance to see the Peter Falk movie "The thing about my folks" you might enjoy seeing a gorgeous old Ford Deluxe. But it still ain't no Caddy...

These classics evoke emotions that the cars nowadays just can't. It's neat working on a piece of history!

TH0001 · 05-09-08, 06:31

What an awesome post!!! Seriously we need more posts of truely cool cars like this done right!!! Brilliant show!

smprince1 · 05-09-08, 06:50

Chrome bumper and grill look stunning. Paint radiant. Excellent work all around.

Scottwax · 05-09-08, 07:14

Beautiful car and detail.

Love that art deco styling of the 30s and 40s.

99blackSE · 05-09-08, 07:25

Now there is a piece of history! The classics never go out of style... great job!

Escalarado · 05-09-08, 07:35

They just do not make them like they use to. Excellent work for such a well preserved classic.

Kmhawaiidh · 05-09-08, 09:55

Awesome! Nice work and car!

Lenard · 05-10-08, 03:44

Nice car, I bet the owner was pleased with your work.

Len.