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Old 12-04-08, 03:18   #109 (permalink)
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Re: 40th Anniversary ZR-1 Corvette (8 Days, More Than 60 Hours!!) by RickRack...

How did I miss this one? Inside and out, the car looks absolutely superb!
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Old 12-10-08, 09:30   #110 (permalink)
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Re: 40th Anniversary ZR-1 Corvette (8 Days, More Than 60 Hours!!) by RickRack...

MaDMaXX - Dave, I don't know of any similar products, especially in the UK... Sorry.

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Re: 40th Anniversary ZR-1 Corvette (8 Days, More Than 60 Hours!!) by RickRack...

unbelievable!!! Your hard work really shows itself in the end product, detailing skills such as yours should be written down and locked in a nuclear bomb proof safe and saved forever! Good job my friend!
 
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Old 12-12-08, 09:06   #112 (permalink)
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Re: 40th Anniversary ZR-1 Corvette (8 Days, More Than 60 Hours!!) by RickRack...

Un freaking believable!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Old 12-24-08, 03:43   #113 (permalink)
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Re: 40th Anniversary ZR-1 Corvette (8 Days, More Than 60 Hours!!) by RickRack...

Carbon Blue- Thank you very much!! I appreciate the kind words...

Mr.Cool- Thanks!
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Old 12-29-08, 01:52   #114 (permalink)
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Re: 40th Anniversary ZR-1 Corvette (8 Days, More Than 60 Hours!!) by RickRack...

I've been lurking around this forum for about a year and never signed up. Didn't feel the need to because I could find all the information I needed without posting by using the search. After I saw this detail I just had to sign up and say that if you told me this car was sent back to Chevy, stripped down, sanded, primed, and repainted. I would have believed you.
 
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Old 01-15-09, 08:48   #115 (permalink)
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Re: 40th Anniversary ZR-1 Corvette (8 Days, More Than 60 Hours!!) by RickRack...

I know this is an old thread, but I think it deserves a bump. What a great transformation of a great soon to be classic American sports car. I just watched Rick Hendricks pay $160k for an 89 ZR-1 that didn't appear to be in as good a shape, last night on Barret Jackson.
That detail job probably increased the cars value a ton.
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I don't know what impresses me the most, your write up or the fact that you remain so humble and never have a bad thing to say. You are true gentlemen and your work is obviously world class.

Seriously a great write up and one of my top 5 favorites of all time. Your work ethic and talent are unsurpassed and you continue to set the bar higher and higher. I spent an hour reading this and looking at it, and I enjoyed every second. Awesome work and thank you for sharing!

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couldnt have said it better myself!!
 
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Old 01-28-09, 07:54   #117 (permalink)
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Re: 40th Anniversary ZR-1 Corvette (8 Days, More Than 60 Hours!!) by RickRack...

Danger Mouse- Wow, you signed up just to leave me a comment... Thanks!!

To this day, it's still hard to believe how good the car came out.


PistolWhip- Thank you very much!!

superior_detail- Thanks a lot!!
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Re: 40th Anniversary ZR-1 Corvette (8 Days, More Than 60 Hours!!) by RickRack...

This was linked over to the Corvetteforum ZR-1 section and I was blown away!

I registered just to say. If you didn't take a hundred thousand pictures I wouldn't have believed that is original paint.

I own a 1994 ZR-1 and would love to have someone do that with mine, though mine is about halfway in between where you started with that one and where you ended up. The problem is I live in Houston, just a little far from you. I guess I am on my own, but I am glad I found this site. WOW

Would you treat a Black car any differently? I just try not to touch mine. It seems like any time I do I leave a mark somehow.

One question...one of the pics of the left rear qtr seems to look like the molding on the bumper doesn't match the fender, is that just because of the angle and the light ?
 
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Re: 40th Anniversary ZR-1 Corvette (8 Days, More Than 60 Hours!!) by RickRack...

Handsdown to you RR,

I bought UDM at least a year and haven't had a chance to learn the techniques and products. After I saw your work, I decided to sign up. Awesome work!
 
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Re: 40th Anniversary ZR-1 Corvette (8 Days, More Than 60 Hours!!) by RickRack...

that is drop dead gorgeous! the time and patience! whatever you charged the owner was the deal of the century!! that car looks like a complete repaint!

im very upset that the previous owner took such poor car of it! but thank go you brought it back!
 
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