This was a fun one. The client picked this car up a couple weeks ago, and asked me if I could do anything with the paint. He assumed he needed to get it repainted. It's a 68, he's the 3rd owner. It has the original 289 engine, and 89K original miles. He plans on replacing the bumpers, and wheels and tires. He is also repainting the dash, and has a carpeting kit.
The car was repainted about 10 years ago, then the previous owner parket it under a tree, outside, and lost interest. The car had oxidation, water spotting and etching, RIDS, and scratches. It's a black cherry metallic.
Process...vertical panels wetsanded with 2000 grit. Horizontal panels wetsanded with 1000grit, and followed by 2000girt.
I compounded with everything from Solo burgundy wool, Solo yellow wool, Purple foamed wool, LC Orange foam, LC Yellow foam, and Presta Strata 1000, 3M ECC, and Megs 95 and 105, depending on the amount of defects. In some cases, I was polishing around 2100rpm with the rotary.
I then followed up with SIP and Orange LC foam in some areas, SIP and Purple foam wool in others. I then went back over the areas with SIP, and
Meg's yellow Solo foam pad at 900 rpm, up to 1800 rpm, and back down to 900 rpm.
I finished with Ultrafina on the
Flex with a finishing foam pad.
CMW was the LSP of choice, buffed off with OCW.
Befores....
close up of the roof
Day one was cloudy and rainy. Some of the work was done under the owner's carport...
50/50 shot
Completed panels at the end of day 1...
Door
Day 2 we had sun, so I finished up. Here are some in progress, and afters...
Linear Mode
