1960 Red Corvette 120+ pics

gofast908z · 03-12-09, 02:39

This car is probably one of my absolute favorites that I've worked on. On a previous trip out, all the swirls were removed and the car looked great. This time around though we decided to try and get a lot more gloss out of the paint. Previous owner had it repainted sometime in the 1980's, so there were a few limitations to what could be done with it. However, the car finished up beautifully again with no swirls, only a few RIDS, and a fantastic gloss.

Process:
-Foamgun with Zaino Z7
-Megs APC 3:1 wheels
-Clayed with Zaino Z18
-rewashed with Zaino Z7
-Menzerna Nano on white LC
-Menzerna Nano on black LC *worked for a long time*
-IPA wipedown
-ZAIO on Chrome
-Z5pro w/ZFX
-Z2pro
-Z6 wipedown
-Z16 on tires

It was overcast most of the day unfortunately, but lots of pics anyway!

Foam bath with Z7

Cleaning up the wheels

I noticed some grime under the taillight lenses, so they were next to come off...
Showing lots of old dirt, wax, and grime.

gofast908z · 03-12-09, 02:41

After cleaning up with a little Zaino All In One

The other taillight was even worse....

After some more Zaino All In One...

I couldn't get my lens to focus the way I wanted, so it was really hard to do any 50/50 shots of the polishing, so I just skipped it. The sun popping in and out each minute just made it tough. So here are the finished pics!

One of the few RIDS left. Paint was thin enough we didn't want to get too aggressive with it.

One of my favorite pics

Most of the smaller chrome trim was heavily swirled. With some very careful light polishing, some shine came back to them.

gofast908z · 03-12-09, 02:43

Pics outside

This is my first attempt at one of those longer writeups. All comments welcome

TimG · 03-12-09, 03:16

Great job! The red is just glowing.

ps: what camera you using? Pictures were really good.

TSC17 · 03-12-09, 03:42

The paint on that car is beautiful! Nice job and great photos as well. I really like your attention to detail on the taillights!

Any engine shots?

bufferbarry · 03-12-09, 03:47

very nice work! good job!

Street5927 · 03-12-09, 04:39

Very nice job! That looks like a fun Sunday car to drive. It also looks like there would be a great view of the Mountains from the second story balcony of the house.

Pats300zx · 03-12-09, 05:21

Awesome job. What did you use on the Torque Thrusts? The wheels came out great? Were they polished or chromed???

karburn · 03-12-09, 05:44

Probably my favorite Vette of all time. Just beautiful. Nice work.

RickRack · 03-12-09, 06:45

Wow, the car looks amazing!!

It's the little details like the tail lights that make a difference...

Can't go wrong with Zaino on red!!

Looks great!!

shine · 03-12-09, 07:02

Great job!

JoshVette · 03-12-09, 08:33

Great job, I agree with Rick, taking the time to disassemble certain parts makes a huge difference in the appearence afterwards.

Nice job on a great piece of history.

Josh