Vanity Detailing - 1984 Chevy Caprice Classic

VanityDetailing · 05-31-09, 11:03

Color: "Cherry Coke Metalflake"

Process:
Meguiar's Aggressive Claybar
Meguiar's Mild Claybar
Meguiar's Smooth Surface Claybar Kit
Rotary buffer with wool pad, Meguiar's M85 Diamond Cut Compound
Rotary buffer with foam pad, Meguiar's Ultimate Compound
Meguiar's G110 D/A with foam cutting pad, Meguiar's M82 Swirl Free Polish
Meguiar's G110 D/A with foam polishing pad, Meguiar's SwirlX
Meguiar's G110 D/A with foam finishing pad, Meguiar's NXT Tech Wax 2.0 (3x)
Meguiar's NXT All-Metal Polish
Meguiar's Endurance High Gloss Tire Shine

This was a BIG project. Spider-webbing, swirl marks, and deep scratches were in every panel.

Full Album...

Here's the before pics:

And after the whole gamut of processes... 9.5 hours later....

VanityDetailing · 06-01-09, 07:55

I just got word from the owner that he's letting everyone in his car club, know about the work I did.

Looks like I'll have a bunch of "donks" in my garage over the next few weeks... I hope I have enough metal polish! It takes a LOT to clean up a set of 24's!

Scottwax · 06-01-09, 09:21

Man, that car was hammered! Nice job bringing it back!

gofast908z · 06-01-09, 09:47

what a terrible paint job, that orangepeel is terrible.

Great job on bringing that "car" back to life. Can't say I'm a fan of Donks.

VanityDetailing · 06-02-09, 07:45

The camera doesn't show how bad the orangepeel really is. And the clear is so thin over the metalflake, you can FEEL the metal flakes! I found several in my wool pad.

I can't say I'm a fan of Donks either. But I don't discriminate when it comes to money.

Premium · 06-02-09, 07:51

Am I missing something? What is a Donk?

VanityDetailing · 06-02-09, 07:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Premium

Am I missing something? What is a Donk?

Hi-Riser (automobile) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

$5K paint job, $8K wheels, $10K stereo, on a $600 car.

This particular car was a "donk on a budget." $750 car, $2K wheels, and $2K paint.

Premium · 06-02-09, 07:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by VanityDetailing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donk_(automobile)

$5K paint job, $8K wheels, $10K stereo, on a $600 car.

This particular car was a "donk on a budget." $750 car, $2K wheels, and $2K paint.

Ah! Since you put it that way I understand, lol!

bufferbarry · 06-02-09, 08:03

nice turnaround for sure! just not a fan of the paint at all! someone should sand it down a little! would make the flakes pop,

gofast908z · 06-04-09, 01:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by VanityDetailing

The camera doesn't show how bad the orangepeel really is. And the clear is so thin over the metalflake, you can FEEL the metal flakes! I found several in my wool pad.

I can't say I'm a fan of Donks either. But I don't discriminate when it comes to money.

thats what I remind myself when a car pulls up that I'm not too fond of lol.

Accumulator · 06-04-09, 08:32

Add me to the list of gee, what a crappy thing to do to a nice old b-body

But hey, it's not like everyone likes *my* tastes either!

VanityDetailing- Interesting step-down there, going from M82 to Swirl-X, I never woulda thought to try that.

Didn't the NXT mute the flake any? A pal of mine likes it on his showcar because he thinks it tones down the clearcoat-with-flake effect, making it look more like single stage.

VanityDetailing · 06-04-09, 10:28

If anything, it made the flake pop MORE. It did, however, show how bad the paintjob itself was.

I used the swirlX to smooth out the little bit of hologramming that occurred from the wool pad and M85. It wasn't a *critical* step, but I'm too much of a Type A personality to let the smallest imperfection go untouched.

I honestly did everything possible to fix this paint, save for wetsanding the entire car, which considering how bad the basecoat went down, it wouldn't have mattered much.