Black 03' Z06 Corvette (Nasty Swirls !!!!)

RickRack · 10-15-05, 04:42

This is a 2003 Z06 Corvette which was my project for the last 2 days. This car was sent to a "detailer" before I started at this job to remove the acid rain damage on the top surfaces. All the top surfaces were wetsanded to remove the acid rain (which they did), but did a horrible jog compounding out the finish. I wish it hadn't been raining here for the past 10 days or I would have brought it out in the sun to show how bad the swirls really were. As you can see from the pictures the swirls were absolutely rediculous and I am amazed that someone could let the car go out the door looking the way it did.

The car was clean so I didn't bother washing it. I wiped it down with some QD and went to town. If it ever stops raining here I will bring it outside and do a good cleaning behind the wheels.

My process:

Compounded complete exterior with 3M rubbing compound by rotary w/ cutting pad

Buffed complete exterior with IP w/ polishing pad.

Buffed complete exterior with Optimum polish x2 with finishing pad

Hand application of AIO

Hand application of RMG

Hand application of EX

Hand application of Souveran

Here are the before pic's

RickRack · 10-15-05, 04:44

Here are the after pictures (obviously !!)

more coming...

RickRack · 10-15-05, 04:46

Thats it!

Scottwax · 10-15-05, 04:49

Damn......

Do some detailers just not have any pride in their work? That is one of the most disgustingly inept polishing jobs I have ever seen. Truly outstanding work bringing back the paint the way you did, looks incredibly deep, rich and wet!

RickRack · 10-15-05, 04:54

Thank you very much! It absolutely just boggles my mind that someone can actually make money doing a job like this to a car. When the sun comes out here some day I'll have to take some pictures for the website, so I will take some good sun shots and post them up.

Wait until you see my project for Monday! It's a 360 Modena Spyder that needs lots of attention to say the least.

Stay tuned.....

LightngSVT · 10-15-05, 05:39

That seems like a job like that would be the kiss of death for a detailer, unreal. Superb transformation to say the least! So do you own the dealership, or just od work for them? If you dont mind me asking, how much do you charge for a job like that? Wow, 7 step exterior.....

gav'spurplez · 10-15-05, 09:10

phenomenal

mrecktid · 10-15-05, 09:23

Hmmmm...so someone asked the dealer to take out the waterspots but didn't notice all those rotary holograms afterwards?!?!

Great transformation, I love that car, just needs to be a lowered an inch or two

Aurora40 · 10-16-05, 05:33

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Originally Posted by RickRack

I spy a red on red ZR-1 in that pict!

That black car looked HOT, why'd you even mess with it?

Seriously, great turn-around. I can't believe someone would return a car to someone in that condition. I think those holograms were bad enough that they could be seen from space!

RickRack · 10-16-05, 08:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by LightngSVT

That seems like a job like that would be the kiss of death for a detailer, unreal. Superb transformation to say the least! So do you own the dealership, or just od work for them? If you dont mind me asking, how much do you charge for a job like that? Wow, 7 step exterior.....

I recently started working for this dealership full time. I have done detailing for them in the past and decided to come work for them full time doing detailing as well as many other things such as selling, maintaining the website, taking pictures of the cars for the website, doing E-bay auctions, marketing, etc..

I don't get paid per detail job. They give me a set salary including a dealer plate and a demo vehicle. I really enjoy it there because when I'm caught up on all my work I just mess around detailing the cars and keeping the cars in order. Most of the time the cars are not that bad, but this one definitely was!

RickRack · 10-16-05, 08:07

[quote=mrecktid]Hmmmm...so someone asked the dealer to take out the waterspots but didn't notice all those rotary holograms afterwards?!?!

No, the dealership that I'm working for now just got the car in on trade and brought it to another detailer (because I wasn't working there yet) to get the acid rain damage fixed on all the top surfaces. They brought the car back looking like a damn hologram, so of course It was my job to correct the work of a hack.

LightngSVT · 10-16-05, 08:13

Wow, Im not sure what your salary is but it sounds like oyu have my dream job! Do you sell more than just exotics? Or do you get a demo car being something like the Z06's Vipers, etc? Congrats on landing that job, I owuld leave my IT job for something like that in a heart beat!!!! Im sure your quality of work went a long way to your new position, you do very good work.