72 Ranchero - Exterior Only

mose · 08-17-07, 11:53

Did this one for a friend of mine. I did his work truck a while ago and saw this in his shop. I did a test spot for him to show him what it could look like and we finally matched our schedules up so I could do it for him. This is a car that was repainted a while back and has sat in a couple different shops since. Lots of oxidization, dust...etc. I didn't touch the interior cuz he had replaced it all, the engine didn't need anything nor did the tire and wheels cuz he will be replacing them soon.

Process:
Wash w/ONR (no hose available at his shop)
Clay
SIP w/yellow CCS
106FF w/orange CCS
KAIO w/white CCS
(Had to wash pads three times due to the SS red paint gumming them up)
Topped w/#16

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Half and Half
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qballjr13 · 08-17-07, 11:57

That is an amazing tranformation! How did you do the bed??

White lexus 23 · 08-17-07, 12:13

Damn man i know how long that must have taken you cus i did a toyota truck with a topper the same color in teh same kinda condition and it was not the funnest thing. but your red turned out much darker then the one i did. Tottaly awesome job! what did the owner say?

mose · 08-17-07, 12:24

The bed was interesting. I had to put down pads and get on all fours to do it. I went over the bulk of it with the PC. I used Megs Cleaner Wax cuz I wasn't about to do a three step polish and then "top it" with #16. That would have taken another three hours! Between the high spots in the ridges and I did it by hand. All in all it took just over an hour to do the bed.

The customer was very happy. He had been excited since I did the test spot. But the first word out of his mouth when he walked into the shop was "WOW". So that made me happy!

White lexus 23 · 08-17-07, 12:27

very awesome man!

gmblack3a · 08-17-07, 12:34

Are you sure that is not a new paint job?

Excellent work!!!!

BLKSWAN · 08-17-07, 12:53

nice transformation...looks great

Dave1 · 08-17-07, 12:59

Very nice work......

These are the details I like to see.....

mr.ikon · 08-17-07, 01:08

thats some nice work mose. thats some transformation. i would feel the same way if that was my vehicle.

Sludge · 08-17-07, 01:55

Who would have thought it was possible? Remarkable restoration, looks better than new. Outstanding work.

mose · 08-17-07, 02:46

Thank you for all the kind words guys. It means a lot to me!!

DFTowel · 08-17-07, 03:25

Beutiful job but it looks to me like the paint, or should I say the re-paint, was in good shape already except that it was very dirty and very oxidized.