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coupe
07-23-2007, 07:08 AM
I was finaly able to do a full paint correction on my good buddy’s 1999 GAGT. Me and Tim had talked about it in the past but since he lives 3+ hours away it took us almost a year to finaly setup a weekend to do it. It needed it badly, definitely beyond saving but well worth trying, we think it came out great considering what we started with.



Wash with foam gun and megs goldclass

Clay with an old mothers claybar I had, didn’t wanna waiste a new one on this, it was THAT bad. VHT and rubber all the way down the sides from the track and all the other surfaces where loaded with some seriously bad contaminants.

Rotary with edge2K 6” pads, optimum compound at 1500-2400 rpm

Porter Cable with Danase 5” CCS polishing pads and LC 4” polishing spot pads, megs #80 speed 6 the whole way.

Megs #26 high tech yellow wax





http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/claying.jpg



This is ONLY the very top of the bumper!!!

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/clay.jpg



Half and half of the hood:



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/hoodhalfandhalf1.jpg



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/hoodhalfandhalf2.jpg



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/hoodhalfandhalf3.jpg



End of night one!



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/endnight1.jpg
coupe
07-23-2007, 07:09 AM
Rear quarter half and half shots:



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/quarterhalfandhalf1.jpg



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/quarterhalfandhalf2.jpg



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/quarterhalfandhalf3.jpg



Door before

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/doorbefore.jpg



Door after

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/doorafter.jpg



End of night 2



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/endofnight2.jpg



The inevitable lol

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/endofnight3.jpg
coupe
07-23-2007, 07:10 AM
Fender before

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/fenderbefore.jpg



Fender after

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/fenderafter.jpg



All afters



Tim just hangin

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/reflect1.jpg



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/reflect2.jpg



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/reflect3.jpg



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/reflect4.jpg



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/reflect5.jpg



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/reflect6.jpg



http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/Rand81/detailing/Img_0192.jpg
imported_intoran
07-23-2007, 08:55 AM
excellent results, looks great.
Deenice21
07-23-2007, 08:58 AM
looks saved to me
VTechFan02
07-23-2007, 10:17 AM
Wow, very impressed with the afters!! You guys did a great job. Looks like #80 did a decent job of hiding whatever remaining defects there were.



-Frank
coupe
07-23-2007, 10:33 AM
#80 didnt hide anything, it does not hide defects. Sure it has alot of oils like any other finishing polish and can hide them to a degree but once you wipe the panels down with QD it removes all the oils.
LS1 Eddie
07-23-2007, 05:42 PM
Looks really good. Nice job. Doin a big detail job is always better with lots of beer.
warlockid
07-23-2007, 06:53 PM
Now thats how to tell a tale! I always love seeing a little personal affect thrown into the c `n b pics. And the car looks hot! Good work
Scottwax
07-24-2007, 12:13 AM
What a turnaround! :bow



Really nice work for a bunch of drunk guys. ;)
gmblack3
07-24-2007, 07:21 AM
Half and half hood shot looks great!



I am sure your friend was very happy.
99blackSE
07-24-2007, 08:20 AM
Holy difference Batman! Nice job dude, I bet he was happy!
imported_bigfoot
07-24-2007, 09:12 AM
The transformation is great! The beer tower was cool, though...
01bluecls
07-24-2007, 09:34 AM
Awesome Beer shots! lol Great job on the car.
coupe
07-24-2007, 10:16 AM
Ya know i never really considered OC to have all that much cutting power but after using it on this car with a 6" blue edge2k pad i now think it has alot more than i previosly thought it to have.



1999-2005 Grand Am`s are a PITA to buff out. 50% of it is plastic panels and the other 50% of the panels are small and very curvy.