1970 Corvette

[Grimm]

Here is a little show of my dad`s 1970 Corvette that I did last week. I only had the time to work on the paint, and it actually wasn`t even washed, so the rest of the car still needs a little tlc to get it to proper standards.



I only had four hours to spend that day, so I concentrated on the hood and trunk area with Menzerna SIP on an LC orange low profile pad. Then I did the entire car with Micro Polish on a white LC pad. I`ll go back to finish the sides more, but it looks 100% better. I finished up with XMT Glaze and a coat of Nattys Blue.



The paint really was pretty easy to work with. I thought it might be single stage, but it was a clear coat finish. It looked pretty bad up close, but didn`t take too much effort to get rid of the swirls. It still has quite a bit of random scratches, but considering my dad won`t be ocd about caring for it, it wouldn`t be worth going that far anyway.

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Half n` half on the trunk after SIP

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And the afters. The pics aren`t the best since it was pretty late and not much sun left.

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[PRB]

Ahh, the classics



Good results...does he actually drive the car much, or does it stay inside?

[Scottwax]

:bow :bow :bow Nice!



Looks like you did a good job on the swirls and the after shots look great.

[imported_superswamper]

`Vette looks great.



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What does he have hiding in the garage?

[Grimm]

Thanks for the comments. He does drive the Vette quite often, but he really doesn`t like driving it a whole lot. It`s too cramped, so he can`t stand to drive it more than a half hour because his legs hurt, and it doesn`t have an easy clutch. He actually wants to sell it and get a new Mustang GT convertible.



He has a 1939 Ford Woodie that he has been at a snails pace to restore (he`s had it about 25 years). The black one you see is a 1930 Ford Model A two door sedan which I did a test on the hood. It`s 30 year old black laquer that badly needs to be polished. And there is also a 1929 Ford Model A roadster.

[Fillet1970]

Hmmm...maybe you should scoop-up the car from him. The early C3s are definitely keepers, especially the 70-71. Excellent wort BTW!!!!

[blondiems18]

wow that vette is sick

[PRB]

Thanks for the comments. He does drive the Vette quite often, but he really doesn`t like driving it a whole lot. It`s too cramped, so he can`t stand to drive it more than a half hour because his legs hurt, and it doesn`t have an easy clutch. He actually wants to sell it and get a new Mustang GT convertible.



He has a 1939 Ford Woodie that he has been at a snails pace to restore (he`s had it about 25 years). The black one you see is a 1930 Ford Model A two door sedan which I did a test on the hood. It`s 30 year old black laquer that badly needs to be polished. And there is also a 1929 Ford Model A roadster.



You and the family really are into the classics! :goodjob

[White lexus 23]

dang that corvette is in the best shape ive ever seen!