1967 Plymouth Satellite Paint Correction

[Leadfootluke]

This car was purchased from California and brought to Michigan. It sees maybe 100 miles a year during the summer months. The wheels and tires are new to the vehicle, and the convertible top is new, and was still in great shape/beading water well. The car was also repainted about 5 years ago, and now has clearcoat :dance



I thought the low miles and new paint would be a good thing, but the paint turned out to be a mess. There was no sunlight over the course of the detail, so please excuse the lack of sun pictures.



When it arrived it had been left without wax for at least a year, and it was obvious from the condition of the paint.



There was a copious amount of chrome on the car, all of which had waterspots.



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3246.jpg



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http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3264.jpg



The day of arrival is when it was lightest, so I tried to capture some of the defects.



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3260.jpg



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3274.jpg



There were also generous amounts of wax left on from previous years.



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3317.jpg



Windows were dusty, or had waterspots on them.



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3320.jpg



With a little light you can see some of the defects starting to appear.



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3291.jpg



With more light, you can start to see the true condition of the paint. This was also were I tested different combinations



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3300.jpg



After tapping up the car, and covering the convertible top [not shown] it was ready for correction



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3323.jpg



After initial compounding with M105 and Tangerine via PCXP and M205 and Tangerine



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3328.jpg



I kept that combination for the remainder of the car. Cyan + M105 was getting almost the same results with more micromarring.



This is the passenger side. The lamps really illuminate the defects.



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3340.jpg



Same side, 50/50 with compounding only



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3366.jpg



You can see the light haze from the compound



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3372.jpg



After M205 in the same area, it really cleared up



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3377.jpg



The whole passenger side was a mess, a shot as I was working my way forward.



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3381.jpg



An after shot.



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3386.jpg



The drivers side had a ton of swirls and scratches.



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3390.jpg



Compounded.



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3396.jpg



The trunk was covered with defects.



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3343.jpg



A progress shot of the trunk.



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3346.jpg



Finally seeing some clarity.



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3355.jpg





After the red paint was finished I focused my attention to the lower rocker panels. They still had some embedded contaminants that I removed with tarminator and clay.



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3400.jpg



Polished up and sealed.



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3411.jpg



The interior was wiped down, and the sills were polished.



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3415.jpg



I really do apologize for the lack of sun pictures to show the paint, in full. I hope the before and afters can help show the level of correction that was done. The tires were dressed with Hyperdressing 1:1, the chrome had an assortments of metal polishes depending on the severity of the spotting, the glass received SIG, and the paint was cleaned with WG PPE, and waxed with Collinite #915. Door jambs, engine bay, trunk, and other painted pieces were cleaned with Poliseal and finished with a coat of OCW.



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3408.jpg



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http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/satblur.jpg



http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o290/Redv8s/Satellite/IMG_3421.jpg



The customer asked that I deliver the car to him. It was a nerve racking 30 minute drive. I have never driven an older car, and being 23 I am naive to a car with no seatbelts, not many automatic features, lack of amenities/radio, etc. It was a blast though. The owner pulled the original 383 and put a 440 in :D



Maybe I will see it next summer, and get some good pictures of it. Thanks for reading!

[BigAl3]

that looks great, i bet the client was very happy...

[Leadfootluke]

that looks great, i bet the client was very happy...



Thank you Al! Yes, he was very happy.

[Dan]

Nice work and good job on the photos, they really show off the car.

[Leadfootluke]

Nice work and good job on the photos, they really show off the car.



Thank you Yakky!

[Thrillseeker]

Cool car. Looks awesome now!

[David Fermani]

Nice work on a really clean classic.

[Accumulator]

Yeah, great work :xyxthumbs



That`s nice looking for b/c, almost has that "single stage look" somehow. Better that you normally see in that regard, huh?



(I`d been avoiding this thread as I owned a `67 GTX of which I have, uhm...mixed memories, like an old girlfriend in a way :o )

[Leadfootluke]

Cool car. Looks awesome now!



Thank you!




Nice work on a really clean classic.



Thanks David




Yeah, great work :xyxthumbs



That`s nice looking for b/c, almost has that "single stage look" somehow. Better that you normally see in that regard, huh?



(I`d been avoiding this thread as I owned a `67 GTX of which I have, uhm...mixed memories, like an old girlfriend in a way :o )



I`m glad you finally looked at this thread, I appreciate the compliments :)

[Kean]

....I have a `69 Charger SE that I`ve owned for nearly 30 years that`s currently in a state of disrepair. These types of threads really help push my "motivation button" to start my restoration. Nice job.