68 GTO prepped and corrected for Salem Roadster Show by Immaculate Reflections

[white gecko]

The owner of this beauty and I had been talking about getting his GTO prepped and ready for an upcoming car show. This car show was by invitation only, the Salem Roadster Show. More info here: Home | salemroadster.com (http://salem-roadstershow.com/)



Owner had the car repainted a little while ago and had it done "RIGHT". This was a very good quality paint job and was not cheap. The result was a lack of issues that most repaints have with excessive overspray, fisheyes, solvent pop, and thin spots. It was a pleasure working on such a quality paint job.



What was originally going to be a basic cleanup, became a 2 stage paint correction and engine/frame detail. A solid 2 days on the GTO had it looking "ship shape" again and ready for the show without pesky swirls and scratches. Leaving behind only a nice glossy finish. So the GTO was rinsed, foamed, washed, clayed, 2 stages of correction were performed, all chrome polished, engine cleaned, powdercoated frame cleaned, IPA wipedown, and sealant applied.





After rinsing off getting ready for the first wash



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Swirls, swirls, and more swirls...



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Fender (on right) corrected, Hood (on left) uncorrected. This is a very tricky color to capture defects with a camera. There were more defects than it looks like, but it all cleaned up very well.



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Hood corrected and looking ship-shape again



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More juicy correctness



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Rear quarter swirls



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Corrected and in good order :)



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The only thing the bodyshop missed, some DA sanding marks. This was sorted out, and put back in good order.



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[white gecko]

Showing "good order" restored



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Finished pics after sealant



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Chrome having the mirror finish that it should



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Glass needed restoring, but wasn`t part of this detail.



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Powdercoated frame looking like a mirror of black oil. Mmmm :)



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Thanks for looking! Hope you enjoyed the writeup!

[bigltc]

Great work!!!

[JohnKleven]

Great work on an absolutely beautiful car. We don`t see enough classics on Autopia.

[Thrillseeker]

I LOVE OLD CARS! That paint is popping now. GTO`s are my favorite. He should have sprung the extra cash for the glass restoration, especially if it is going to a show.

[DaGonz]

:2thumbs: Awesome work on the "goat" :2thumbs:

[white gecko]

Thanks guys!!







Comment from the owner:






Car looked great Jeff and was a huge hit at the Salem Roadster Show. Got a lot of awesome comments and a big thumbs up from one of the promoters of the show.

[tssdetailing]

that low shot of the frame iced-out really says a lot for your attention do detail!