TRASHED black C6 Vette

[speedfreak81]

The owner of this car is a fellow member on the corvette forum and contacted me through the site. He picked the car up a year ago from Carmax after getting a good deal on it because of the paint condition. Upon speaking with him he explained that there was bad acid rain etching over the entire car, and was actually thinking of having it repainted. We arranged to have me look at it, and upon seeing it I was confident I could repair the finish. I`ll let the pictures speak for themselves, but I think it`s safe to say he`s a happy camper now!



Products used:





Dawn super concentrated dish soap w/2 bucket method/grit guards

Sonax Full Effect wheel cleaner

Pinnacle XMT Speed Clay

Poorboy`s World QD as clay lubricant

M105 on LC CCS Yellow Pad w/FLEX 3401

HD Uno on LC CCS Orange pad w/FLEX 3401

Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish on LC CCS White pad w/FLEX 2401

HD Poxy applied w/ LC CCS grey finishing pad via FLEX 3401

Optimum Metal polish

Poorboy`s World wheel sealant

Stoner`s Invisible Glass

Armor All tire gel

Meguiar`s Professional APC diluted @ a 4:1 ratio

RaggTopp convertible top cleaner

RaggTopp fabric top protectant - 3 coats





The car as I arrived.....as I said, looks great from ten feet!



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/004-6.jpg



Getting the standard Sonax Full Effect treatment



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/005-6.jpg



Convertible top had some staining that needed to be addressed



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/006-6.jpg



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/007-6.jpg



And now for the horror show......this is how the entire car looked after all previous LSP had been stripped away and and the paint clayed.:eek::confused



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Working on a 50/50 on the fender. Forward portion after M105 on yellow



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/012-6.jpg



50/50 tape removed



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/015-6.jpg



Fender fully corrected



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/019-6.jpg





http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/018-6.jpg



Hood fully corrected



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/021-6.jpg



Passenger fender fully corrected



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/028-4.jpg





http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/030-4.jpg



Getting ready to tackle the trunk lid, the clear coat etching was esp bad here



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/039-3.jpg



Driver`s side fully corrected



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/044-2.jpg



Bumper cover done!



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/049-1.jpg



Mirror after correction



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/053-2.jpg



Passenger side fully corrected



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/060-2.jpg



HD Poxy curing.....LOVE this stuff!!!



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/052-2.jpg



AFTERS



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/056-2.jpg



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/061-2.jpg



http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/064-2.jpg



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http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h253/speedfreak81/070-2.jpg



And now for the money shot: prob one of the clearest reflection shots I`ve ever grabbed. Look closely at the picture, it is a shot taken into the trunk lid, and I flipped it over to show the building in the background. Notice the upsideown cars....that is the edge of the trunk lid.



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Thanks for looking!!



-Brian

[JonnyD]

I love that last picture!!! So nice and flush and lovin the mirror image man!! Good job!!!

[C. Charles Hahn]

Excellent work! You weren`t kidding about it being trashed before you got your hands on it. Now it looks good as new!

[Thomas Dekany]

Perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bow

[mikenap]

Awesome work, those after pics are amazing!

[Scottwax]

Nice job, looks amazing in the afters. :)

[CGdetailing]

excellent work. I was wondering how did you clean in between the tail lights? A polisher would not fit obviously.

[speedfreak81]

Thanks for the positive remarks! As far as between the tail lights goes.....I`m pretty good at manipulating small spaces with the pad. ;)

[MrCLRider]

Damn dude, that thing was trashed! Awesome save.

[WRXsubaru2010]

Wow!!!! Awesome job........Black cars are the hardest and you did an excellent job

[tssdetailing]

LOVE A CLEAN BLACK VETTE!!! nice save man!!!

[De WALTER]

Great job!!!

[E300Diesel]

Great job!