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Luster
03-29-2009, 09:14 AM
Last spring a guy called me and said that he had a `58 Chevy pickup that needed to be polished for a parade... ORIGINAL paint.

The one thing I DIDN`T want to do is go through that original paint.

So I was extremely careful.

Heavy oxidation, and scratches. No swirls.

I started with SSR 2.5 with PC and LC Orange 5.5 on the entire vehicle. Then finished with ZPC, followed by Z5P.

The oxidation came off pretty easily, but it went through 10 pads!!!

I don`t think I`ll need to tell you which pictures are before and which ones are after.....

Customer was very pleased.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/bluster/oldgreentruck/IMG_1367.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/bluster/oldgreentruck/IMG_1369.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/bluster/oldgreentruck/IMG_1364.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/bluster/oldgreentruck/IMG_1365.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/bluster/oldgreentruck/IMG_1372.jpg

Enjoy......;)
agentxc_02
03-29-2009, 09:30 AM
great job on the old chevy pick up, luster. You can really tell the before and after shots. I love seeing classic pick up trucks preserved still.
Ronkh
03-29-2009, 09:30 AM
That`s cool.
flash gordon
03-29-2009, 09:42 AM
:cool: WOW What a turn-a-round,I can pic. tha grin on your face when you were finished and waitin upon owners retun. :cool: :dcrules
Clean Dean
03-29-2009, 10:00 AM
Nice job. I love the old trucks from the 40`s and 50`s, particularly the Ford F-100 (Chevys like this one are cool too). That is a nice example of a true survivor. Nice job bringing her up !!!
jaybs02
03-29-2009, 10:15 AM
Great job Bill.
Amazing that it is in the shape it is after all these years. Was it garaged?
Luster
03-29-2009, 10:17 AM
Great job Bill.
Amazing that it is in the shape it is after all these years. Was it garaged?

The owner told me the truck spent most of it`s life in the barn. It was his Grandma`s "drivin`-to-the-market" truck. Never used as a work or farm truck. All original, even the fabric on the seats was in good shape...:):D
flash gordon
03-29-2009, 10:32 AM
:cool: WOW What a turn-a-round,I can pic. tha grin on your face when you were finished and waitin upon owners retun. :cool: :dcrules
jaybs02
03-29-2009, 10:44 AM
The owner told me the truck spent most of it`s life in the barn. It was his Grandma`s "drivin`-to-the-market" truck. Never used as a work or farm truck. All original, even the fabric on the seats was in good shape...:):D

Lets hear it for Grandma :rockon
Troy@Protekt
03-29-2009, 11:14 AM
Nice job. Pretty cool truck.... for a Chevy.:cool:
Poorboy
03-29-2009, 11:32 AM
Nice work Bill :rockon
Luster
03-29-2009, 05:48 PM
Nice job. Pretty cool truck.... for a Chevy.:cool:

Yeah, it was pretty cool... I couldn`t believe it had a 6 volt battery in it. 99% of those were converted to 12-volt systems years ago!
Johnag4004
03-29-2009, 07:33 PM
I do like all the old American Classic`s, especially pick up`s, you`ve done a top job on it, it`s a shame that the older cars over here don`t look as nice...
blk45
03-30-2009, 12:31 AM
Gotta love the classics! Nice job Luster! Talk about a dramatic before/after.
flash gordon
03-31-2009, 10:07 PM
:cool:The oxydation actually help preserve tha paint. :cool: :dcrules