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



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

















Swirls, swirls, and more swirls...

























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.















Hood corrected and looking ship-shape again











More juicy correctness















Rear quarter swirls













Corrected and in good order



















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

[white gecko]

Showing "good order" restored









































Finished pics after sealant





















Chrome having the mirror finish that it should











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





















































Powdercoated frame looking like a mirror of black oil. Mmmm















































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!