`76 Stingray Corvette detail

[1 Clean WS6]

Hey all!!



Let me first apologize for the crappy photo`s and lack of them to boot. The sun was on its way into oblivion and my camera batteries decided to die. Hopefully I`ll get my hands on this beauty again under better conditions.



The car is a `76 Stingray Corvette that has received a driver worthy restification. Though it is a factory 4 speed car it is not a concours correct unit (was originally silver) but a clean driver with a warmed over 350c.i. motor. I know nothing about carburetors so I can`t give you any motor details. I know it starts when you stick the key in it and has a nice lopey idle.



This Vette belongs to the same gentleman whose bright red magnacharged Vette I posted a thread on a few weeks back. While I was there detailing the red one I saw this Vette under the lights in his garage and man did it have some bad rotary holograms. After I pointed them out to the owner and explained to him what they were we made an appointment to get them fixed.



He was very pleased with the detail and I hope he becomes a regular as he is "good people" with a super taste in rides!!



The detail:



Wash with Meg`s Gold Class shampoo



Clay with Mother`s Clay Bar using Meg`s #34 as a lube



Polish with Meg`s #80 with a Meg`s 8006 pad and my PC set at 5.



Glaze with ClearKote`s Vanilla Moose with a Meg`s 9006 pad and my PC set at 4.



Seal with Meg`s #26 paste wax by hand with a foam applicator. It was an old school car and I felt like using and old school wax.



Enjoy,

Mike

[1 Clean WS6]

Last ones...

[ZaneO]

Just dripping wet

[blackbird]

Man that car looks good.I pretty much use 26 on red after seeing that I will give 26 ago on black awesome job.

[92MX83]

Sha-WINNNNNGGGG!!!!

[C. Charles Hahn]

oh....my....:scared

[hirosh]

awesome! love the rims, are those halibrands?

[topnotchtouch]

Mike,



Another awesome job on another awesome ride

[White95Max]

That`s SS paint right? Do you keep using the PC pads after they get paint on them or do you throw them out and buy new ones?



How was the paint`s condition before the work?



Was claying a SS (if it was SS) any different from claying a CC?



(My neighbor has a `70 Vette in red that I will probably be detailing in the spring...I also have been approached about detailing 2 old Jags--late 60s/early 70s--and a 69 Camaro Conv in some very rare Corvette color...but I`ve been scared to work on any of them since I don`t have any experience with SS paints)

[stilez]

:shocked



Absolutely stunning!



Are those Mustang rims?

[ncwlau]

impressive

looks like a work of art

[1 Clean WS6]

THANK YOU all for the kind words!! :xyxthumbs



Reid and Sean the rims are 17 inchers made by Edelbrock. Not sure of the exact width but I believe the rears are wider since he had a staggered tire fitment on the car.



Paul the car is a bc/cc repaint. I believe it is about 2 years old and was in great shape aside from the mess o` holograms.

[c.cmbrodbeck@su]

That looks unreal man...nice job!

I still like #26, still have some and I find myself still using it, it has a lot of warmth to it :up

[audio1der]

Beauty!

Those rims are reproduction rims made famous by "Eleanor" in Gone in 60 seconds- probably why we sometimes refer to them as "Mustang rims".



Very nice ride.

[SK2003TypeS]

Umm....those aren`t "crappy" photos.



Amazing