EDIT: (Thought I was posting in the Pro Detailers forum, oh welll)



The car is in very good condition, 57,000 miles. I assume the paint is single stage, altho the car has been `restored`.



This car is in the shop now. So far, I have degreased the engine bay and done the ValuGard ABC chemical bath. (For the uninformed, this is an Acid neutralizer, followed by an Alkaline neutralizer, followed by a shampoo to bring the Ph to 7.0/neutral)



I have a plan, but I`m open to suggestions. Soon! I`ll be working on it in the morning...



I removed the hood insulation - any thoughts on how to `freshen` it without soaking it?



Plan is :

Clay

3M FinesseI t II Machine polish

(PC w/ orange pad)

AIO

SG

P21S



Additionally, here`s a problem... the tires currently have some god awful petro based dressing on them that won`t come off! Tried A2Z with brush. Tried Valugard Omni with brush. What next?



Thanks for your help! Hope to have pics online yet this week.



Vette club show last weekend went very well - the car I detailed took first in class, and this Vette today is a result of the show appearance...



Jim