1966 Dodge Charger Exterior Correction

[autoconcierge]

Just completed detail, this car needed exstensive correction as the body shop left quite a bit of defects behind. This car would have been a great candidate for a re-wetsand of the entire vehicle, but with readings in 700 micron stage the bondo was was there in copius amounts and I did not trust the thickness of the clear(Time to get a DeFelsko 200 from Phil when funds allow...).



This was a referral from the Charger owners brother who I did a Mustang for in the old shop.

Here is the Charger after the wash/decon step..... severe holograms and wetsand pigtails throughout the entire car, my goal was to level the finish safely and bring as much clarity and gloss as possible without wet sanding.

Wetsanding haze and shrink.

Different angle of the shrink evident on rear drivers quarter.

Bodyshop who sanded and cut the car must have did it in the dark!!!! = Hackness.

More display of fine bodywork skills.

Pigtails so deep all that was missing was the "Pig" lol.

Enough complaining.....it was time to make this car look nice for the client, correcting the defects.

Corrected.

Entire drivers door levelled, which also cleared up the shrink using Edge wool pad(Black aggressive).

Not good.......

Some improvement.

Sand scratch dullness.

Cutting thru the defects.

Clarity restored.

 

[autoconcierge]

Shrinked up passenger rear quarter......

Looking dialed in........

More pigtails.......

Handled.......

Heavy holograms from cutting.

All gone after DA polishing with Megs D/300(love this stuff).

On the home stretch......after 40hrs(Tiredness had been achieved).

Another "Issue" I had to deal with was the white mud from left over compound which required steam/and or QD and fine brushes to remove.

Evidence of the "Crustness".

Removed.....

All done!!!.

 

[autoconcierge]

 

[Thrillseeker]

Wow! Great job correcting the hack job. That car is friggin poppin now! Cool car with cool lines deserves that kind of attention.

 

[Greg Nichols]

Excellent work again Bob! When you find a good deal on DF 200 let me know too........



What did you hit it with during the heavy compounding..........3M?



Cheers,

GREG

 

[Richie's Custom Detailing]

What did you hit it with during the heavy compounding..........3M?



Cheers,

GREG

You could say that.

 

[autoconcierge]

Excellent work again Bob! When you find a good deal on DF 200 let me know too........



What did you hit it with during the heavy compounding..........3M?



Cheers,

GREG

M105 Greg, what is DF-200?.

 

[gmblack3]

Nice work Bob!



To me it looks like the pig-tails where missing the tails....all pig. WOW! those looked deep.

 

[E300Diesel]

Great job Bob! Thanks for posting that gem, what a rare treat to see such a classic!



That stainless exhaust looks nice. Owner did a nice job having that Charger restored!

 

[maxepr1]

Bob, you using the MF pads with 300 or just foam? Looks good!!

 

[Pats300zx]

Awesome work Bob...

 

[Thomas Dekany]

Excellent work!

 

[autoconcierge]

Thanks for the comments everyone, the customer was happy the finish could be saved as the body shop who painted the car was the second shop he used and he had to sue the first one and the guys who did this work were the the guys "Who fixed" the finish............................................................uhm no.

 

[David Fermani]

Wow - That looks great Bob. Beautiful color as well. The 1/4's are HUGE on that car! I love the way the tires sit perfectly under it too. Nothing like a Mopar with a fat tire done tastefully.

 

[RenuAuto]

Absolute perfection! I love that car. What a WILD amount of work into that car!

 

[Buff Guys Auto]

Thanks for the comments everyone, the customer was happy the finish could be saved as the body shop who painted the car was the second shop he used and he had to sue the first one and the guys who did this work were the the guys "Who fixed" the finish............................................................uhm no.

Great job saving that guy another respray, love the stance on that car too. Its sad how many people get there cars trashed and there pockets sometimes emptied by body shops who over promise and under deliver. I'm dealing with a similar situation right now. The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten. so true Benjamin F and Jean-C.

 

[Legacy]

Didn't expect much less from you Bob. Excellent job.

 

[Greg Nichols]

the delfesko 200 paint thickness......the one that can measure layers!



Cheers,

GREG

 

[Junebug]

Bob, excellant work! That car is ready for the spot light on Barrett Jackson now. Does the owner just do shows? To be sure he doesn't drive this on the street all that much.

 

[Scottwax]

Awesome job! The car is absolutely beautiful! Love the poverty caps too, nice touch by the owner.