2000 Camaro Z28 correction *white*

white gecko

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Here is a 2000 Z28 I did for a local club member. It had very heavy swirls and a lot RIDS, especially on the hood, roof, and spoiler which really needed wetsanding and heavy compounding. However, with just 2 stages of buffing, was able to get about 90% overall swirl removal. Could have gotten more out but customer just had me do 2 stages. I spend most of my time on black, red, and blue cars; so it was nice to give a white car a nice shine. Most of the white cars brought to me are just in for a basic detail (no paint correction). I was really happy with the amount of gloss I got out of white :) Pics don't do it justice really.



*note: some pics you can see 4-5 gray dots against the white paint...they are specs of dirt on the sensor in my camera. i'm getting it fixed this week though*





Process:



-Presoak with Foam Gun (with Dawn and Megs APC)

-Wheels with Megs APC 3:1 with Swissvax Wheel brush

-Clay with Megs Aggressive clay with Megs Last Touch as lube

-Presoak again (same mix)

Body:

-Menzerna SIP on Lake Country PFW

-Menzerna 106FA on Lake Country white 5.5"

Roof:

Menz SIP on LC PFW x2

Menz 106FA on LC white

Menz FPII on LC black



-Polishing followed by IPA wipedown x2

-Zaino AIO

-Zaino Z2pro

-Zaino Z6

-Adams VRT on tires

-Mothers Chrome polish on exhaust tips



Interior:

-vacuumed

-wipedown with Megs Interior Detail spray and Megs APC 3:1

-Swissvax detail brush

-Stoner's Invisible glass windows









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Soaking



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Polishing an area that gets overlooked frequently





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After polishing (pre-Zaino)



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Apollo_Auto said:
Very nice work, Jeff! Was the roof painted or was it plastic?



Thanks! Its painted black. It was horrific too. Even after 4 passes, there was still a lot on the roof. But the owner was more than happy with it, so thats cool. Technically I was only supposed to do 2 steps, but decided the roof warranted 4.





I got something special coming this week thats right up your alley btw. :)
 
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