2011 Shelby GT500 vs 2010 Camaro SS (Indy 500 Pace Car)

[imported_JoshVette]

So I get a call about a "mustang" cobra (shelby gt 500), it's a 2011 and the dealership wants to repaint it do to a few very minor water etching and some few dozen "dots" on the roof.



I'm like repaint? bring it too me first.



So I get the car, wash, clay entire car then wetsand one dime size area on the hood, buff out 2/3 of the hood, most of the roof and the trunk then seal it all with blackfire wet diamond.



All the damage came out with minimal efforts. Just goes to show you the ignorance of the dealerships.



No pics before or of the damage as it was extremely minor and hard to photograph but got the end results of course.



The car had never been clayed before and after claying basically all the "dots" on the roof were gone.



This is with 1200 miles on it after 1 1/2 months of ownership. And who says garage queen new cars don't need to be clayed?

some afters for your viewing pleasure

super snake

Next up the 2010 Camaro SS indy 500 pace car

 

[a_guerrajr]

i like the new STANG's



So what did the dealer say?

 

[imported_JoshVette]

Next up is a referral from Norm with Invisibra, he's the best clear film installer in TX I've seen. He has a client with a 2010 camaro SS pace car getting most of the car wrapped with protective film.



The entire front end is wrapped along with the doors and a few underside panels.



So I clayed what I could and then sealed the paint with bfwd.

Also did the interior.



So here are some after pics.

Josh

 

[imported_JoshVette]

i like the new STANG's



So what did the dealer say?

The dealer wanted to repaint the panels in question, which was basically the entire top side of the car all for a little water etching that easily buffed out and some bonded contamintion that came off with a simple pass of the clay....

 

[imported_JoshVette]

Dang, what's up with autopia, the pics looks like crap, am I the only one seeing this?



They cut off the right side of the pic as well as a bunch of chopped up blue stuff??

 

[autoconcierge]

Love the stripe delete on the Cobra, now the car is new........when it leaves the dealership and gets into capable hands

 

[Rickrack]

Lookin' great Josh!!



Great save!

 

[Apollo_Auto]

That Stang is sick... thanks for doing it justice .

 

[imported_JoshVette]

Love the stripe delete on the Cobra, now the car is new........when it leaves the dealership and gets into capable hands

exactly, it does look great without the stripes, the stripes (as you see on the camaro) are just way over done these days. I know on the pace car it's a bit more of a tradition throw back to the old white and orange one.

Lookin' great Josh!!



Great save!

Thanks, I couldn't believe the dealership wanted to repaint it when it was such an easy fix....

That Stang is sick... thanks for doing it justice .

Yea, I'm not a mustang guy but I think the new one looks nice plus 550HP is not bad either.





Josh

 

[XL Advantage]

Do you have any full on pictures of your detailing rig? I kind of like the stripes on the side of the truck with the name in it.



Tim

 

[Labster]

Looks great Josh. Glad they found someone with experience and knowhow to get it done right!

 

[Old Pirate]

Wow, 2 for the price of one. Great work as always Josh. Love to know more about the Camaro SS................:waxing:

 

[a_guerrajr]

The dealer wanted to repaint the panels in question, which was basically the entire top side of the car all for a little water etching that easily buffed out and some bonded contamintion that came off with a simple pass of the clay....

yea i read that part, imeant what did they say when you returned it after being corrected? were they happy, surprised, ...???

 

[imported_JoshVette]

Do you have any full on pictures of your detailing rig? I kind of like the stripes on the side of the truck with the name in it.



Yes I do, I'm thinking of redoing the stripe though, something a bit more simple and stands out a little more.



Tim

Looks great Josh. Glad they found someone with experience and knowhow to get it done right!

Thanks

Wow, 2 for the price of one. Great work as always Josh. Love to know more about the Camaro SS................:waxing:

2 for 1?? no these were separate clients, they each paid individually.



All I really know about the camaro pace car is obviously it's a limited production model, but the logo's are simple trademark stickers on each side and there's special Indy 500 embroidery on the leather seats as well as unique leather color interior, sorry I didn't take any pics. Wasn't too overly impressed with the pace car as I think they should have done more to make it stand out better.

 

[imported_JoshVette]

yea i read that part, imeant what did they say when you returned it after being corrected? were they happy, surprised, ...???

The owner brought me the car, not the dealer, but yes the owner was extremely happy, I told him to take it back to the dealer and have them cut me a check for the difference of the price to have it repainted. haha



Josh

 

[ADetailedFinish]

That's great! I had the pleasure of doing a simple wash, clay and seal and properly dress the interior of a 2010 Mustang GT500 with the upgraded whipple supercharger... Talk about a sweet ride!

 

[Thomas Dekany]

Awesome work Josh!!!

 

[white gecko]

I'm NOT a ford guy at all (love my 427 camaro), but that 2011 GT500 is gorgeous! What a great color and just....wow. Great work!

 

[Final Touch]

Got to love American Muscle cars, there's soo much drool pooling on my keyboard that it's begnning to short circuit...

 

[RaskyR1]

Great work Josh! I love both those cars and not really sure which one I'd go with....well GT500 if I had that amount of cash!