mrclean81
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I was contacted a couple weeks ago by a builder/trader of classic cars, and one of my best clients, about doing a series of survivor cars. Some of them have had very light restos, some are as original as they come. Lots of wetsanding, full paint corrections, trim restorations, etc was discussed and agreed upon. I do have to say this upfront - these cars are true survivors. The ones that are repaints are strictly that, and were all done in the 60s and 70s. The paint wasnt perfect on any of them, and the owners of the cars knew that it would never be 100%. On a car like this, 100% is impossible. The owners of these cars wanted drastic improvement on what is already there..paint chips, bad trim, and all. Any altercation of that would compromise its originality. With that being said, here we go :inspector:
First up was a 1950 Chevy 2 Door Hardtop. Ive done this car before, but only wash/wax, interior kind of deals. This car had been repainted (badly) and had never been wetsanded. The normal orange peel and RIDs was everywhere, and had random fish eyes and paint bubbles throughout. Sadly I didnt get any before pics because I forgot my camera that day, but I did snap a couple shots with my phone during the wetsanding process.
The single stage paint on this car was the hardest paint Ive ever tried to correct. Nothing I had (within reason) would touch it. After wasting an hour trying different foam pads and light compounds with no luck, I ended up going old school with wool and Poorboys Master Cut, and thankfully things started to look up. After several periodical wipedowns with ONR, then going on the entire car with SSR2.5 on the rotary with an orange CCS pad, then SSR 2 on white and SSR 1 on red via the GG6 DA, the car was given a coat of Ardex Gold Supreme Sealant by hand.
Remembered my camera on day 2
First up was a 1950 Chevy 2 Door Hardtop. Ive done this car before, but only wash/wax, interior kind of deals. This car had been repainted (badly) and had never been wetsanded. The normal orange peel and RIDs was everywhere, and had random fish eyes and paint bubbles throughout. Sadly I didnt get any before pics because I forgot my camera that day, but I did snap a couple shots with my phone during the wetsanding process.
The single stage paint on this car was the hardest paint Ive ever tried to correct. Nothing I had (within reason) would touch it. After wasting an hour trying different foam pads and light compounds with no luck, I ended up going old school with wool and Poorboys Master Cut, and thankfully things started to look up. After several periodical wipedowns with ONR, then going on the entire car with SSR2.5 on the rotary with an orange CCS pad, then SSR 2 on white and SSR 1 on red via the GG6 DA, the car was given a coat of Ardex Gold Supreme Sealant by hand.
Remembered my camera on day 2
