57 Chevy Convertible 31hr correction by Immaculate Reflections

white gecko

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I recently got a call from a new client to take care of a big group of cars for him, and this one was my favorite. A 3 step correction was selected for this classic to bring the luster back to the paint. The car had been painted several years ago with a very nice paint job but it just didn't have the gloss and depth it should have. It had its share of swirls, but also a lot of DA sanding pigtails and deep RIDS. 31 hours later the paint looked great again with lots of gloss and depth, looking how red is supposed to look. Paint was sealed with Zaino Z2pro. Since I'm posting up from Vegas (waiting for the SEMA show) I'll this short and get onto the pictures.





Upon arrival



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Some DA sanding marks/pigtails and deep RIDS



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Compounded and polished out and looking good again



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Deep pigtails from DA sanding



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Pigtails removed and surface looking proper



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After many hours of compounding and polishing the gloss has been restored



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Sun was real close to setting so I only had minutes to get some sun pictures



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The obligatory LS2 engine shots



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Thanks for looking!
 
Amazing job this car looked bad before but still good some how but unbelievable after. New school tech with old school looks what else could you want, this may be one of my favorite cars seen on this site. Great work.
 
Great work. That red looks stunning...



Those wheels and that lowered stance are a total insult to that car.



It's called a Classic for a reason.
 
autoaesthetica said:
Absolutely stunning Jeff. What a great vehicle, and a fantastic job on it.



Thanks Mike! Probably one of my favorite cars I've worked on, and a super cool client to boot too!



Tru_Shine said:
Very Sexy Car Jeff! great job!



Thanks Eric!



uniquedetailing said:
Car looks great....American muscle at it finest...



Thank you David. That car is the ULTIMATE boulevard cruiser.
 
Scottwax said:
Nice job, looks terrific!



Thank you Scott!



dschribs said:
Great work. That red looks stunning...



Those wheels and that lowered stance are a total insult to that car.



It's called a Classic for a reason.



Thanks. I do partially agree as I'd love to see it all original, but that would include original paint. And 1957 Chevy paint could never look as good as the $xx,xxx paint job on this car. This car was built as a touring car, down to the frame. Its a great roadgoing car. I'd rock it either way.
 
bigfish528 said:
Amazing job this car looked bad before but still good some how but unbelievable after. New school tech with old school looks what else could you want, this may be one of my favorite cars seen on this site. Great work.



Thank you very much!
 
lostdaytomorrow said:
Very nice job man, you got all that chrome and that red to POP. Looks like a brand new car now. Excellent job.



Thank you very much!



Brad B. said:
Totally awesome! Wonderful work. Great classic color combo.



Thanks Brad! It was an honor working on a classic like this. Now I want one of my own!
 
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