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Hey guys, I haven’t posted in a while and figured I’d share a few of the more interesting cars I’ve detailed this summer. First up is the 66 Vette, this one is owned by an older gentleman who used to operate a custom cars and antiques business. He had just picked up this 66, 427 Vette and wanted the paint polished before showing it to anyone as it had quite a few swirls, towel marks, etc. Given that the paint was 27 years old we decided to feed it with multiple applications of Meguiar’s #7, restoring the oils that are vital to the health of single stage lacquer such as this. After this, polishing was performed with the Rupes 21 & 75E on speed 2-2.5 (the paint was soft!), with Lake Country black pads & HD Speed. Optimum’s Optiseal was then used for protection and the tires were cleaned but left undressed for a natural look. Overall an approximately 80%+ correction rate was achieved.
Before:
DSC09522 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09524 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09526 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
Here we can see the heavy swirling, even under just the overhead lights:
DSC09527 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
LED illumination shows the true extent of the swirling:
DSC09528 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09530 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09531 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09532 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09533 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09535 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
Some edges were thinned from previous detailers aggressively polishing the paint:
DSC09544 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
During:
Here one of multiple thick coats of Meguiar’s #7 was being applied to the paint, replenishing oils to keep the paint healthy for years to come:
DSC09549 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09551 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09554 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09558 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
After:
The paint wasn’t perfect, but given the age (27 years) and lack of thickness, the owner and I were very happy to see an 80%+ correction rate with one polishing step. Under any sort of lighting the paint really popped as compared to the swirled mess that was evident in the before shots above.
DSC09567 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09572 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09573 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09574 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09578 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09579 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09583 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09586 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09587 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09589 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09591 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09601 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
These next two cars are owned by the same gentleman mentioned above. The 380SL was in good shape and received an ONR wash and Sonax PNS, the 42 Pontiac received a QD wipedown and multiple coats of Meguiar’s #7 followed by Optiseal. The primer was showing through on the fenders and other areas of the Pontiac, so polishing was pretty much out of the question.
DSC09716 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09719 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09688 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09692 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
DSC09703 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
Before:
DSC09522 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09524 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09526 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrHere we can see the heavy swirling, even under just the overhead lights:
DSC09527 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrLED illumination shows the true extent of the swirling:
DSC09528 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09530 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09531 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09532 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09533 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09535 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrSome edges were thinned from previous detailers aggressively polishing the paint:
DSC09544 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDuring:
Here one of multiple thick coats of Meguiar’s #7 was being applied to the paint, replenishing oils to keep the paint healthy for years to come:
DSC09549 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09551 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09554 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09558 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrAfter:
The paint wasn’t perfect, but given the age (27 years) and lack of thickness, the owner and I were very happy to see an 80%+ correction rate with one polishing step. Under any sort of lighting the paint really popped as compared to the swirled mess that was evident in the before shots above.
DSC09567 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09572 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09573 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09574 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09578 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09579 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09583 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09586 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09587 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09589 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09591 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09601 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrThese next two cars are owned by the same gentleman mentioned above. The 380SL was in good shape and received an ONR wash and Sonax PNS, the 42 Pontiac received a QD wipedown and multiple coats of Meguiar’s #7 followed by Optiseal. The primer was showing through on the fenders and other areas of the Pontiac, so polishing was pretty much out of the question.
DSC09716 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09719 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09688 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09692 by Mike Donoghue, on FlickrDSC09703 by Mike Donoghue, on Flickr
