Socal detail trip....Z06, SS, and Z28

[tracy_1]

I recently bought a '92 Cherokee 4.0L and found out the hard way that the windshield has scratches and specs in it. Like the idiot owners before me look like they sandblasted it. I was wondering if their was something out their that i could buy to polish it out and if so where i can go to buy it. I would like to avoid buying a new windshield if possible. Also if my only hope is a auto glass specialist, how much will it run me to get them to fix the problem. Thanks.

 

[imported_Brad1]

If the glass is really rough or pitted it cannot be fixed. Replacing is cheaper than you think. Prices start at less than a couple hundred. Insurance will pay for it if it obstructs your vision. It is a safety factor.

 

[Don2000g]

Brad is right on. As long as you don't have Allstate in South Texas, you should be fine. Your insurance company may very well cover it. Ask!

 

[GoFast908Z]

I recently did a detail trip to socal and took care of a few members down there from a GM performance message board. There was originally going to be more cars, but several people flaked, so I decided to turn it into a working vacation. Got to hang out with a friend and visit my ex (we're still good friends), so it was definitely a fun trip! Also made a connection thats gonna get me special access to see the Space Shuttle lift off next month!!! Woot!!!!



You may remember this car from this thread a little while back: http://truthindetailing.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=4026

I did a full wetsand on a new paintjob on that car. Unfortunately it got nailed by hard water sprinklers just a few weeks later and baked in the sun. Since there is no product that can prevent water spots, it needed to be corrected out. So I met up with Elvis (owner) and did some light correction work to bring it back to where it should be. And this time I got a bunch of sunlight pics too!!!

Forgive a little dust here.... dirty road on the way to this spot for pics!

Here is part 2 of my detail trip to socal. This sweet Z06 is owned by an Air Force Captain. This Z was in great shape with the exception of some moderate swirl marks. He opted for a 1 step correction and it came out pretty well, about 70% correction of the swirls. Finished off with Blackfire Wet Diamond.


before...

AFTERS (was fighting with the clouds for sun pics here)

 

[GoFast908Z]

Here is part 3 of my detail trip to socal. Same owner as the Z06. This car was previously owned by SPECIALIZED STAINLESS, a former sponsor on LS1tech. If you frequent that forum, you might remember the build of this car here: http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/appearance-detailing/858362-specialized-stainless-camaro-build.html


Unfortunately the car was in very poor shape. It had excessive contamination buildup and oxidation was starting as well. It looked good from 20 ft, but any closer than that and it started showing its age. So it was my job to make it look beautiful again. The contamination is hard to photograph, and it was WAY worse in person but I think I got some good descriptive pics of it. Took about 4 hours to clay all the contaminents off. Afterwards it was followed with 1 step correction to bring some life and gloss back to the paint while cutting out the majority of swirls as well. After a good 10+ hours of work this SS was back to looking good again. Onto the pics...



befores...

you can really see the heavy contamination here...

contamination removed from spoiler. can still see where some hasn't been removed below the spoiler

Finished pics...

I was fighting with cloud cover again. I guess this is the norm in the early morning near the coast this time of year.

The sun finally peaked out for a couple minutes, barely...

Thanks for checkin it out!

 

[bmw5541]

Beautiful job on all 3 Jeff.:thumbup:
The white car looked dripping wet (very hard to achieve on white), and the Red Vette looked AMAZING:drool5::drool5::drool5:
Thanks for sharing it with us.ancing Dot:

 

[grungy]

:iagree: with Barry, very nice indeed :drool5::drool5:

 

[imported_Flash Gordon]

They all look great Jeff. I especially like the white Super Sexy Camaro @-)