LisasZR1

The guy that details for me did this. Pretty amazing results I think.

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Car was taken to a "well known" corvette shop up in OKC to have some the car fully wet sanded to remove orange peel. I got the call to come and detail the car after it got back. Honestly, I was expecting to have to spend maybe 2 days on the car, do some minor polishing and full interior work. The car only has 1400 miles on it, but when I pulled the car out in the sun... looks like it had 140,000 miles on it.

I can not even begin to express my disgust with this business and how they could let a car like this, walk out of their facility in the condition it was it. All in all, I spent 3 days and close to 35 hours bringing this car back to life! There were buffer trails, severe scratches and sanding scratches all over the entire car. Along with that, they burnt some of the edges when they attempted to buff it out, left gouges in the rear bumper lip above the license plate and a few other thing.

I'll let the pictures tell the rest of the story.


Before the first wash:

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2832.jpg[/IMG]


Look at the lovely buffer trails!:
[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2833.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2834.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2835.jpg[/IMG]


Back in the garage after thorough wash/decontamination:

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2838.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2839.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2845.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2846.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2847.jpg[/IMG]


Next picture shows sanding scratches:
[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2849.jpg[/IMG]

Removed:
[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2850.jpg[/IMG]

Look at all the lovely defects they left behind:
[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2854.jpg[/IMG]

All better!
[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2855.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2856.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2857.jpg[/IMG]


Even more sanding scratches:
[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2858.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2859.jpg[/IMG]


View of the passenger door:
[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2863.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2864.jpg[/IMG]


Totally uncalled for:
[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2865.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2865.jpg[/IMG]


The rear bumper I spend about 2 hours on alone compounding out all the scratches and whatever else was there, also the emblem had to be removed:

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2873.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2874.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2875.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2876.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2877.jpg[/IMG]


After the compounding phase:

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2880.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2881.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2882.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2883.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2884.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2885.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2885.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2887.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2888.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2889.jpg[/IMG]



Finally the fruits of my labor:

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2902.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2903.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2904.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2905.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2906.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2907.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2908.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2909.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2910.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2911.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2912.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2913.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2914.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2915.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2916.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2917.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2920.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2921.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2923.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2924.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2925.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2926.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2927.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2928.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2929.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2930.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2931.jpg[/IMG]


Some beauty shots:
[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2932.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z...e/DSCN2934.jpg[/IMG]

quicktsi

What well known Corvette shop in OKC?

LisasZR1

I could ask - saw this on his FB. Great detailing IMO.

TestDriver

Where was the final work done?

LisasZR1

He's a mobile detailer and did the work in the DFW area. PM me if you need more specifics.

Tormania

I would love to have my NBM 2000 C5 with 123K miles given that kind of TLC, but I know there is no way I can afford it, would probably take 50+ hrs to get my car to look anything like that! Outstanding work!

Dust To Glory

It was done at Heartland Customs. I'm only revealing this info as the owner of the car and I have tried to reason with them. They feel the amount of money charged to the was justified, even though I clearly showed them otherwise.

milt IV

Can you post the info on the mobile detailer that did the work in the DFW? I have been in search of a real detailer for years. Thanks.

LisasZR1

PM sent Milt but understand you already received one. Sorry for duplicate.

milt IV

Thanks Lisa. Michael did contact me as well, I like his customer service already.

Today's problem is..

I would like the information of the detailer that is in the DFW area also if it could be PM'ed to me please.

LisasZR1

PM sent

ysb02

Used him before and he's great. +1 to his recommendations.

Pack Leader

Quite a difference. Nice work...