Looks fantastc...Now it's time for some CHROME WHEELS

But then again Im kinda partial to black vehicles with chrome wheels

 

Looks great. I have a black one you can perfect your skills on if you ever travel out to the desert.

 

I had a Blk C-4.....NEVER AGAIN! The car was great the second you were done with it but 10mins of driving and you were done...that thing worked me to death.
I now have a Mag Red C-5 and thats not to bad at all. Or at least not as bad as the Blk one.

 

Man i love my black one... no other does justice like it IMHO when its clean very nice!!!!!

 

Great job... looks almost like my black 2001!

Must be psychic... I just spent about 24 hours doing the same thing to mine last weekend with the same products and pads (but using a Flex instead of a PC - makes the job much faster). I also finished with 3 coats of Z5/ZFX, 2 coats of Z2/ZFX and 1 coat of CS - finishing with Z6/Z8. The car honestly looks MUCH better than the day I picked it up 9 years ago! Hard to believe that a black DD has survived West Texas that long without any visible wear!

I do this procedure on mine at least once (sometimes twice) a year and use Z6 or Z8 almost every day before leaving. Also usually add a coat or two of Z5 or Z2 every few weeks and CS about once a month just to keep everything looking new.

I drive it in rain, snow, just about everything but heavy wind (if I can avoid it) since that is the most damaging to the paint by far. But I never let the car go to bed dirty... hence, I am single.

 

Try hitting it with 2000 or 1500 grit w/rubber backer and water first aka color sanding, hopefully it's only in the clear coat.

 

My wifes Black convt keeps me busy all the time.
I spent alot of time yesterday washing, polishing and waxing. All by hand.
Today is our 32nd Anniversay and we were going to take her Vette out for a nice day cruise and stop for lunch and /or dinner.
Now she tells me she wants to take the Harley! Now i'm off to the garage to polish aal that chrome Ya gotta Love em.
I'm going to get one of the PC polishers!!!!

 

Excellent work.
That's a lot of correction for a PC, but shows it can be done.
I recently stepped up to the flex which makes the work a little easier.
For those of you thinking/worried about a polisher, the PC and flex are VERY user friendly and easy to master.

 

Looking good Patches!!! But why not try and upgrade to the Flex!!! It is so much nicer than the PC. I have both for different types of jobs But the car did turn out AWESOME!!!!

 

Personally ,I would much rather drive my vette than wax it all the time! That black looks really good now ,but in a month?

 

About the only way you could damage your paint with a random-orbiting polisher is to throw it at the car. It is very forgiving. Don't confuse it with a full-blown, professional-level rotary polisher - you could strip the paint with one of those in the blink of an eye if you don't know what you're doing. The beauty of random-orbitals os they are designed with amateurs in mind as well as pros so there is little chance of damaging your paint with minimal instruction.

That would be a long drive for you . . .

TR is probably in the middle somewhere. My TR coupe is a weekend car only and doesn't see much road time ('02 with ~7200 miles on it) compared to the wife's black coupe which she's put about 12K miles on it in two years. She takes it to all the big no-no's as well - Wally World, Sam's, Kroger grocery store, gravel roads . . . She also drives it in all sorts of inclement weather, including bad rain storms and through dirty, slushy snow. My TR coupe has been rained on twice in 7 years and the paint is immaculate.

The bird stain was on there for several months although I made a couple of minor attempts at removing it earlier. It was definitely into the clear a certain depth but not so deep that this relatively minor buffing couldn't extract it. Tstar recs fine sanding below and that might have been my next try. I have removed blems that way in the past and would not hesitate to try it. Of course, it's a good idea to know how to do that before forging on. Things can go bad fast if you're not practiced in that technique.

Lake Country orange for the Super Intensive polish and white for the Uper Finish. I used a spray conditioner to minimize "chunking" which worked nicely. I never used a pad for more than two panels and dry cleaned the pad between panels. I used a spray cleaner the thoroughly wash the pads at the end of each session although I have lots of spares. I hit the panels in the worst condition first with some intensive sessions, going over each at least twice with both the SI and SF polishes or until I was happy with the results.

I'll bet white will look incredible with this kind of treatment.

Actually, Mrs. Patches is quite partial to the non-bling look which is why the painted wheels are still on. However, she is open to stealing my CCW 505A's which, as I've reiterated many times , ain't happenin'. Her runflats are wearing down and I'll need to address that soon and still have my stock polished wheels with barely used runflats that came off my coupe. She's amenable to swapping those on when her's is due for a change. We both love the security of runflats for her car.

Those last, three words say it all - that was me before Mrs. Patches agreed to put up with me on a permanent basis. I could spend days on end on projects like that just because I could. Long work hours and other commitments suck up spare time like a giant black hole now so these projects are fewer and further between than when I was single.

Your coupe is amazingly beautiful - I always enjoy seeing your pics.

Actually, I considered upgrading before starting this project but, as I often do, I wanted to experience the PC polisher first so that I can compare the difference with the Flex when I do finally upgrade and be able to report that here for the benefit of those wanting to hear opinions of the differences.

Not a whole lotta' choice - Mrs. Patches loves her black C5 and I'm gonna' do my best to keep it looking good for her.

 

LOL Gotta keep the wife happy!

 

A good wash done right once a week or every 2 weeks. And some quick detail spray every couple of days keeps mine looking good from about 1-2 feet away. Black is not forgiving up close in person. But man does it look good from a distance or in pictures.

 

I think you did an excellant job. But when i bought my 2003 50th AE I loved the Anni. Red color, but it's SOB to keep clean. But without a doubt, Black is the most unforgiving color out there. There's 0% room for mistakes.

 

Thanks for the inspiration, Patchhes! Now I am going to have to follow suit, and poliush up my car! You sure are keeping me busy trying to keep up with you!

 

I used a PC for the first 6 years before switching to the Flex. The Flex definitely makes thinks go faster!

 

Looking very good !! You did a great Job ...

 

congrats thats one great job you did

 

looks fantastic great work