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After the “argument” the Vette had with a deer it came back from the body shop with no wax so it was time to wax’er up. Show us your shiny pics and tell us what you used. Here’s ours..... 2001 1SC 4A Turtle Wax Jet Black Kit 80k and loved!
Groundflyer, your Vette looks great!! If I may share some before and after pics taken in March of 2019, when I first got her-
The prior owner had used an "internet sensation" product for everything, including "cleaning" the dirt off (!!) These swirls and scratches were laying in wait under all the layers of the "no joke" miracle glaze.
I cleaned the car with Optimum No Rinse wash n shine, went over everything with an Optimum Ultra clay towel, then began the correction.
I used a microfiber cutting pad, followed by an orange pad with The Last Cut Compound; buffed it with a black pad and Optimum Hyper Polish. I used a Flex 3401 DA polisher on speed level 3 and 4. (the 2nd and 3rd pictures have springtime pollen showing on the surface, but the scratches are gone)
When the polishing was done, I then prepped the surface with Paint Prep and gave it a ceramic coating of Optimum Gloss Coat.
This is Cordelia a year later; she's twenty years young and still enjoying the sun-
Groundflyer, your Vette looks great!! If I may share some before and after pics taken in March of 2019, when I first got her-
The prior owner had used an "internet sensation" product for everything, including "cleaning" the dirt off (!!) These swirls and scratches were laying in wait under all the layers of the "no joke" miracle glaze.
I cleaned the car with Optimum No Rinse wash n shine, went over everything with an Optimum Ultra clay towel, then began the correction.
I used a microfiber cutting pad, followed by an orange pad with The Last Cut Compound; buffed it with a black pad and Optimum Hyper Polish. I used a Flex 3401 DA polisher on speed level 3 and 4. (the 2nd and 3rd pictures have springtime pollen showing on the surface, but the scratches are gone)
When the polishing was done, I then prepped the surface with Paint Prep and gave it a ceramic coating of Optimum Gloss Coat.
This is Cordelia a year later; she's twenty years young and still enjoying the sun-
Last edited by Edmund Iverson; Aug 15, 2020 at 04:35 PM.
Nice job Edmund that took some work! Im not a waxer so not hipt to all these products....if you used the wrong soap to wash will the scratches show back up or are they truly(or mostly) gone?
Correction of the paint is what gives you "shine". The compounding and polishing. Removing defects and making the paint smooth. Whatever you put on top (wax, sealant, coating) is only responsible for maybe 5% of the shine. For example, I detailed my friend's '04 coupe, and in the below photo, there is no protection on the paint. It is bare. I added a coat of 3D "HD Poxy" montan wax/sealant after we took a couple pics out of the shop...
His paint was gnarly, too. Here is a before/after of the top of his rear bumper...
I use a variety of protection and gloss-enhancing products on my car. Doesn't make too much difference when the paint is corrected, really. Depends on what I have handy. These pics are from when I first corrected the paint properly back in 2018...
Compounded with 3D "HD Cut+" compound
Polished with Poorboy's World "SSR-1" polish
Glazed with Poorboy's World "Black Hole" glaze
Sealed with Poorboy's World "EX-P" sealant
Waxed with Griot's Garage "Best Of Show" paste wax
Topped with P&S "Bead Maker" spray
Recently, I gave the car her yearly clean-up detail...
Polished with 3D "One" polish
Glazed with Poorboy's World "Black Hole" glaze
Waxed with DP Detailing Products "The Brazilian" paste wax
Visiting my parents last summer, my dad forgot my '99 was parked in his driveway when he backed his '94 Jaguar XJS into my left quarter panel/bumper. I ended up doing a full repaint along with the repairs. After 20 years and 80K miles it was well-deserved. A previous owner had done a bad repaint of the trunk lid and left headlight cover and the paint did not match. The front bumper had a number of parking curb damaged spots as well as some microcracking on both the front bumper and the rear (although that was being replaced due to my father's goof), and there were the typical dings and chips of 20 years. So, my secret is a good body and paint guy!
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