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CAB6, ljjorges, Did you guys have a type of ceramic coating put on to get that kind of shine? You have to tell me the secret, I want my to shine like that! BEAUTIFUL!!!
CAB6, ljjorges, Did you guys have a type of ceramic coating put on to get that kind of shine? You have to tell me the secret, I want my to shine like that! BEAUTIFUL!!!
Yes. She was professionally paint corrected and then ceramic coated. It really does make the paint pop!
First post, love the info here. But it's getting costly
This is my second Vette in four months.
First bought a Stingray end of April. But had to return it due to the body panels not painted correctly.
You could see through the black. Looked brown and the fender vents had grey paint in the corners.
Full money back after 3,000 km on the speedo.
But.............I ended up with a better car. And the last vert available. May 30, 2019
My brand new 2019 Grand Sport. Photo taken at the Famous Leahy Family Farm. Just south of Lakefield Ontario. (Corn is awesome)
As you can see I drove quickly home to avoid a huge storm that was brewing.
First post, love the info here. But it's getting costly
This is my second Vette in four months.
First bought a Stingray end of April. But had to return it due to the body panels not painted correctly.
You could see through the black. Looked brown and the fender vents had grey paint in the corners.
Full money back after 3,000 km on the speedo.
But.............I ended up with a better car. And the last vert available. May 30, 2019
My brand new 2019 Grand Sport. Photo taken at the Famous Leahy Family Farm. Just south of Lakefield Ontario. (Corn is awesome)
As you can see I drove quickly home to avoid a huge storm that was brewing.
CAB6, ljjorges, Did you guys have a type of ceramic coating put on to get that kind of shine? You have to tell me the secret, I want my to shine like that! BEAUTIFUL!!!
the shine comes from the prep. Compounding and polishing is where the shine is perfected. The coating does add a little gloss on top but the prep is key.
I like quartz and nano-diamond for the consumer. I have a few coatings that can cost up between 300-500 for 50ml. These take a lot more experience to put on and proper removal.
I can’t remember if I took these pix after my first or second coat.
here were the steps I took for my Z. In total it took me about 12 hours.
1. Wash with foam canon rinsed and washed again
2. clay entire car
3. Polished with flex 3401 meguires 205 on a grios microfiber pad
4. finishing polish with flex 3401 diamond black finishing polish.
5. Rinsed car off again to remove any dust from polishing.
6. Alcohol 10% mixture wipe down to remove any wax or oils from polish. (Regular rubbing alcohol mixed with water in a spray bottle)
7. panel by panel examination in sun light
8. panel by panel examination and other led lights to ensure perfection in the paint. (yes there is a difference between day light and leds). If you ever seen you car under parking lot lights at night and seen swirls and scratches you never knew were there.
9. let car set in garage for 1hour to ensure proper temp. (Texas summer heat)
10. Cut small slices in the sides of the application block (use a credit card to push the applicator cover into). This helps to stop from dropping the suede cloth.
11. started on the trunk and went section by section.
apply 3 ft section, wait 2 min (or until the product flashed) wipe off do the next section. After the second section I wiped the first section again to ensure the product was removed. (Once it dries you will have to compound or polish it off). Take your time.
12. Pulled car out in sun to look over.
13. Parked in garage over night.
seconds coats are a little more difficult because of the initial coat on the paint.
the first coat lays on the paint very easy and smooth. The second coat doesn’t lay down as smooth because of the hydrophobic properties of the first layer.
So apparently the C8 hard-top convertibles (HTCs) are now being produced and shipped to customers.
Have any of you guys driven one yet? Or at least sat in one? Curious how it feels compared to our C7 convertible.
Last July, I sat in a C8 coupe with the targa off, and it felt claustrophobic. Rear visibility was bad through the tiny rear hatch glass (yes, the electronic rearview mirror helps, but it still feels very closed-in).
My head rubbed against the targa halo bar. Seemed to be less shoulder-room and couldn't comfortably rest my left arm on the arm-rest.
The C8 nacelles (bumps behind the seats) look cool and exotic but do they ruin the truly FREE open-air convertible experience we have in the C7?
It's nice that the rear window can lower separately on the C8 without retracting the whole top, but I can't think of too many times I'd want to do that instead of just put down the whole top.
Last edited by 05XLRtoC7_San Diego; Sep 6, 2020 at 05:31 PM.
So apparently the C8 hard-top convertibles (HTCs) are now being produced and shipped to customers.
Have any of you guys driven one yet? Or at least sat in one? Curious how it feels compared to our C7 convertible.
Last July, I sat in a C8 coupe with the targa off, and it felt claustrophobic. Rear visibility was bad through the tiny rear hatch glass (yes, the electronic rearview mirror helps, but it still feels very closed-in).
My head rubbed against the targa halo bar. Seemed to be less shoulder-room and couldn't comfortably rest my left arm on the arm-rest.
The C8 nacelles (bumps behind the seats) look cool and exotic but do they ruin the truly FREE open-air convertible experience we have in the C7?
It's nice that the rear window can lower separately on the C8 without retracting the whole top, but I can't think of too many times I'd want to do that instead of just put down the whole top.
Have looked at multiple promo photos of the C8 "convertible" and the platform doesn't lend to an actual convertible.
I wish GM luck but it's not what I want in a Corvette. I acknowledge the performance capabilities of the mid-engine platform but it doesn't lend itself to a rag-top option...
Have looked at multiple promo photos of the C8 "convertible" and the platform doesn't lend to an actual convertible.
I wish GM luck but it's not what I want in a Corvette. I acknowledge the performance capabilities of the mid-engine platform but it doesn't lend itself to a rag-top option...
#BlessTheirHearts
Allen
Not only that, but it's an automatic transmission only car, C8.
The C7 IS the last true convertible. 👍
It's nice that the rear window can lower separately on the C8 without retracting the whole top, but I can't think of too many times I'd want to do that instead of just put down the whole top.
Mary years ago, I had a Honda Del Sol. It was a great car and I had 253,000 miles on it
It had a top panel that came off and went into the trunk The rear window was in a sort of roll bar body piece and was electric.
If you left the rear window up with the top off, you got a lot of turbulence. With it down, it was just like any other convertible.
It also made a difference, very little turbulence in the cabin, if you had all three windows down and the top on.
Last edited by Vette Jockey; Sep 7, 2020 at 06:03 AM.
I also asked the dealership to perform Service Bulletin 17-NA-278 since my top was making a tapping noise while up. https://www.corvetteactioncenter.com...ving-1381.html
I purchased and provided the 6 screws; however, the dealership refused to perform this work under extended warranty.
Another local dealership confirmed that they also wouldn't do this under warranty.
Has anyone done this themselves? It's tough to find where the screws are located even with the diagram.
I was quoted $200-$320 by the dealerships, which is pretty crazy just to swap out 6 screws. Might be better just to take it to an independent shop that repairs convertible tops
I ended up taking my C7 to a shop that replaces convertible tops (ranked #1 in San Diego on YELP).
The owner of the shop wasn't really sure how to replace the screws.....he said some of them were in really awkward / hard to reach places.
He was kinda messing around with his screw-driver, and said it would be better for the dealership to deal with it.
Well, sure enough.....his tinkering with the screw-driver was enough to COMPLETELY FIX the tapping noise I was hearing. It's been almost a year, and the sound never returned.
So my recommendation is just to try to tighten the screws up on your own.
