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Hi everyone! Just wanted to share a Camaro convertible that I had the pleasure of cleaning up. The customer had contacted me about restoring the gloss and removing the swirls from his black beauty. After speaking with him some more he wanted the engine bay done too. Then the day he dropped it off he decided to have me do a full interior detail as well! LOL. So needless to say after attending the AG cars and coffee on Saturday I had my work cut out for me this weekend. We weren't going for 100% perfection as this is his daily driver and it just doesn't make sense. He even admitted that he car barely wash his own car due to restrictions where he lives.

Here are some before pictures of the outside of the car.

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I didn't grab any before shots of the interior so here are the after pictures.

All plastics and leather were cleaned with diluted APC.
Leather was conditioned with Pinnacle leather conditioner.
Plastic were dressed with a combination of Meguiars plastic/vinyl coating Pinnacle vinyl dressing.
Carpet was cleaned and vac with foam carpet cleaner.
Interior windows cleaned with Meguiars perfect clarity tint safe glass cleaner.


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For the exterior.

Washed with Mothers car wash soap.
Wheels/tires were cleaned with Iron-X and APC
Paint was decon'd with Iron-x and Nanoskin fine mit.
Paint was polished with Flex 3401/White CCS pad/ Menzerna PF2500/ Black CCS pad and SF4000.
After polishing the surface was prepped with Pinnacle Cleansing polish before Pinnacle Synergy was applied.
Tires dressed with Meguiars Endurance aerosol tire shine.
Windows cleaned with Meguiars perfect clarity glass cleaner.
Convertible top was treated with Scotch Guard auto fabric treatment.

Here are some 50/50 shots of the car in process. This was with the 3401 and a white CCS pad and Menzernas one step pf2500 polish.


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BEFORE

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AFTER Polish

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ALL DONE


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Holy shit, that looks like a different car.

Wow looks like glass. nice job

Thank you guys! The owner was very happy!

Very nicely done!

Wow great job. Wish you were closer lol.

Thank you guys! Have another 5th gen coming in next week. Makes about 850 with a 427 LSX block and a liquid cooled KB supercharger. Plus has a 250 shot direct port! LOL. Car is really nice.

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i call camera angle trickery. BS flag going out!!!!!!

Wow! Really amazing job of taking out all the swirl marks!

I think your son Nathan can do a better job than you do!!!

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Suck a dick pizza!!! LOL



Thank you David!!!



Yeah you are probably right on that one!

This article says that Quick Detailer wipe downs can cause swirl marks:

http://www.detailedimage.com/Ask-a-P...s-swirl-marks/


Jeez. I wipe my cars down all the time with Quick Detailer and never thought I was causing damage.

love you justin!

Absolutely it can cause damage! Anytime you touch the paint if you don't know what you are doing can cause damage. I have had instances where I was done polishing a car and getting ready to wipe the wax off only to have a microscopic debris in my towel and it created havoc on a fender. Had to repolish it. Clear in most forms is really soft and can mar very easily. My black Camaro was notorious for this. Hell if I farted next to it, it would scratch! LOL. The key is to keep the area nice and lubricated to create a barrier between the dust/dirt and the towel. I use a quick detailer every once in a while but mainly to remove water spots after washing. Also using those cheep 10pk microfibers from walmart are no good for finish detailing work on nice paint. I use those towels for wheels and door jambs. My nice towels are from Cobra and are usually around 8-10$ for one.

If water is a big concern then look into Optimum No Rinse. Great product and can be diluted into a detail spray for in between dusting.
http://www.autogeek.net/optimum-no-rinse.html

Finally if you really want to know what your paint looks like. Take a regular halogen painters/work light found at home depot and shine it on a panel while in the garage. If you see something like this. Then you have work to do.
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