1972 Corvette Stingray
#11
Hello all,
This weekend I made a lot of progress.
I still had the drivers side to polish :
After :
The T-Tops were pretty bad :
But I managed to make them really shine :
Before (of the drivers side door) :
After (notice the reflection of the floor) :
The final part of the car, the front :
After :
The car was now completely compounded. To finish it off I used pro-polish glaze as a prep for 2 coats of jetseal. After the pro-polish, one coat of jetseal was applied. I let it sit for 15 minutes, then it was buffed up and cured for 20 minutes, after applieing the second coat (which cured for over 12 hours) :
After a quick final detail round of pro-polish :
An even thin coat of Jetseal is applied :
After buffing the first layer of jetseal the car felt incredibly soft. Just amazing :
Once the whole car was done, finished everything the next day with one last round of Buttery Wet Wax with carnauba :
This product even smelt so good, I now not only look at my car, I even enjoy sniffing it :smack
After the wax :
Reflection shots, just freakin amazing :-)
with the flash on :
Without flash :
Outside shots, there was sadly no sun, and it was very cloudy, but the car looks really shiny and wet :
Another 6 hours or so went into finishing the car. But it looks absolutely amazing. The paintjob on this car is not really good, but now it looks almost like a candy apple red car. I hope I can keep it like this.
Things to do. In the next days I will be removing the chrome, polishing or rechroming parts. This winter I plan on doing a complete interior resto. Not really detailing anymore, but I'll keep you guys up to date.
Comments or tips are welcome.
Take care,
Maarten
This weekend I made a lot of progress.
I still had the drivers side to polish :
After :
The T-Tops were pretty bad :
But I managed to make them really shine :
Before (of the drivers side door) :
After (notice the reflection of the floor) :
The final part of the car, the front :
After :
The car was now completely compounded. To finish it off I used pro-polish glaze as a prep for 2 coats of jetseal. After the pro-polish, one coat of jetseal was applied. I let it sit for 15 minutes, then it was buffed up and cured for 20 minutes, after applieing the second coat (which cured for over 12 hours) :
After a quick final detail round of pro-polish :
An even thin coat of Jetseal is applied :
After buffing the first layer of jetseal the car felt incredibly soft. Just amazing :
Once the whole car was done, finished everything the next day with one last round of Buttery Wet Wax with carnauba :
This product even smelt so good, I now not only look at my car, I even enjoy sniffing it :smack
After the wax :
Reflection shots, just freakin amazing :-)
with the flash on :
Without flash :
Outside shots, there was sadly no sun, and it was very cloudy, but the car looks really shiny and wet :
Another 6 hours or so went into finishing the car. But it looks absolutely amazing. The paintjob on this car is not really good, but now it looks almost like a candy apple red car. I hope I can keep it like this.
Things to do. In the next days I will be removing the chrome, polishing or rechroming parts. This winter I plan on doing a complete interior resto. Not really detailing anymore, but I'll keep you guys up to date.
Comments or tips are welcome.
Take care,
Maarten
Last edited by ST Graveyard; 10-10-2010 at 02:32 PM.
#12
Did some touch up work on the rear panel. The paint used is not good, but as it was a part underneath the car, I gave it a shot :
After paint :
After sealant and wax :
I started on the complete interior restauration, but I'll start a new thread for this.
Cheers,
Maarten
After paint :
After sealant and wax :
I started on the complete interior restauration, but I'll start a new thread for this.
Cheers,
Maarten
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