Holder Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 This beauty came to me with 5k miles on her but was in kind of a rough state. The right rear quarter had appeared to be repainted and had wet sand marks left behind. The rest of the car had some nasty scratches that needed attention. The wheels had never been properly cleaned. With Adams Deep Wheel Cleaner they bled pretty good. Started with a strip wash. A few ounces of Adams Car Shampoo and a few ounces of All Purpose Cleaner in a foam gun. After drying and claying, it didn't need much for paint decon, I treated all the plastics with Adams Super VRT. I did a few test spots, one on the drivers door and fender. That right rear quarter I tackled last due to it needing the most work. This particular Camaro I had to go pretty aggressive, so I ended up on a heavy cutting pad with a medium compound to do most of the leveling and scratch removal. I came back with Adams Paint Correcting Polish and Orange Foam Pad to removed the haze left by the cutting pad and compound. My machine of choice was the Flex 3401. Redbeard, blacktitan27 and Thorsager 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holder Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 For Protection I went with Adams Liquid Paint Sealant. In the end I had a super happy customer who at the beginning wanted to buy a polisher kit from me. He changed his mind when he saw all what went into making his car look flawless again. Redbeard and blacktitan27 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTFocusST Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Very nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Ghost Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Wow. How a car gets that trashed within 5K miles is crazy. Great save and I love that pic with the ZL1 and your wagon. Redbeard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Bobby Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 ^^^Very easily with improper maintenance and washing/drying techniques Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen9Rolla Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Nice work man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Ghost Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 ^^^Very easily with improper maintenance and washing/drying techniques I know, I know. I get it if it were a more mundane DD but who buys a "Super Camaro" only to run it through the local gas station car washes? Rhetorical question, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holder Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 The damage to this car was all done by the dealer. Actually a few of them. The owner got a smoking deal on the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJC96GT Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Fantastic job, Andrew! Car is flawless looking!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck08sierra Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 so what's faster...the caddy or the camero as they have the same motor??? you can tell us, we won't tell the owner you took the maro for a spin!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holder Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 so what's faster...the caddy or the camero as they have the same motor??? you can tell us, we won't tell the owner you took the maro for a spin!!!! Actuall me and another ZL1 owner took our cars to the track and ran each other. Both bone stock. He was a touch faster. I want to add a ZL1 to the garage in the next few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Ghost Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 The damage to this car was all done by the dealer. Actually a few of them. The owner got a smoking deal on the car. Ah. Makes sense. All the more reason to keep these handy. Redbeard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holder Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Grey Ghost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzle Chest Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Excellent work! Looks so d@mn good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTDSC Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 i miss my victory red truck. NICE WORK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rassy Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Looks great! Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamaroSS27 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 oh lawd those are some sweet rides, and great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Nice job & nice color! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will! Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Killer work man! Thanks for the motivation to get my Victory Red truck looking this good again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 For some reason I really like that color on that car. Not sure why... TheWolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Followed your progress on Instagram. Nice work. Red/Black is such a great color combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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