rkj4243 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I only hope that the forum members here like LONG stories, with a lot of photos, to see what the results of using Adam's products, and proper equipment sold by them can lead too? If you check out some of my prior posts, you will see that I wrote smaller detailing articles about a 2004 Magnetic Red II C5 Corvette Coupe and a 1996 Sebring Silver C4 Corvette Collector Edition Coupe. This 2007 has replaced BOTH of them, as it was too difficult to decide which one I should sell, so I sold them both! That happened due to the fact that the subdivision I live in also has an homeowners association, where we are not supposed to park vehicles outside of the garage, and having (2) Corvettes in my garage, meant the daily drivers had to be parked outdoors. I didn't have an issue with the majority of the neighbors, but there was one retired person who made a major issue out of it for whatever reason he thought may be important. I fond this 2007 which had 2 previous owners, the last one a collector who stored it in UNCOVERED in an old industrial warehouse, and drove it a total of 700 miles in the past 5 years. The car had 6520 miles on it when I went to look at it, and after driving it and sealing the deal, and driving it home, it now has 6700 miles. Spent the last month or so, in my garage, being made "whole" and into a show car. The reason I choose to show it is because my 96 Collector Edition was a Concours Show Car here in the Detroit, MI area, and award winning. Had to replace that, that was my thought and goal. OK, on to the photos of the "as started condition" and I will say that I spend between 2 to 4 hours per panel, to correct, and finish polish over a 15 day or night time period, as I do have a "day job" and other responsibilities to attend too. Left Fender Start Left Door Front Area Start Left Door Area Start 2 Left Halo Start Left Quarter Start Left Quarter Start 2 Left Quarter Start 3 Decklid Hatch Area Start Decklid Hatch Area Start 2 Right Quarter Start Right Door Start By looking at the pictures above, you can see this car was pretty scratched, swirled, and abused during whatever method they used to wipe it down. The hood and fenders were in similar condition, and to limit the length of this post, I didn't add those before shots here. Now, here is the GOOD NEWS part, corrected using a Cyclo, Adam's Paint Correcting Polish, and the Adam's White Finishing Polish. Only the final photos show the results after Liquid Paint Sealant and Americana were applied. Left Fender 2 passes Adam's Correcting Polish w/ Cyclo Left Door Corrected Left Halo Corrected Left Quarter Corrected Decklid Hatch Area Corrected Rear Fascia Area Corrected Right Quarter Corrected Right Quarter Corrected 2 Right Door Corrected Right Door Corrected 2 Now for the final photos, taken outdoors last evening. Notice the license plate frame. Right Front Side View Right Rear Side View Left Rear Side View Left Front Side View License Plate Frame Rear View Car will be going to it's first show this weekend in Canada, and then next weekend at a show where the Corvette club I belong is putting on. Those who saw it last night were amazed to say the least. The interior and underhood engine area were also cleaned and detailed using Adam's products, and look just as good as the exterior. Thank you to the Adam's team for their products and support! Sac, The Guz, rwisejr and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Nice save indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzle Chest Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Great work! Looks very good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagRedVette Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 A beautiful end result to what we all know was grueling and time-consuming work. Outstanding. Appreciate the story and the numerous photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 My last Vette was an 02 black Z and it LOVED Adam's. Deep, wet shine and black is incredibly sexy on a Vette. Your car looks great. Good luck at the show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTFocusST Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Nice save and car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Bowtie Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masaharu Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Work done right. Way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkj4243 Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 How black is too Black? How much shine is too shiny? Photo taken today the at the Windsor Corvette Show in Windsor, Ontario. The Detroit River is in the background. This was a riverfront park with over 250 Corvettes of every generation in attendance. Sac and red94chev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fit08 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 oh ya..... great looking car. How long did you work at it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkj4243 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 I would say that the whole process took me about 40 hours to complete. That total includes about an 8 hour Saturday cleaning and detailing the interior and engine compartment areas. I could only work on it after work in the evenings, when I had free time to do so, or on a weekend day. To give you another idea of how much work was involved, typically a bottle of Adam's Correcting Polish would take care of many more vehicles than one, as it took almost a whole bottle, making multiple passes with the Cyclo, and then a 4" pad and backing plate on a drill to get out the remains of the "random incidental damaged" areas. At the show where I posted photos, I wasn't able to enter this vehicle for judging because the reason for going was to promote our club's show which is this weekend, and to try to lure some of our Canadian neighbors to attend. We have an affiliation between 8 Corvette clubs in Michigan, and Ontario to try and find 30 Corvettes to nominate for the "Motor City Corvette Concours Show" held in September. Usually each show can nominate 8 - 10 vehicles, and they are NOT supposed to belong to members of the club presenting their own show. The Windsor show is typically the only one where participants from Canada are nominated, so I decided to do PR work for our show rather than enter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CntryClub007 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 That is a serious shine on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Zahria Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 what a great looking job.... should offer hope to anyone with a problem finish... thanks.. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Excellent job man! Definitely a labor of love. I just bought a black 06 Z06 that need a little touch up. Would you say the paint is "hard" like most GM's? I didnt polish my blue Vette (in sig) as it was in excellent shape when I got it so I have no experience with polishing Vette paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwisejr Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Wow super job. That black looks jaw dropping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkj4243 Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Justin, I would say from using my own Corvettes as "demonstrators" for hardness, my 1996 and 2004 had "harder clear" than what this 2007 does. They seemed to be more difficult to correct, and stayed corrected or flawless longer. Both were lighter colors than this black too. The black cleaned up great, it took more passes in certain areas only because of how bad it was to start. Now, after driving it a few times, and showing it a few times, any "touch ups" are fairly easy to do. One thing to remember for me though, all mine were show cars, so 100 percent correction was the original goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natch02 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Very nice job indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garsnow Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! Great save indeed! That paint looks DEEP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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