LimitedDodge Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 After saving for a little over 5yrs I purchased a 2011 6spd GS in March. The paint was pretty hammered. The car had some cheesy chrome trim around the marker and reverse lights. Also had some chrome along the rear diffuser and chrome corvette letters on the bumper. Had a terrible Tint job (2 piece on rear window). 3 Wheels had some bad curb rash. It wasn't exactly what I had wanted but I was able to purchase it for a really good price. Exterior I immediately removed all the cheesy chrome trim and replaced the wheels with Identical factory wheels. I then removed the tint and had all the windows re tinted including front windshield. Replaced side marker lights with matching painted ghosted led marker lights. Replaced tail lights with led lights. Tinted all rear lights (brake light and reverse lights) on the car. Installed carbon fiber like vinyl to the emblems. Plastidipped the chrome grandsport emblems on the side of the car. Painted brake calipers black. Going for the blacked out look, but still a fan of chrome wheels. Interior Installed new stereo with sub/amp front and rear cameras for parking, mats (front and rear), wrapped some pieces in carbon fiber vinyl, custom bass knob (matches factory ac knobs), shift knob, leather shift boot, leather padded center console lid, heads up display, led lighting, mild to wild switch. As far as the paint: I used Flex for big areas, porter cable and 4" pads for smaller spaces and my drill with 4" pads for deeper scratches. -Washed with Adam's Car Shampoo and two Adams Wash Pads -Adam's Clay Bar while washing (wash a panel then clayed with soap) -Adam's Polish's (still using the older formulas) - Used orange and white microfiber pads and finished with a white foam pad. -Applied Americana to all painted surfaces - love this stuff -Applied Quick Sealant to wheels -Adam's Brilliant Glaze to all paint and wheels - used a hex grip applicator -Adams glass sealant to the windows -Adam's Super VRT on all trim/seals and wheels - Use pro tire applicator on tires and blocks cut to shape for trim - Adam's In & Out on front and side grills/scoops -Adam's Metal Polish 1 & 2 on the exhaust tips - Final wipe down with Detail spray and Single Soft towels Interior: -Cleaned all surfaces with Adams Leather and Interior Cleaner -Adam's Leather Conditioner on seats, center arm rest, and shift boot -Adam's glass cleaner and towels on windows -Total Interior Detailer on All Plastic surfaces - Cleaned some spilled coke out of passenger carpet after removing seats with Adams Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner Didn't take but a few before pictures so majority of these are after pics. Pictures of Car at Dealership Paint was jacked (can't believe I bought a car in this shape) A few after pictures of being detailed and some cosmetic changes. Interior After Pics - Have changed a few things and have more planned SSJ455 and PHOKUS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck08sierra Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 wow...great looking vette. I love the looks and thank you for not blacking it out!! the chrome rims look great on it LimitedDodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysticine Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Ignore my question about pictures in my thread. Your GS looks awesome, and I actually like the hood you have! Definitely not a MUST replace unless you really want the ZR2 hood. Your hard work paid off!! Your car looks fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzle Chest Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Nice C6! Looks really good. Good to know you are making it 'yours' and to your taste. That is the fun part! Well you bought it with the finish hammered like that cuz you knew you could fix it with Adam's! LimitedDodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimitedDodge Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Ignore my question about pictures in my thread. Your GS looks awesome, and I actually like the hood you have! Definitely not a MUST replace unless you really want the ZR2 hood. Your hard work paid off!! Your car looks fantastic. Yeah I certainly like this hood because it gives it a very clean, as if it were stock look, but I love how aggressive the ZR2 hood is. I might even do the ZR hood (without the side vents) so that it is a little bit of both hoods. I almost ordered the ZR hood (he had 1 left at the time) then I saw this hood for sale and since it was already painted I couldn't resist. After seeing how great yours looks in the carbon fiber, I know I could go a little while before painting, if I painted it at all. Thanks for all the pictures of yours too, helped a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Great looking Vette! I'm really glad you didn't go for the black wheels thing. That's so overdone these days. Car looks real good. LimitedDodge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 She looks good......nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Wow Jeremy, the Vette looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natch02 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Nice machine you have there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savannahlyn42 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 lookin good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHOKUS Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Excellent! Looks fantastic, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZGTO Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Looks fantastic! I want one of these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimitedDodge Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 Thanks everyone. I just ordered some new Leather w/ suede inserts to recover the seats. Didn't like the cheap feel and look of these factory seats, plus passenger seat had a small tear in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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