1anonly Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Ahhhh, where to begin.... How about January of 1998. That is when a 22 year old snot nosed kid (ME) bought his first Corvette. I washed that car every week, sometimes twice a week. I was the man with the shiny brand new Corvette. Now let's fast foward 12 years. Now that kid is a 35 year old who is married with a 15 month daughter and a not so shiny 12 year old Corvette. Recently I looked at my car and said "Since when do I own a grey Corvette?" I knew something major had to be done. That's when a friend told me about Adam's. This guy has a 2006 Z06 that is the blackist car I've seen. I was sold on Adam's and Dylan got a call two days later. I made a nice size order, only to follow it a week later with another one. So, Heeeeeeeeeere's my detail write up! I got lots of pictures for you guys too. DISCLAIMER!!! I'm not responsible for anyone burning their eyes by looking at the before pictures Here are some prewash photos to show how sad my car really was. I can't forget to show what happens when you use a rotary the wrong way too! Halogram City So I started by doing a Dawn wash and this what it looked like under the lights. Then a Clay bar session. After the clay bay I rewashed with dawn. Then it was to the SHR and PC with the orange pad. Some spots had to hit with the 4" yellow pad. This is one pass with the SHR. Two passes with the SRH. Now this is after the FIFTH pass with SHR. Now we're talking. And finally shot after two passes of FMP and the white pad. After I finished the 5 passes of SHR and 2 passes of FMP, I did a pass of Revive. Once that was done it got a coat of Buttery Wax. My tires had a thick coat of greasy Black Magic on them that I wanted off. I always hated when that garbage would spray onto my fenders. It took 2 rounds of APC to get that crap of. I use Super VRT now! It took me around 13 hours that stretched over 6 days to complete the car. It isn't perfect by no means, but looks 100 times better than it didn't. Hopefully I'll be able to do another round of SHR on it before winter. Here's what I used. And I guess you guys want to see some after shots, huh? Well, I went crazy. Enjoy! Last but not least. My favorite shot of the day. I love the reflection of the sky and building. I want to give special thanks to Dylan and Junkman for the helpful tip. If I wouldn't of found this forum there is NO WAY my car would look like it does now. I have learned a lot here in a matter of two weeks. The sad part is that I used clean new cars at a dealership (way back where). The dirty wash mits, dirty towels, using rags on the paint. Oh man, I can't believe that was the way I used to clean cars. I can tell you guys stories that you won't believe about things we did to cars. The next new car I buy, will be cleaned by me. There is no way in hell that I'm letting the dealership clean it. I hoped you enjoyed "Story Time with Dan" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman2008 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Wow Dan, That's a hell of a turn around! I don't even want to ever see anything that swirled up. That was UGLY!. You da' man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1anonly Posted August 30, 2010 Author Share Posted August 30, 2010 Thank you. That means a lot coming from "The Master" Hopefully, I wasn't too annoying with my questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman2008 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 I never consider anyone "annoying" when trying to learn, especially if I can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_pappy Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Looks beautiful now! Great job. Glad you held onto it over the years. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myredc5 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Dan You did a great job, keep it up:2thumbs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 First off you deserve a bi*ch slap for letting it get that bad! Well done. Now we expect you to keep it that way. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1anonly Posted August 30, 2010 Author Share Posted August 30, 2010 First off you deserve a bi*ch slap for letting it get that bad! Well done. Now we expect you to keep it that way. :thumbsup: Yes, I know I deserve it. I have less then 26K miles on it, but the finish is just crap from me cleaning it the wrong way for years. Earlier this year I tried to get the haze out by using a Powerball.....BIG MISTAKE! All it did was put those nice trails in the hood. I have a rotary, but the pad is junk and probably would make it worse. That's why I broke down and got a PC. Super easy to use and I don't have to worry about burning the paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11chevz71 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 :rockon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ryan Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Great work Dan - you brought that thing back to life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwisejr Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Great save !!! But as already stated you need to be slapped for treating it so bad to begin with. LOL But we see that you have seen the light. So it appears you are well on the road to recovery. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordgrey Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Fantastic turn around! Now as for letting it get that way..... In the navy we would have you falling in for some dog watch instruction. Ya don't wanna know.......LOL Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRZN Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Ah, another now unplugged from the Matrix! Great turn around. 13 hours? sweet job, in really not that much time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ1o87 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Great results! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 WOW! Hella job man! Now get yourself some MSW and Americana! Great job! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70'sChevyGirl Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Ah, another now unplugged from the Matrix! :lol: Your Vette looks much better now that you gave it some TLC. :2thumbs: Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Great turnaround Dan! Now get yourself some MSW and Americana! You will be amazed at the shine these two will add now that you have prepped the paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Nice work. I know how challenging those dark C5s can be -- the clear-coat on these beasts is HARD!!! 5 passes of SHR sounds about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug123 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Great job Dan! You did some major swirl bustin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 Nice job! Now keep it like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormChaser Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Dan, That is absolutely AMAZING work!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6spdg37s Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 dude awesome work... my black c6 z06 is a PITA too paint was pretty swirled up when I got it and it only had 3k miles on it... my thread is floating around on here somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moz Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 WOW,that is awsome! You really brought that finish back from the dead. Much Prop's from another Wisconsinite!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osok Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Nice work!!! Always good to see a black car looking like a champ..especially a vette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XQIZT Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 WOW...what an improvement!! Nice work. Glad to see another believer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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