89 T/A, full correction, very pic heavy
12-07-2012, 01:40 AM
#1
89 T/A, full correction, very pic heavy I'm going ahead and make this thread. It's really hard to photograph a white car. The before pics are ok. It was really tough for me to get some good 50/50 shots. I won't be able to get outside shots till this weekend. It's dark by the time I get home.
Products used
Washed 2 bucket method w/ Dawn
Clayed w/ Megs medium grade clay
Sonax Full Effect wheel cleaner, various brushes
Meg's unigrit 3000 6in and 3in sanding discs
Megs cutting/polishing MF pads
LC white flat 5.5 pads
Meg's M105, D300, M205
Black Fire Wet Diamond sealant applied w/ red pad on PC
Adams Detail Spray(I love this stuff)
Wheels
Unigrit 3000 wet sand paper
0000 steel wool and Mothers Aluminum/Mag polish
Adams #1 metal polish w/ MF applicator pads
Tails
Unigrit 3000 3in sanding disc
LC 4in orange and white CCS foam pads
M105/M205
Car is a 89 T/A w/ GTA wheels fiberglass wrap around wing and a Hawks Ram Air 1 hood. The car was painted several years ago and still had sanding marks and buffer trails in it. I can't remember what clear was used but its HARD. MF pads and M105 didn't do much to get the heavy defects out. I ended up damp sanding the whole car w/ Meg's unigrit 3000. Then used the MF pads w/ M105&D300. The wet sanding marks cam out real easy, a lot easier than the defects in the paint.
After that I used M205/LC white pad. I was impressed with the gloss after this step and decided not to do a third step. Finished with Blackfire Wet Diamand sealant which I let sit for 24 hours. Applied it with a red pad using the PC7424XP. BFWD goes on very easy, thin layers is the key I have found from using it and talking to Jeff. 24 hours later it wipes off easier than it went on. I was going to use the PC with a MF towel wrapped around a soft pad but it came off so easy by hand there was no reason to.
I didn't realize the hood wasn't fully closed when I took the pic's.
Heavy defects in the hood. Bird dropping etching, wet sanding marks, RIDS, cobb webbing, you name it.
Hoop in bad shape also.
Sail
Things not looking much better on the wing...
Washed the car using the 2 bucket method and Dawn to strip off any remaining wax, although I doubt there was any.
Clayed
I tried to get some pics with the halogen light but wasn't successful, same with the Brinkman. You could see all the defects in person but they wouldn't show up on camera. The best pics seemed to be reflective shots.
50/50 on the hood, left side has been wet sanded, MF pad M105
Quarter before, in most of the pics you can't really see the defects it just looks fuzzy, yes I said fuzzy.
Quarter after; wetsanding then MF pad/M105
The lights needed some help. They weren't completely destroyed but still needed corrected.
Wetsanded
I went over the center section again because there were still a lot of scratches.
After
They will be wiped down with IPA then Opti Coated.
Wheels have been neglected. Centers are powder coated black with polished lips. The lips have some deep pitting in them. For right now I wet sanded them w/ unigrit 3000, then mothers mag/aluminum polish w/ 0000 steel wool, then Adams #1 metal polish w/ MF followed up w/ Adams #2 metal polish w/MF. There are still some pitting but you have to get really close up to see it. To removed those defects further wet sanding, probably starting at 1000 grit to get them out.
Before
Mothers polish/steel wool
Adams #1
Adams #2
Products used
Washed 2 bucket method w/ Dawn
Clayed w/ Megs medium grade clay
Sonax Full Effect wheel cleaner, various brushes
Meg's unigrit 3000 6in and 3in sanding discs
Megs cutting/polishing MF pads
LC white flat 5.5 pads
Meg's M105, D300, M205
Black Fire Wet Diamond sealant applied w/ red pad on PC
Adams Detail Spray(I love this stuff)
Wheels
Unigrit 3000 wet sand paper
0000 steel wool and Mothers Aluminum/Mag polish
Adams #1 metal polish w/ MF applicator pads
Tails
Unigrit 3000 3in sanding disc
LC 4in orange and white CCS foam pads
M105/M205
Car is a 89 T/A w/ GTA wheels fiberglass wrap around wing and a Hawks Ram Air 1 hood. The car was painted several years ago and still had sanding marks and buffer trails in it. I can't remember what clear was used but its HARD. MF pads and M105 didn't do much to get the heavy defects out. I ended up damp sanding the whole car w/ Meg's unigrit 3000. Then used the MF pads w/ M105&D300. The wet sanding marks cam out real easy, a lot easier than the defects in the paint.
After that I used M205/LC white pad. I was impressed with the gloss after this step and decided not to do a third step. Finished with Blackfire Wet Diamand sealant which I let sit for 24 hours. Applied it with a red pad using the PC7424XP. BFWD goes on very easy, thin layers is the key I have found from using it and talking to Jeff. 24 hours later it wipes off easier than it went on. I was going to use the PC with a MF towel wrapped around a soft pad but it came off so easy by hand there was no reason to.
I didn't realize the hood wasn't fully closed when I took the pic's.
Heavy defects in the hood. Bird dropping etching, wet sanding marks, RIDS, cobb webbing, you name it.
Hoop in bad shape also.
Sail
Things not looking much better on the wing...
Washed the car using the 2 bucket method and Dawn to strip off any remaining wax, although I doubt there was any.
Clayed
I tried to get some pics with the halogen light but wasn't successful, same with the Brinkman. You could see all the defects in person but they wouldn't show up on camera. The best pics seemed to be reflective shots.
50/50 on the hood, left side has been wet sanded, MF pad M105
Quarter before, in most of the pics you can't really see the defects it just looks fuzzy, yes I said fuzzy.
Quarter after; wetsanding then MF pad/M105
The lights needed some help. They weren't completely destroyed but still needed corrected.
Wetsanded
I went over the center section again because there were still a lot of scratches.
After
They will be wiped down with IPA then Opti Coated.
Wheels have been neglected. Centers are powder coated black with polished lips. The lips have some deep pitting in them. For right now I wet sanded them w/ unigrit 3000, then mothers mag/aluminum polish w/ 0000 steel wool, then Adams #1 metal polish w/ MF followed up w/ Adams #2 metal polish w/MF. There are still some pitting but you have to get really close up to see it. To removed those defects further wet sanding, probably starting at 1000 grit to get them out.
Before
Mothers polish/steel wool
Adams #1
Adams #2
Last edited by LilJayV10; 12-07-2012 at 02:54 AM.
12-07-2012, 01:53 AM
#2
I got the car back in the garage tonight and snapped a few pics.
Remember what the hoop looked like?
And the hood
Wheel
Pics of water beading on the BFWD. Car was out today when it rained.
If the weather permits I will get some good outside shots this weekend. I got about 85-90% correction on the car. The paint has some pearl in it and radiates in the sunlight.
Thanks for looking.
Jason
Remember what the hoop looked like?
And the hood
Wheel
Pics of water beading on the BFWD. Car was out today when it rained.
If the weather permits I will get some good outside shots this weekend. I got about 85-90% correction on the car. The paint has some pearl in it and radiates in the sunlight.
Thanks for looking.
Jason
12-07-2012, 09:20 AM
#5
Man, I love 3rd gen T/As... I have 2 Trans Am GTAs myself. Very nice job beautifying it. On a side note... that hood fits HORRIBLY!!!
Last edited by carlos64030; 12-07-2012 at 03:31 PM.
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12-07-2012, 05:54 PM
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Short of repainting it unfortunately not. The hook looks to be in clear coat failure. It also looks like there are some deep scratches in the fender and paint missing on the door. That is definitely a cool third gen. Is it an 84?
I wish I would have had it closed. I didn't think about it at the time but noticed it after I put the pics on the computer. When I first got the hood it fit great but after a few weeks out in the sun it warped some. It wasn't worth the hassle to ship it back and wait on another one so I just lived with it.
I wish I would have had it closed. I didn't think about it at the time but noticed it after I put the pics on the computer. When I first got the hood it fit great but after a few weeks out in the sun it warped some. It wasn't worth the hassle to ship it back and wait on another one so I just lived with it.
12-08-2012, 10:25 AM
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it's an 83 and the fender is in primer i think? there is a large scratch/ding on the passenger side B piller right behind the door and some rust on one fender but it's all there. the motor has 700 mi on a fresh rebuild and new clutch (its a 1983 5 speed WS6 4 wheel disc car with the LG4)
12-08-2012, 02:10 PM
#12
I'm doing my paint correction the easy way. 
1991 Trans Am GTA
Here it is before paint:
In the paint booth:
Hopefully I'll get it back soon so I can put the new interior in.
1991 Trans Am GTA
Here it is before paint:
In the paint booth:
Hopefully I'll get it back soon so I can put the new interior in.
12-08-2012, 10:09 PM
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LOL. The wife found it on sale a while back. I think I will be good for a while.
That's awesome. A friend is wanting me to paint his 84 T/A this winter. If I do I will have to convert my garage into a paint booth which will stop any paint correction business for a while. I love painting cars, its just a lot of work to do it the right way.
Yes they are bare metal. When I got them they were in horrible shape so I stripped the clear off them, sand blasted the centers and had them powder coated.
That's awesome. A friend is wanting me to paint his 84 T/A this winter. If I do I will have to convert my garage into a paint booth which will stop any paint correction business for a while. I love painting cars, its just a lot of work to do it the right way.
Yes they are bare metal. When I got them they were in horrible shape so I stripped the clear off them, sand blasted the centers and had them powder coated.
12-09-2012, 12:14 PM
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I have a set of wheels with some scratches on the lip, I wouldnt mind striping them and polishing them but I want to clear coat them after so its not a pain to clean them. Just been looking for someone who has clear coated theres lol.
I recently did a paint correction on this whole car as well.
-Buddy-
I recently did a paint correction on this whole car as well.
-Buddy-
