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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 05:09 PM
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Default Extensive correction on black Camaro Z28

This customer dropped his car off to me along with his friend's Trans Am, both for extensive swirl removal. The camaro had just received a new set of hockey stripes so special care was needed during the course of the detail. The rest of the car had numerous problem areas that needed to be sorted out. There was heavy oxidation on the rear spoiler and ground effects, severe swirls throughout, heavy rotary buffer trails on doors, and numerous holograms on the hood. Correction was done with LC orange and M105 then LC white with Menz SIP. All issues were sorted out over the course of the 2-day detail.









It was a busy week and due to time constraints I had to wash it at night, in the rain... The car isn't soaking wet from me spraying it down, its just from 2 minutes of rain. It was POURING down!















After finishing the wash it was clayed to remove heavy contimination (wiped out a brand new bar), then dried and now you can see the true condition of the paint and the severity of the swirls and scratches...




















You can see scuff marks here side-to-side from the application process of the stripes



















Heavy swirls from a rotary and wool pad by someone uneducated in proper paint correction



























Holograms on the hood from the body shop that painted the hood





















More heavy swirls




















Taping off the brand new stripes for safety


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Correcting the fender












1 step of correction so far...












Scuff marks removed






















50/50 shot on rear quarter panel















Heavy oxidation, scratches, swirls, and pitting, bird bomb etchings on rear spoiler






















50/50 shot on hood scoop
















After multiple IPA wipedowns, a coat of Blackfire Wet Diamond was applied and allowed to cure overnight. The next morning it was removed and finished pics were taken. It was overcast, so no sun pics unfortunately.


























Thanks for lookin!
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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 05:21 PM
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great job on that.
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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 05:45 PM
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Holy hell.. I've been wanting to get some 3M buffing compound and pads for a while now. Just expensive.

He must have been floored when he got it back.. Now tell him to pony up for some springs.

I like this pic a lot.
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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by bayer-z28
Holy hell.. I've been wanting to get some 3M buffing compound and pads for a while now. Just expensive.

He must have been floored when he got it back.. Now tell him to pony up for some springs.

I like this pic a lot.
Thanks! Having used both extensively, I'd strongly recommend Menzerna over 3m.
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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 10:43 PM
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gorgeous. that paint was in rough shape but you got it fresh. cant wait to get back to buffing come spring...
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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 10:55 PM
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Beyond gorgeous!!!




Owner needs to ditch the Grfx kit asap.
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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 11:13 PM
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you are hired as soon as i get my hawk back on the road
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Are those wheels gun metal or black chrome? I like the finish on them.
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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 11:35 PM
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amazing work! car is still hideous though.
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^^^ This! LOL
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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 11:59 PM
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Any experience with norton polish?
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 12:06 AM
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you are hired as soon as i get my hawk back on the road
LOL thanks! You'll like the black Hawk thats coming up soon!
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by LilJayV10
Are those wheels gun metal or black chrome? I like the finish on them.
Black chrome

Originally Posted by twelver12
Any experience with norton polish?
Haven't heard of it...
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 03:08 AM
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I wish you were located in the Northwestern part of the US. You do good work. It's sad that that's how my car looked after my detail! LOL
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 04:06 AM
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Man that looks great,pm me where you are located,you do great work,now if ya can take all that goofy crap off it would look perfect lol
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 09:59 AM
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Very very nice work again. Keep up the great work.
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Wow great work as usual! What do you recommend to use for wipe downs after your car has a paint correction and wax? Like cleaning it a cple weeks after the detail?
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Old Jan 10, 2011 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by BlkBird2000
I wish you were located in the Northwestern part of the US. You do good work. It's sad that that's how my car looked after my detail! LOL
Yikes! Did they fix it after? Thanks!

Originally Posted by BOBS99SS
Man that looks great,pm me where you are located,you do great work,now if ya can take all that goofy crap off it would look perfect lol
I'm out in CA, near San Francisco. Thanks!

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Very very nice work again. Keep up the great work.
Thanks BadCompany!

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Wow great work as usual! What do you recommend to use for wipe downs after your car has a paint correction and wax? Like cleaning it a cple weeks after the detail?
Thanks you! Any good detail spray should be fine, but if you've driven it anywhere, I recommend a full wash if you're gonna touch the paint.
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