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rbruditt
07-04-2009, 12:30 AM
this past weekend i detailed my grandfathers '03 corvette. it was in pretty good condition until my uncle decided to quickly wash it and did not know what he was doing :mad: it was up to me to restore the vette back to top condition. I had a little bit of trouble deciding which pad/polish combo to use but once i did it worked out quite well. i didnt have any before picks because i forgot my camera the day of, but i can tell you that there were some swirl marks and a couple RIDS ( randomly isolated deep scratches). this particular car was a pain to detail due to the time i had to invest to correct the paint. the paint on corvettes is exceptionally finicky. super hard paint and super sensitive clear coat.

wash:
foam gun spray down using meguiars car wash
2 bucket method wash
no clay needed on this one
windows were treated with stoners invisible glass
wheels were treated with meguiars all wheel cleaner and agitated with a painter's brush

Polishing:
the tough paint on this car forced me to go a more aggressive route

Menzerna Power Gloss via purple LC wool pad, Flex speed 6
Menzerna Intensive Polish via orange LC foam pad, Flex speed 6
Menzerna Super finish via white LC foam pad, speed 3

LSP:
I chose to use Meguiars #23 sealant to step up the gloss to the next level
I then topped the Meguiars with my hand made Zymol wax (Titanium)

again, sorry for not having any befores :rolleyes:
Hope you enjoy the results:D




















stoners is the shizzle... check the reflection in the glass
ShiftZ
07-04-2009, 12:39 AM
The car looks awesome....great job. I am going to have to quit slacking and get my car over there for you to do.
Ace2495
07-04-2009, 01:29 AM
sparkle sparkle


nice job man should make my mother take u my car after brad is done whats ur price?
rbruditt
07-04-2009, 09:42 AM
sparkle sparkle


nice job man should make my mother take u my car after brad is done whats ur price?

pm sent
04LemansZ
07-04-2009, 10:49 AM
The car looks awesome....great job. I am going to have to quit slacking and get my car over there for you to do.
How many times have we heard that :rolleyes:

Looks good Brudi.
rbruditt
07-04-2009, 10:57 AM
How many times have we heard that :rolleyes:

Looks good Brudi.

hahaha werd.


thanks man :)
JDMZ32
07-04-2009, 02:27 PM
damn dude that's beautiful. what camera is that? that vette is almost the same as my dad's, but dad's is 2 years older and bright red with polished wheels. maybe you need to drive up to OBX and give him a detail haha.
Neil86T
07-04-2009, 02:51 PM
My old roomate's dad has a 50th. Fun car to drive! Looks great!
rbruditt
07-04-2009, 11:24 PM
thanks for the kind words guys
ShiftZ
07-05-2009, 12:32 AM
How many times have we heard that :rolleyes:

Looks good Brudi.

Ouch....very harsh man, very harsh. Its not like Bham is the next block over. I will have to plan an over night trip to make something like this happen.
tslider
07-05-2009, 04:28 PM
again Brudi, sick work. very impressive
NissanEgg
07-05-2009, 05:24 PM
Nice job.


Did I see a DeLorean in there somewhere?
rbruditt
07-05-2009, 09:29 PM
Nice job.


Did I see a DeLorean in there somewhere?

yes you did
04LemansZ
07-05-2009, 09:46 PM
Nice job.


Did I see a DeLorean in there somewhere?
No, it has gone back to the future.
Ace2495
07-05-2009, 10:56 PM
No, it has gone back to the future.

:eek: aahhhh forreal it actually works lol
ExtaZ33
07-06-2009, 02:43 PM
Nice job Brudi....how many hours did you put in?

The attention to detail really shows in the barrels of the wheels. Great reflection and pop on the metalic red too. :cool:
04LemansZ
07-06-2009, 05:45 PM
Go pick it up and let's go cruise.
rbruditt
07-06-2009, 06:44 PM
Nice job Brudi....how many hours did you put in?

The attention to detail really shows in the barrels of the wheels. Great reflection and pop on the metalic red too. :cool:

thanks buddy, i ended up putting about 10 hours into it