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    1970 Plymouth Cuda Vitamin C Orange - Detailed by Mike Phillips

    1970 Plymouth Cuda Vitamin C Orange - Detailed by Mike Phillips


    I have two cars to prep for car shows this week plus test out NEW products being announced at SEMA. One is a 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda fresh out of museum for the last 15+ years. The other is a 1940 Pointiac 5-Window Coupe Streetrod. Both are filled with swirls, scratches, holograms and oxidation. They are no where near ready for display.






    So we begin...



    Second thing I did was a waterless wash.

    Next I did was the baggie test. The paint felt rough.

    Next I clayed a section on the front of the hood. I like to use clay when I'm curious to see the color of the contaminants on the paint. Other methods work great to remove contaminants but clay can show you what's coming off the paint.









    Sometimes I like to place the clay on a white microfiber towel to show the contrast...





    Gloss comes from a smooth surface
    Years ago I wrote an article that explains that gloss starts with a smooth surface. In order to create a super high gloss finish you must make the paint as smooth as possible and this starts with removing the contaminants like you see on the clay patty above.


    After removing all the contaminants off all of the paint you can see the gloss has definitely amped up.






    Pictures can be deceiving

    The paint in the picture below looks pretty good huh?





    Here's what the paint really looks like when I light it up using the FLASH off my camera.





    Besides the swirls, you can also see the paint has a splotchy stain over it.















    Here I'll frame up the shot so you can see the section of paint I'm revealing with my camera's flash.





    Now we zoom in a little - I left a little bit of the number 0 from the 340 for perspective...





    And here's a 800 pixel wide section cropped out of the original.






    To the average person, this car looked great when it arrived to Autogeek. To the trained eye there's a show car finish hiding under the swirls and stains.



    More to come....


    Oh yeah, here's the link to the original article I wrote on where gloss comes from...


    Gloss starts first with a smooth surface...



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    1970 Plymouth Cuda Vitamin C Orange - Detailed by Mike Phillips

    Definitely can't wait to see the finished product.

    Here's a question, my Camaro looked very close to the same with swirls. I typically use Chemical Guys products...so I started with V36 cutting compound and a medium cutting pad. The car turned out great with a gloss shine and very smooth...


    I ran out of time and didn't get to polish so I just went ahead and threw wax on it and was happy. Should I have went ahead and used the V38 polish and a finishing pad and then waxed or am I ok with what I did?



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    Re: 1970 Plymouth Cuda Vitamin C Orange - Detailed by Mike Phillips

    Quote Originally Posted by adamgayton81 View Post

    Definitely can't wait to see the finished product.

    Hi Adam,

    I moved your pictures and created you your own thread here,

    Camaro detailed using Chemical Guys


    As to your questions?

    "Yes" if it were me and I was using CG products I would have definitley finished out with their finest/best finishing polish before sealing the paint.


    I'll post my answer to your thread too...



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    Re: 1970 Plymouth Cuda Vitamin C Orange - Detailed by Mike Phillips

    Very good description of showing defects Mike. I would imagine there are many including myself that can benefit from your technique. Love the cuda and the vitamin c also.

    Dave

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    Re: 1970 Plymouth Cuda Vitamin C Orange - Detailed by Mike Phillips

    Very nice can't wait to see this one when your done!
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    Re: 1970 Plymouth Cuda Vitamin C Orange - Detailed by Mike Phillips

    ***Update***



    Just finished compounding, polishing and waxing the roof and the sail panel.

    Here's the results.







    I explain why to knock out the roof first, (before doing the rest of the car), all the way from start to finish here,

    Knock out painted roofs first, then tackle the rest of the car...




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    1970 Plymouth Cuda Vitamin C Orange - Detailed by Mike Phillips

    Looks great, how bout a closer shot? I couldn't get your link to why the roof first to work...


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    Re: 1970 Plymouth Cuda Vitamin C Orange - Detailed by Mike Phillips

    Quote Originally Posted by adamgayton81 View Post
    ... why the roof first to work...
    Probably the same reason you work from the top to the bottom on any washings.

    BTW, that Cuda looks great. Love to see cars in their original state.

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    Re: 1970 Plymouth Cuda Vitamin C Orange - Detailed by Mike Phillips

    Quote Originally Posted by adamgayton81 View Post
    why the roof first to work...
    My 1st thought was because you wouldn't want your clothes to possibly rub up against the sides of the finished vehicle while trying to do the roof.. If you finish the roof 1st you'll never need to reach over the side of the vehicle again. [however that wasn't 1 of the reasons]

    In reply to the linked thread about why to finish the roof 1st: I like to finish the wheels & tires 1st for that very same reason. Helps things look alot better

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    Re: 1970 Plymouth Cuda Vitamin C Orange - Detailed by Mike Phillips

    Was color left on the pads?
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