Beauty Shots from the 2012 Camaro Live Broadcast

[Mike Phillips]

Beauty Shots from the 2012 Camaro Live Broadcast



Short Before Video
Here's the before video I took after the Camaro arrived...

Brand New Camaro completely filled with swirls and scratches

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIxfm2hcfdM&hd=1]Swirls in BRAND NEW BLACK Camaro! - YouTube[/video]

The complete recorded live broadcast video

Before ShotsI didn't get a lot or very good camera shots to show the before condition but here's a few....


This shot is just to frame up the below shot which I cropped out of this shot. The thing to remember is the entire finish, both horizontal panels and verticle panesl were completely trashed with scratches.




This is the passenger side front corner of the hood...



Dull, hazy, filled with swirls and scratches and the clearcoat was no where near clear.




And this is off a BRAND NEW CAR?
If you watched the Live Broadcast, you saw me clay most, not all but most of JUST the hood. Keep in mind this Camaro has only 2000 miles on it since purchased new. Look at all the brown crud that came off the hood using Blackfire Detailing Clay.


Where has this car been since rolling out of the assembly plant?
Anyone want to guess what the brown stuff is?





And here's the beauty shots...




















This is Ivan, the Autogeek company logo character...

[Mike Phillips]

Thank You!


A huge thank you to Al for trusting Autogeek with his new toy!

A huge thank you to the Autogeek Thursday Night Detail Team for all your hard work to create a work of art...


Here's some pictures of the people behind the process...




This is Al the owner, he actually did a lot of machine buffing work to his own car but the only picture I have is of him wiping polish off...




Here's Todd showing Juan some tips and techniques for using the Flex 3401





Here's Forrest polishing with Blackfire SRC Finishing Polish with a PC 7424XP




Here's Adam using the PC 7424XP to remove swirls out of a Camaro clear coat using Blackfire SRC Compound





Here's Tyler using the Flex 3401 with a foam cutting pad and Blackfire SRC Compound to remove swirls out of the front clip...




I would trust Tyler to work on ANY of car project cars by machine...





Here's Juan machine applying Blackfire Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection




Me working on the lower portion of the passenger door panel...




Here's our Moderator of the thread for the live broadcast Nick!
(Good job Nick!)




Here's Yancy doing what he does best...




Here's Yancy's eyes...




Some of the team had to leave early, here's who was left at the very end...






On Autogeek.net

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BLACKFIRE Poly Clay Bar 200 grams

BLACKFIRE Clay Lubricant

BLACKFIRE Clay Cleaner & Extender

BLACKFIRE Scratch Resistant Clear Compound

BLACKFIRE Scratch Resistant Clear Finishing Polish

BLACKFIRE Midnight Sun Ivory Carnauba Paste Wax 7.4 oz

BLACKFIRE Crystal Seal Paint Sealant 8 oz

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Every other Thursday Live Broadcasts
Remember we do these live broadcasts every other Thursday and the next one coming up is on September 6th, so share AutogeekOnline with all your car buddies and invite them to watch the live broadcast for this upcoming project.


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Brandon is a member of our forum and live around here locally, his forum nickname is Refireshaker06

[Mike Phillips]

And if you want to see how we turned this diamond in the rough into a glistening gemstone, here's the live broadcast video which also shows the behind the scenes chaos that takes place when actually shooting a how-to video.


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhNZAXzGyR4]Autogeek's Thursday Night Detail - Blackfire - YouTube[/video]


Yancy will be editing down the above full length live broadcast into a shorter, compressed video showing just Todd and me going over step-by-step how to use the Blackfire Paint Correction System to restore a show car finish on your car in your garage.


Stay tuned for an announcement as to when this will air...

[LDM]

So what happened to all the goofy close up pics that Todd took of his face? Or are those not considered "beauty shots?"

[Mike Phillips]

So what happened to all the goofy close up pics that Todd took of his face? Or are those not considered "beauty shots?"

Um... yeah... I found those on my memory stick... you want em?

[LDM]

Um... yeah... I found those on my memory stick... you want em?

Not at all. I just saw him taking them during the live broadcast.

[Mike Phillips]

No comments? No questions?


This car was HORRIFIC!


I heard Yancy is going to edit down a how-to video from this project.

[Jomax]

I heard that the Camaros have REALLY soft paint. Is it true? Great job BTW Mike.


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[Jomax]

Btw the owner AL, didn't fold his MF the correct way while removing the polish


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[Mike Phillips]

I heard that the Camaros have REALLY soft paint. Is it true? Great job BTW Mike.

I have an article on your question... here's a 2012 SS I buffed out a couple of years ago back when we still had the white and black tile floor...

Camaro Clear and my take...

Btw the owner AL, didn't fold his MF the correct way while removing the polish

Yeah but Al still does a great job. I saw his 1959 El Camino we buffed out here at Autogeek before he sold it and it was shipped to Australia and it still looked really good and he's wiped it down dozens of times using microfiber towels and spray detailers...


1959 Chevrolet El Camino - Extreme Makeover - Modeled by Christina