1972 Corvette Stingray - Extreme Makeover - Process and Products Used

[Porsche Pilot]

Exceptional job gang. She looks awesome and the car ain't bad either. How does the purple wool work with the 3401? I haven't ventured there yet.

[Ryncarzk]

And YES!!! Many more pictures of nicole!

[Harleyguy]

Exceptional job gang. She looks awesome and the car ain't bad either. How does the purple wool work with the 3401? I haven't ventured there yet.

Ed I was very surprised how well the purple wool worked with the Flex I own both a rotary and the Flex . When it's time for wool I'm used to pulling out the rotary and go at it that's how I was taught .

Most of the time I really have no reason to use wool but when I have the need to use wool again I will try it on my Flex 3401 and report back.

[Porsche Pilot]

Thanks for the tip Adam. I sometimes need something more aggressive than foam but not quite rotary. I will certainly give the wool a shot when my next problem child detail arrives in the shop.

[Harleyguy]

I would like too comment on a couple of highlights from last night's makeover .

Usually when we do these makeovers we use some common products that most detailers use all the time .105/205 Hydro Tech pads CCS pads etc.
So last night Mike decided to change it up some and use some products that I haven't used on any of the last makeovers .It was a great idea first up was the Purple wool pad on the Flex 3401 and trust me when I say the car needed it .We used Prima's Swirl if I had to compare it with another product I would have to say Wolfgang TWR . I was pleasantly surprised how well the Purple Foam Wool and the Flex 3401 and the Prima worked together cleaned up the paint with some light Micro Marring which is normal with such an aggressive pad and as always the Flex 3401 had no problem handling the task at hand .

Next up we moved onto the Prima finish to remove the Micro Marring left behind from the wool . Both Prima products the swirl and the finish have a long working time and very little dust was left from both products I was real happy about that because we really don't have the time to wash the car down after every step .
The Prima Finish cleaned the paint right up and most of us all ready know how well the Hydro Tech pads work . The Hydro Tech Crimson didn't let me down we were ready for LSP .

As mentioned by Kyle the Prima Banana Gloss was very thin I didn't expect a wax too be that thin but it really wasn't a problem just surprised . I actually applied to much product too the pad but on the plus side I didn't have to add anymore product I think I covered the front fenders,Hood and part of one of the side doors until I needed to add some more Banana Gloss too the pad . While we take a few minutes to have a soda and clean up the shop we let the Banana gloss setup. Using one of the first things Mike taught me a few years ago the swipe method to check if the wax was ready to come off after about 15 minutes we were ready . The Banana Gloss had to be one of the easiest products to remove I've used . It almost felt like we didn't apply any . No dust at all and no white residue left over either .

Next up DoDo Juice Banana Armour, LC Gold CCS Jeweling pads if you never used any of DoDo products pick up a sample I'm sure you will be happy with the results . Like any of DoDo products they just work plain and simple easy on easy off .

Another one of my new favorite products is Car Pro Eraser I my buddy Corey actually turned my onto this product after we used it on my 2011 Harley we did a write on another product that speaks for itself it works bottom line .
Hopefully this write up gives you a little insight what goes on when we do these make overs I'm no CeeDog when it comes to a write up or a review I'm the guy who just likes to work on a car and keep going until it's done . Maybe one day I will learn to do a professional write up but don't count on that I leave that to other people . The results tell my story .
Thanks again to Mike and Auto Geek for making Thursday nights another night my wife doesn't have to deal with me .

[Mike Phillips]

Here's one feature about the Purple Foamed Wool pads... they're fairly indestructible.

Unlike a foam pad and similar to a wool cutting pad used on a rotary buffer, the Purple Foamed Wool buffing pads take a licking and keep on ticking.

They are easy to control on the Flex 3401 and accentuate the cutting ability of any abrasive product you normally would use with the Flex 3401

[BobbyG]

Great thread Mike, always chock full of great information and superb photos!!

Did I ever tell you I like yellow Corvettes?

[Mike Phillips]

And YES!!! Many more pictures of nicole!

How about this one...

[Mike Phillips]

Great thread Mike, always chock full of great information and superb photos!!

More to come... going through the pictures, picking out the ones that are in focus and framed up, then cropping, resizing, uploading and inserting is a skosh on the time-consuming side...

Did I ever tell you I like yellow Corvettes?

I had kind of guessed...

Yellow looks great on Corvettes...

[Mike Phillips]

Robert cleaning the inside of the glass windshield with Diamondite Glass and Surface Cleaner









Clear as can be...