1931 Ford Model A detail

[ViperGuy21]

I was lucky enough to be able to detail this very special car a few weeks ago, as some of you may remember.


What I did:


Waterless wash with Wolfgang Uber and Cobra Supreme 530`s
Wheels and tires were cleaned with a combination of CG allclean+ and a heavy saturation of Wolfgang Uber WW and some wheel designated MFs
Top was cleaned with CG allclean+, a brush, and some MFs
Decon with Nanoskin fine grade sponge and Wolfgang Uber WW as lube
Paint was inspected with a few different flashlights and a little in the sun


Diagnosis: not good
The students that maintain the car CLEARLY have no clue how to maintain a painted surface properly


After some testing I decided on my GG6", with maroon B&S Uro-Tec pads with CG V36, and yellow B&S Uro-Tec pads with McKee`s 37 Jeweling wax. The paint was pretty finicky and soft overall, but a few random spots were harder and required a few extra passes with V36. Thankfully this combo worked because I did NOT want to compound this car.


I finished up with 2 coats of Blackfire Grinch wax, 1 coat of Natty`s Blue, and 1 coat of Natty`s Red on the green paint, and 3 coats of Natty`s Blue, and 1 coat of Natty`s Red on the black paint. All coats after the initial Jeweling Wax layer were removed with chilled spray and gloss.


Tires were lightly dressed with CG V.R.P


Glass was cleaned with Wolfgang Uber WW


5 coats of wax and this gorgeous classic had some serious shine, which the guys were blown away by.


I`ll let the pics do the rest of the talking...


Before(sorry, not many. I was excited to start working lol):




Here is a 50/50 of corrected(right side)and not corrected(left side). Corrected is a whole new shade of green!




Afters:









Any and all comments or criticisms are welcome!

[bill110]

I know that vehicle. UNT. Mean Joe Green's old stomping grounds.
I'm west of there in Runaway Bay

[LSNAutoDetailing]

Very cool car! Awesome work!

[ViperGuy21]

Very cool car! Awesome work!

Thanks! I appreciate it!

[Sizzle Chest]

Very nice! I was waiting for this write-up! Great work. Car looks very nice!

[ViperGuy21]

Very nice! I was waiting for this write-up! Great work. Car looks very nice!

Thanks! I appreciate it!

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Looking good!

Man that has some gloss. What do you mean by the wax being removed with chilled spray and gloss?

Thanks for sharing.

[Eric@CherryOnTop]

Fantastic! And I love that you used Grinch wax!!!!


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[ellens2]

Came out great!

[richy]

Looks great! I love working on Antiques.