Behemoth II - 1973 Lincoln Continental

[Mike.Phillips@Autogeek]

Behemoth II - 1973 Lincoln Continental

This project is actually for an article on how to restore original/antique single stage metalflake paint, but here's a few before and after pictures...


Before









After






For those that might not know, here's Behemoth I


Behold Behemoth! - Cleaned & Sealed with DP Poli-Coat

[Emile]

Mike, thanks for this post. Can you tell us what polishes/compounds you used to restore the paint on this vehicle.

Btw, the hood of that car is absolutely HUGE. Nice work.

[C. Charles Hahn]

Awesome, Mike! Got any close-up views of the "metalflake" in that paint?

[Truitt]

[QUOTE=Emile;313430]Mike, thanks for this post. Can you tell us what polishes/compounds you used to restore the paint on this vehicle.
QUOTE]


I'm also anxious to find out what polishes you used. I may have a vintage Mercedes to work on soon.

BTW, fantastic work! That is a gorgeous vehicle.

[CieraSL]

Good golly! I think the hood of that thing is as big as my full size bed!

[2003 GMC Denali]

Is that Frank Cannon's Car ???

[Mike.Phillips@Autogeek]

Originally Posted by Emile

Can you tell us what polishes/compounds you used to restore the paint on this vehicle.

Sure...

Wipe clean with DP Waterless Wash
Clay with XMP Speed Clay and XMT Speed Clay Lube
Hand rub with M07 to bring the paint back to life
Cut with M80 using a rotary buffer with Kompressor Pads
DA Polish using Wolfgang Finishing Glaze
Clean and seal using XMT 360 using a DA
Frosting goes on later today, Dodo Juice Banana Armor

Originally Posted by Shiny Lil Detlr

Awesome, Mike! Got any close-up views of the "metalflake" in that paint?

Yes.

Originally Posted by Truitt

That is a gorgeous vehicle.

It's a gargantuan vehicle that's for sure.

Originally Posted by CieraSL

Good golly! I think the hood of that thing is as big as my full size bed!

The back of the hood to the front of the grill measures 6 feet

Originally Posted by 2003 GMC Denali

Is that Frank Cannon's Car ???

It could be, it's all original with a 460 big block and it runs great!

The owner bought it from a car collector and is going to introduce me to the car collector. The owner of this car says his car collector friend as a 'lot' of original cars. When I go to look at the collection, I'll ask if I can take pictures and if I can I'll share them.

[Jenn1270]

My goodness. There are tanks smaller than that Lincoln. That was always my Mom's favorite car until she switched over to a Honda Odessy.

Not very green....I bet it gets 2 gallons to the mile.

[Mike.Phillips@Autogeek]

***Update***

It's really a good idea to try to take one day off a week and recharge your batteries and I try to practice this myself, but I just got off the phone with the owner and he said he's going to try to set up a meeting today at 3:00pm for him and I to go check out a collection of 1959 Cadillacs and other vintage cars.

So I'm going to go out into the Studio and put the frosting on the cake. Should take about an hour and then I'll post a few pictures.

[2003 GMC Denali]

Mike, are you married ?

It takes a special Woman to tolerate a guy who loves Cars more.