1942 Oldsmobile Club Coupe Sedan - Cross Your Fingers for a Miracle Extreme Makeover!

[Mike Phillips]

1942 Oldsmobile Club Coupe Sedan - Cross Your Fingers for a Miracle Extreme Makeover!





In the first edition of my how-to book The Art of Detailing and in the second edition of my how-to book, The Complete Guide to a Show Car Shine on page 37 to 39, there's a chapter called,


Paint Condition Categories


In which there are 12 different categories of paint conditions listed and defined. The paint on this 1942 falls into categories #5, #6 and #12, that would be,

#5 - Severely Neglected

#6 - Horrendous Swirls

#12 - Past the Point of No Return

Yet I think with a little patience, perspiration and hard work there's a chance we can save this paint or at least bring it back to category #3 which is "Good Condition". This car is scheduled to be showcased in an upcoming edition of HMN or Hemmings Motor News, so it's definitely worth giving it the old Autogeek try....


Below you'll find the "Before" pictures where I've thoroughly documented the current condition of the paint in but full bright overhead sun light as well as florescent lights.




When? Thursday, October 2nd, 2014
Time? We start at 5:00pm


If you want to be part of the Extreme Makeover Team you need to be a registered member of this forum and reply to this thread or call Customer Care at,

1-800-869-3011

And they can reserve your space.


Sign-up List

1. Frank
2. Jim
3. Den
4. John
5. Al
6. Robert
7. John
8. Craig
9. Chris
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Autogeek's Garage
7744 SW Jack James Drive
Stuart, FL 34997
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The door to the right of the garage door is the entrance to our TV Studio, my
red Chevy Silverado is usually parked right in front of the entrance door.

[Mike Phillips]

Here's some pictures I took of the car outside.....















































Here's some pictures I took of the car inside our studio under florescent lights....


















I think you'll agree after looking at these pictures that this paint needs a miracle...

[FrankS]

Sign me up Mike!

[Mike Phillips]

The plan right now is to use Meguiar's M100 and/or M101 depending upon the tools and pads we use.

M100 is for wool pads on rotary buffers - We may start out using wool pads and rotary buffers or rotary buffers and foam pads in which in this case we'll use M101.

We'll do our second step using Flex 3401's


And probably top her off with Blackfire Black Wax

[FS JIM]

I'm in Mike..

[boomer1649]

Mike, I'll be there. Love working on black cars! Den

[Chris@AutoCleanse]

Dang it, the old lady is working, sweet looking ride.

[jcpalmcity]

Hi Mike,

Please add me to the list. Looks like a real challenge.

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Man that paint is BEAT! Can't wait to see this transformation!

[alfortuna]

Please sign me up, Mike. I am looking forward to working on this black beauty. The "Hydra-Matic" emblem on the hood of this Oldsmobile really takes me back. See you on Thursday!

Al Fortuna