1988 Tiffany Classic

[Eldorado2k]

[Note, I had the beginning of a large post saved as a draft, but for whatever reason it got erased. So this attempt may turn out to be picture heavy and more straight to the point. Hope you enjoy the pics]


1988 Tiffany Classic, as it arrived. Dusty, dirty, and TBO not exactly a task I was looking forward to. My thoughts as it backed into my driveway were somewhere along the lines of “why did they have to bring me this”? Lol.

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Test spot revealed no color change as far as iron deposits, so I went straight into wash & claymitt. Lots of embedded contaminants in the paint.

Once the claying was taken care of this is what the paint was looking like. Swirls, marring, heavy oxidation, a bit of everything to go around.

I started off the hood with Griots Boss FCC w/Meguiars foam cutting pad. This approach got the exact results I was planning on for the horizontal panels. I wanted to make it look great without cutting to far into this 30+ yr. original paint.

Before.

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After.

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Close up view. Before.

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After.

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The rest of the car was yearning for Megs M205 and the results were phenomenal in every way. I had to be extra careful with the fiberglass panels on the front end of the car, so I wound up using my 8mm polisher with 3” & 4” pads to handle it.

I couldn’t help but take alot of pics of this car. It’s just not something you get to see everyday... Plus I accomplished my goal which was to make this car worthy of looking as good as the many pictures I saw online of these cars, which at 1st seemed like a tall order. But in the end I’m proud to say it’s now car show ready.[emoji41]

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Interior.

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When’s the last time you saw a car with opera lights and 2 full size fender mounted spare wheels & tires?[emoji6]

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I told you it was picture heavy.. Thx for checking it out.

[98CayenneTA]

Looks really good bud :cheers:

Definitely a way cool car !

I would love to ride around town in the back seat of that with a little hottie Im the MAN

[Sizzle Chest]

Well done on a unique vehicle! It was hammered!!! Looks great now!

[Klasse Act]

Ric, that close up of the hammered paint...[emoji2961][emoji2961][emoji2961] Great job on the Mercury Cougar, I'm sure the owner will be happy and ready to get it back and do whatever it is do with something like that[emoji39]

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[Bill D]

That car is pimpin! Glad to see you got it into the shape it ought to be in. Is this a daily driver?

[Rsurfer]

Nice job Ric. At first I thought it was a kit car, but as it turned out, it is a factory built car by Classic Motor Carriages. Thought it was really expensive, but under 30K.

[Eldorado2k]

That car is pimpin! Glad to see you got it into the shape it ought to be in. Is this a daily driver?

The owner of this car is a 5’6” Mexican who doesn’t speak any English. I kid you not, you would never in a million years guess he’d have a thirst for exotic vehicles just by looking at him. Lol.
I told him he needs to dress up in a white suit and drive this car down to Beverly Hills, pull up on Rodeo Drive like a boss just to see what kind of reactions he gets.[emoji23]lol.

[Bill D]

Now that the car is all detailed, he should make that happen!

[Eldorado2k]

Nice job Ric. At first I thought it was a kit car, but as it turned out, it is a factory built car by Classic Motor Carriages. Thought it was really expensive, but under 30K.

Some of these cars are selling for up to $40,000 grand today. That’s pretty impressive all things considered.

And thanks guys, I put some work into this 1... Alot of PITA hand polishing. I even detailed the freakin keyholes on that thing. Lol.

[fly07sti]

Whew! I think I may have phoned a friend on that land Yacht. While you got that paint to shine again, I must say the wheels and especially the tires look Perfect!!!!

[Eldorado2k]

Whew! I think I may have phoned a friend on that land Yacht. While you got that paint to shine again, I must say the wheels and especially the tires look Perfect!!!!

Did you say yacht? Lol. This sticker’s on the windshield of that car.
I was joking around with my neighbor and said “the original owner of this car Never lost a pissing contest” lol.

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Ahh yea man. I get excited about wheels & tires the same way you do about microfibers. Lol.
Look so sweet you could bring em inside and decorate the living room with them.[emoji16]

[JDGolden]

Nice work. I agree with the wheels and tires. Top notch for sure.

[PaulMys]

You got that thing back to "Top Pimpin'" status, Ric! :buffing:

Nice job, man. :)

[Jayfro]

Awesome work! I love chrome and you made it pop like a madman!!!

Great work!
Jay


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[Coatingsarecrack]

Noce job..... she pops! Always had a love for wire wheels.... those look like some old school Mcleans! You know what brand they are?


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