68 GTO prepped and corrected for Salem Roadster Show by Immaculate Reflections

[gofast908z]

The owner of this beauty and I had been talking about getting his GTO prepped and ready for an upcoming car show. This car show was by invitation only, the Salem Roadster Show. More info here: Home | salemroadster.com (http://salem-roadstershow.com/)

Owner had the car repainted a little while ago and had it done "RIGHT". This was a very good quality paint job and was not cheap. The result was a lack of issues that most repaints have with excessive overspray, fisheyes, solvent pop, and thin spots. It was a pleasure working on such a quality paint job.

What was originally going to be a basic cleanup, became a 2 stage paint correction and engine/frame detail. A solid 2 days on the GTO had it looking "ship shape" again and ready for the show without pesky swirls and scratches. Leaving behind only a nice glossy finish. So the GTO was rinsed, foamed, washed, clayed, 2 stages of correction were performed, all chrome polished, engine cleaned, powdercoated frame cleaned, IPA wipedown, and sealant applied.


After rinsing off getting ready for the first wash

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Swirls, swirls, and more swirls...

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Fender (on right) corrected, Hood (on left) uncorrected. This is a very tricky color to capture defects with a camera. There were more defects than it looks like, but it all cleaned up very well.

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Hood corrected and looking ship-shape again

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More juicy correctness

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Rear quarter swirls

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Corrected and in good order :)

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The only thing the bodyshop missed, some DA sanding marks. This was sorted out, and put back in good order.

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Showing "good order" restored

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[gofast908z]

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Finished pics after sealant

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Chrome having the mirror finish that it should

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Glass needed restoring, but wasn't part of this detail.

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Powdercoated frame looking like a mirror of black oil. Mmmm :)

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Thanks for looking! Hope you enjoyed the writeup!

[Shane731]

That is one bad ass ride! Great job! :dblthumb2:

[C. Charles Hahn]

Very nice! I thought you said the engine got detailed too... where's the pics? :D

[Kristopher1129]

Nice GTO, and nice work! Good combination! :xyxthumbs:

[crovello]

That is quite the transformation. How long does a job like that take?

[GaDetailDoc]

Looks great. Love a detailed vintage car. Awesome work.

[gofast908z]

Thanks guys



Very nice! I thought you said the engine got detailed too... where's the pics? :D

Alas, the owner showed up about 30 min early to take the car to the show and I didn't have time. :( Its a pretty standard engine bay though.


That is quite the transformation. How long does a job like that take?

Well in the 2 days that I did it, there was about 18 hours into it.

[pwcheenie]

I always liked that color green with a black vinyl top. The shine is very impressive too. :props:.

[STI4Life06]

omfg my favorite year and color GTO. Looks gorgeous:dblthumb2:

[LuxuryMobile]

Awesome work! Really like that color too.

[LegacyGT]

Sweeeet!
(read in Clint Eastwood voice from Grand Torino ... not the same car but still).

[J1nx93]

:drool:

It looks amazing man. Great job!

[Bates Detailing]

Great work like always :dblthumb2:

[dad07]

Great Job!!!!! that car looks sweet!!!! I bet the owner was thrilled!!!!