Dodo Juice - 1936 Chevy Coupe - Extreme Makeover

[Mike Phillips]

Dodo Juice - 1936 Chevy Coupe - Extreme Makeover (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/57235-dodo-juice-1936-chevy-coupe-extreme-makeover.html)


Before and After Videos Showing Swirls Removed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQvVVI7CZNY



Using Speedy Prep Towel to remove Overspray Paint

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWKpo2kJ8GY



Met up with my good friend pj from Dodo Juice Carnauba Waxes (http://www.autogeek.net/dodo-juice-car-wax.html) as SEMA and he told me he was going to be in South Florida the week after SEMA and he asked me if I had any car projects we could tackle together while he was in town.

Just by coincidence my buddy Mike Gelter just bought a 1936 Chevy Coupe hotrod that was in dire need of some swirl removal and paint polishing. So Mike dropped the car off Wednesday morning and about noon pj and I went to work.


Surprise Guest!
While bringing the hotrod into the studio I saw my long-time friend Kristhian Salazar walking into the front door here at Autogeek. Kristhian is from Bogotá, Colombia and was also at SEMA and before returning to Bogotá stopped by the Geek to pick up some supplies.

I invited Kristian to join pj and I for some fun working on a "real" piece of Detroit Iron and he gladly accepted.


Here's a few pictures from this project, I'll post some more later today, needless to say, the paint on this cool coupe was trashed before we started and then with a little help from some Dodo Juice polish we restored a true show car finish.



Swirls shots in the sun...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe007.jpg

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Polished to a jewel like finish...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe010.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe011.jpg


Had a little help from MrSkittles TheThird
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe012.jpg

Here's the Facebook page for MrSkittles TheThird (http://www.facebook.com/mrSkittles3rd)



Here's the wrecking crew... pj, me and my buddy and Pro Detailer from Bogotá, Columbia, Kristhian Salazar
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe013.jpg



More pics to come later...


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[57BORNTORUN]

From the pics. it looks like your friend has quite the collection of HOT RODS.

[Mike Phillips]

From the pics. it looks like your friend has quite the collection of HOT RODS.



He's a local hotrodder, a true "car guy" and a guitar player, look to see some extreme makeovers on some of his guitars in the near future...


I used one of his other streetrods in one of my Detailing Boot Camp Classes (http://www.autogeek.net/detailing-boot-camp.html)...

Pictures from Detailing Boot Camp Day 1 (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/pictures-saturday-detailing-101/45662-pictures-detailing-boot-camp-day-1-a.html)

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1374/1DetailBootCamp074.jpg





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[Mike Phillips]

Here's some high resolution before shots to document the true condtion....

I have before and after videos too, takes time to edit and upload the videos plus have a Meguiar's M101 Project coming in at 4:30pm today...


http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe014.jpg

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Next we moved the Coupe into the studio to wipe her down with a waterless wash. I make it a practice to never wash classic cars or streetrods as I don't want to introduce water into places you cannot reach to dry where it could accelerate a rust problem.

Note how dull and lifeless the paint is in the before pictures...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe030.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe031.jpg


Brand new waterless wash from Pinnacle going to be put to the test...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe032.jpg


Shake Pinnacle Liquid Crystal Waterless Wash before using and then liberally mist over the surface...http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe033.jpg


Use a clean, folded microfiber towel to spread the product over the surface...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe034.jpg


Then fold your microfiber towel to a clean, dry side to wipe the paint to a dry shine...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe035.jpg


Here's pj tackling the deck lid...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe036.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe037.jpg


Kristhian starts on the hood and works down the car...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe038.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe039.jpg


Here you can see the dirt that was removed. It's important to either wash or wipe clean the exterior of a car before doing any type of decontamination or machine or even hand polishing.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe040.jpg


:)

[Mike Phillips]

Time to do a Test Spot using Dodo Juice Supernatural Micro Prime with Lake Country 5" Hybrid Pads on a Flex 3401...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe041.jpg

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Before...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe045.jpg


After...
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Here's Kristhian going to work...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe048.jpg

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Here's pj going to work...
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The hoods on these old classics are two guy jobs...
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While the driver's side hood is open I buff the paint close to the frame rail...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe061.jpg

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While the passenger side hood is open I buff the paint close to the frame rail...
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe066.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe067.jpg


Next up we hand and machine apply Dodo Juice Blue Velvet Pro and Purple Haze...


:)

[Mike Phillips]

If you look at the hood you can see the pattern left by both Kristhian and I when we machine applied the wax and you can see the finger pattern left by pj on the front fenders or wings as he likes to call them...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936HandWax01.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936HandWax02.jpg

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:)

[Mike Phillips]

Here's two of the finished work...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe010.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe011.jpg

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[Nappers]

I really like the Do Do Juice waxes.

Great work on that!

It's a beaut!

Edit: how long does that bottle last?

[Mike Phillips]

I really like the Do Do Juice waxes.

Great work on that!

It's a beaut!



Thanks Aaron... this is a very curvy car and the 5" Hybrid pads on the Flex 3401's worked really well.





Edit: how long does that bottle last?




The three of us had two bottles of Dodo Juice Supernatural Micro Prime between us and we used about half of each bottle.

I have a few more "after" shots to show the results plus some videos showing before and after and will post them as soon as I can get to them...


:)

[Mike Phillips]

Here's the products, pads and tools we used...


Supernatural Micro Prime to remove the swirls and then Blue Velvet Pro to protect the paint...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe075.jpg



Flex 3401 Dual Action Polishers with 5" Hybrid Polishing pads to remove the swirls, scratches and water spots...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe076.jpg



DA Polishers with Lake Country Gold Jeweling Pads to machine apply the wax...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1616/1936_Chevy_Coupe077.jpg



On Autogeek.net

Dodo Juice Blue Velvet PRO Hard Wax 200 ml. (http://www.autogeek.net/dodo-blue-velvet-pro-wax.html)

Dodo Juice Supernatural Micro Prime 250 ml. (http://www.autogeek.net/dodo-juice-micro-prime-polish.html)

Flex XC 3401 VRG Dual Action Orbital Polisher (http://www.autogeek.net/flex-orbital-polisher.html)

Porter Cable 7424 XP Dual Action Orbital Polisher (http://www.autogeek.net/dual-action-polishers.html)

Lake Country Hybrid Power Finish 5 Inch Foam Pads (http://www.autogeek.net/5-inch-hybrid-pads.html)


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[HBdirtbag]

He's a local hotrodder, a true "car guy" and a guitar player, look to see some extreme makeovers on some of his guitars in the near future...


I used one of his other streetrods in one of my Detailing Boot Camp Classes (http://www.autogeek.net/detailing-boot-camp.html)...

Pictures from Detailing Boot Camp Day 1 (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/pictures-saturday-detailing-101/45662-pictures-detailing-boot-camp-day-1-a.html)

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/1374/1DetailBootCamp074.jpg





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YES YES YES, I love this thing!

[Nappers]

.....The three of us had two bottles of Dodo Juice Supernatural Micro Prime between us and we used about half of each bottle......:)

Very nice job. Guys here at work really liked it.

They say WWAD, What Would Aaron Do when cleaning. It's a nice compliment I think.....

Too cool

[Dr Oldz]

Great job guys!!! That polish worked great!

BTW.. Love the Dodo! :props: Dom and PJ may be the only 2 guys that own more Dodo products than me.....great stuff!

[Mike Phillips]

Very nice job. Guys here at work really liked it.



Thanks for sharing this project with your work buddies Aaron, for what it's worth, the small block has a pretty bumpy cam too...





They say WWAD, What Would Aaron Do when cleaning. It's a nice compliment I think.....

Too cool


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[Mike Phillips]

Great job guys!!! That polish worked great!



It actually did work really well. It's very thin and has a long buffing cycle and its a breeze to wipe off. First time I used it and I was impressed, at least on this custom paint job.

The 5" Hybrid Polishing pads also worked really well, the more I use these pads the more I'm liking them especially on the Flex 3401 and rotary buffers.






BTW.. Love the Dodo! :props:


Dom and PJ may be the only 2 guys that own more Dodo products than me.....great stuff!





Cool products that put fun back into the hobby...


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