1989 IROC Convertible full correction (37 hours) - Immaculate Reflections

[gofast908z]

The last few months have been extremely busy, so I'm pretty backlogged on photos as I have not as much time to be on the forums as I'd like. This IROC was completed a couple months ago when the weather was still nice in CA.

The owner of this car was looking to get the paint perfect after having a full repaint done. He is restoring the car and is nearly finished, so he wanted the paint to look perfect. The bodyshop had left their usual marks that needed sorting out. The owner is a successful engineer and not your typical IROC owner. His taste in other vehicles was quite nice. This particular car had significant sentimental value to him, so it had to be done right.

Total time spent: 37 hours



Products used for correction:
-3M Trizact 1500 & 3000
-Meguiars 101, 105, 300, 205
-Menzerna 85RD
-Makita rotary
-Griot's Garage 6" & 3" DA
-3D HD 6" DA polisher
-Surbuf pads
-Meguiars cutting discs
-Lake Country (http://www.autopia-carcare.com/lake-country-pads.html) PFW, orange, white, black

LSP: Blackfire Wet Diamond



Upon initial inspection....


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Holograms in headlight coves

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Laying down, putting in the hard work.

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Some of the nastier spots....

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[gofast908z]

Bodyshop quality..........unacceptable

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50/50 after compounding on the pass door

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DEEP scratches on the hood....

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Improvement after heavy compounding....

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The issues on the tail/trunk...

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After compounding on the spoiler...

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After final polishing, finish is looking much better....

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[gofast908z]

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After Blackfire Wet Diamond

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Tail lights have way more gloss after correction and sealant as well

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[gofast908z]

Day 4 out in the sun for the final pictures

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Thanks for viewing!

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Dang Nice work!

Where are the hood louvers?

[gofast908z]

Dang Nice work!

Where are the hood louvers?


Thanks! They were left off so they wouldn't interfere in the detail. Will be installed later with all the badges.

[cartman57]

The plastic on the front end came out great, no wavy areas in the headlamp buckets.
Beautiful work!

[Klasse Act]

That car came out great, was it basecaot/clearcoat?

Always wondered why the convertables had 16" wheels and coupes came with 17's, even continued on into the 90's F-bodies too. Also, since its an 89' wondered if you came across any Poison or Guns-N-Roses cassettes, LOL!

[gofast908z]

The plastic on the front end came out great, no wavy areas in the headlamp buckets.
Beautiful work!

Thanks! The restoration was being done "right" and time was taken to make sure everything was perfect.


That car came out great, was it basecaot/clearcoat?

Always wondered why the convertables had 16" wheels and coupes came with 17's, even continued on into the 90's F-bodies too. Also, since its an 89' wondered if you came across any Poison or Guns-N-Roses cassettes, LOL!

Yes, base/clear. Thanks!

LOL no old rock cassettes....no dash or interior save for the drivers seat so it could be moved around.

[rmagnus]

Just superb work. Alot of steps but the end result looks great. Hard to tell but the orange peel looked marginally bad but maybe it was just the close up photograph. Sweet car! Somebody's gett'n a nice ride.

[Sunshyne]

nice work. I had an 89 and a 91 of that vintage. I have a soft spot for those cars. I LOVED mine. Not much of a fan of the convertible but still nice work pal. Glad to see one living to see another day

[Johny B]

Just a word AMAZING.

[ScottB]

brings back memories of graduating HS and going to College. Had a couple of the f-bodies including the Iroc-Z and Formula's. Nice work.

[pcrjunkyamd]

making me want to buy a IROC looks great

[slimnib]

How much did you charge for 37 hours of work?