61 Corvette & 996 Turbo - Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT

[PinnacleAutoCT]

This 61 Corvette has been in the owner's family for two generations, was repainted approximately sixteen years ago and just had the engine (327 IIRC) refreshed before I detailed it. The repaint was of good quality; it had been wetsanded nearly flat and showed only a small amount of minor ripples in the body and other flaws, basically it's a very nice driver and not an all-out show car. After sixteen years the paint was as you would expect it to be; riddled with swirls and light scratches from years of wipe downs and also hard to correct. You can see in the before pictures that the paint didn't really glow in the sunlight and the finish was dulled significantly by the marring in the finish.

Pictures before beginning work:

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https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5277/14290752409_6ca4da169f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nLPQNV)DSC03563 (https://flic.kr/p/nLPQNV) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr

Given the severity of the marring we decided to shoot for an 80+% correction rate to improve the gloss, depth and reflectivity of the paint while not going for perfection since the owner isn't obsessive about keeping the paint in pristine condition. Given the age of this car I used ONR to wash, making sure to keep excessive water out of any cracks or crevices. The paintwork was then clayed, all trim was taped off and I began identifying areas of the body where gaps and edges didn't align. Where panel heights differed I taped off edges and corrected one area, then taped the corrected area and moved onto a new panel to ensure that the edges were protected from over buffing. Correction was performed using the Rupes 21 & 75E polishers, with Optimum's MF cutting pads and a M101/D300 mix used for compounding work, followed by two stages of finishing via Lake Country Polishing and Finishing pads with HD Polish. Protection was provided by two coats of DoDo Juice Supernatural.

Some pics during the correction process:
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Close to 90% correction was achieved and the client was very happy. It was a beautiful car and fun to work on and see the improvement in appearance as the polishing process went on. Thanks for looking, as always, any comments and questions are welcome. (996 writeup in the next post).

Mike
Pinnacle Auto Detail- CT

[PinnacleAutoCT]

This 911 Turbo was previously owned by the owner of the 61 Vette, he drove it for a short time and then sold it to his father. The car had been in storage at his house over the winter and was mainly in need of an exterior detail. Given that the car is black, the paint is relatively soft and the owner isn't super picky we decided on a one-step correction. The car was washed with ONR, clayed, taped up and polished with the Rupes 21, HD Polish (great amount of correction on this soft paint and an excellent finish) and lake country foam finishing pads. Protection was provided by Optiseal and DoDo Juice Supernatural.

Before pics:
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2924/14367859259_269e8dcc68_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nTD2Zn)DSC03849 (https://flic.kr/p/nTD2Zn) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3900/14552874814_41eeb5eee0_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oaZhEJ)DSC03862 (https://flic.kr/p/oaZhEJ) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5478/14574554783_0bbd34ecac_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ocUpni)DSC03865 (https://flic.kr/p/ocUpni) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2940/14552869484_5440c152c8_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oaZg5Q)DSC03869 (https://flic.kr/p/oaZg5Q) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5546/14367789669_d729075e92_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nTCFix)DSC03874 (https://flic.kr/p/nTCFix) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
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Wheel barrels hadn't been cleaned in quite some time:
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3913/14552864414_4e1f510d8d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oaZezq)DSC03890 (https://flic.kr/p/oaZezq) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
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Test spot revealing a nice amount of correction and a lot of metallic flake popping:
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Afters:
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https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2921/14531315746_c3fb9d06c5_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/o95MUE)DSC03964 (https://flic.kr/p/o95MUE) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2917/14553521772_25c8b30647_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ob3AZb)DSC03966 (https://flic.kr/p/ob3AZb) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3849/14367801218_60d87b10f8_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nTCJJE)DSC03980 (https://flic.kr/p/nTCJJE) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr

Outside for some reflection shots:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5504/14553531872_d9c1e94822_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ob3DZj)DSC03951 (https://flic.kr/p/ob3DZj) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5237/14551018871_449daa866c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oaPLXH)DSC03946 (https://flic.kr/p/oaPLXH) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3864/14367970807_6d3785d946_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nTDB9B)DSC03942 (https://flic.kr/p/nTDB9B) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr

Wheels dialed in:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5033/14551023611_71c84f9260_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oaPNnr)DSC03937 (https://flic.kr/p/oaPNnr) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
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Thanks for looking!
Mike
Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT

[jamesboyy]

Excellent work on both unique paintwork

[Tato]

Great, Great!, impeccable work and photography, thanks for sharing.

[PinnacleAutoCT]

Thanks guys!

[Sicoupe]

You nailed it on both vehicles:)

[PinnacleAutoCT]

Thanks!

[Bill1234]

Excellent job on these two vehicles. Btw, where are you located in ct, im very far south towards nyc

[PinnacleAutoCT]

Excellent job on these two vehicles. Btw, where are you located in ct, im very far south towards nyc

Thank you. I'm based out of Farmington but I travel all throughout CT doing mobile work.

Mike

[tigerwash]

Excellent job on both vehicles! They look outstanding

[af90]

Great job on both. Do you have any dusting issues on the Porsche?

[PinnacleAutoCT]

Great job on both. Do you have any dusting issues on the Porsche?

Thanks, and I don't remember there being a lot of dust, but there probably was a small amount at least given that I was working the HD polish pretty hard to get that amount of correction.

[tersplat]

Great work! That Porsche looks so smooth.

[Ck996tt]

I have a 996tt that I recently acquired and used 1z green and red, but it just doesn't cut it. I am looking to buy some new product to get all the marring out and get the paint to pop. I was using the 1z pair on my boxster that I had bought new and babied for 12 years. The turbo looks great but think I can do better with different product.

My TT does dust up a lot.

[BobbyG]

Hi Mike,

While your work is fantastic, my vote goes to the vintage 61 Corvette.....Simply one of the finest details I've seen and on such a legend! :props:

GORGEOUS :cheers:

PS The Porsche did come out great though! :props: