Re: Pictures: Autogeek at the 6th Annual Palm City Fall Fest Car Show!
1964 Pontiac Catalina - Autogeek Project Car
I buffed this car out Chemical Guys Black Wax was introduced back in November of 2012, so over 2 years ago and it still looks great!
Testing Out Chemical Guys Black Wax - 1964 BLACK Catalina
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...php?file=83677
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...php?file=83678
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...php?file=83679
Here it is right after I did a full buff-out....
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...t-Spot_031.jpg
You'll also see the above car on page 26 of my new how-to book in the section that shares how to buff out large classics and muscle cars so you don't work backwards.
How to use the Flex 3401 Dual Action Orbital Polisher
And I used the Flex 3401 to restore the paint on this car and the techniques I used are all shared in the how-to book.
Before
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...t-Spot_012.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...t-Spot_013.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...t-Spot_015.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...t-Spot_017.jpg
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Re: Pictures: Autogeek at the 6th Annual Palm City Fall Fest Car Show!
Re: Pictures: Autogeek at the 6th Annual Palm City Fall Fest Car Show!
some nice cars there, ill be back down for another Thursday night session soon.
Re: Pictures: Autogeek at the 6th Annual Palm City Fall Fest Car Show!
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refreshauto
some nice cars there,
South Florida has a lot of car guys and a lot of high quality cars...
I counted at least 6 cars at this show that have been through one of our programs...
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refreshauto
ill be back down for another Thursday night session soon.
You're always welcome Vargas... this live broadcast event is going to be a pretty cool project....
Sign-up: Special Guest to be announced!
:)
Re: Pictures: Autogeek at the 6th Annual Palm City Fall Fest Car Show!
1940 Packard Convertible Streetrod
One last car at this show that I took pictures of and has a past with Autogeek and also a fture....
This is a 1940 Packard Convertible Streetrod. It looks stock and it's very ornate styling lends itself to making you think it's all original but under the hood is a 350 Small Block Chevy with a Turbo 350 to push it down the road.
This streetrod has a fresh paint job, sometime within the last year and while the paint job itself looks pretty good the paint is filled with holograms and swirls.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...php?file=83691
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...php?file=83692
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...php?file=83693
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...php?file=83694
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...php?file=83695
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...php?file=83696
Besides having massive swirls....
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...php?file=83698
Rotary Buffer Holograms
This streetrod has been buffed out and finished out using only a rotary buffer and it has holograms.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...php?file=83697
They're kind of hard to see so I've outlined them in the below picture.
Look at the below picture and then the picture above and you'll see the "lines" which are holograms and indicate the direction the rotary buffer was moved over the paint.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...php?file=83700
The car has a very beautiful interior and dash. The Lokar Shifter is a dead give-away there's an automatic transmission under the floor.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...php?file=83699
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So I've seen this 1940 Packard a few times now at local car shows and there was something about it.... I knew I had seen this car before but couldn't quite put my finger on it....
Then I remembered... right after Vincent purchased this streetrod someone sent him to Autogeek to see if the older single stage paint job that was on it when he bought it could be saved.
I tried to save it but to no avail... sometimes paint is just too far gone that the pigments become unstable and nothing you pour out of a bottle or scoop out of a can from ANY company will fix it.
I call this,
The point of no return
And it's category #12 of paint conditions in my how-to book, The Complete Guide to a Show Car Shine.
Here's the thread and the pictures from almost one year ago....
Past the point of No Return - Some paint just cannot be saved
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...ackard_001.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...ackard_002.jpg
Unstable and Past the Point of No Return
After I machine polished and then rubbed the paint down with multiple applications of Meguiar's #7 the whiteness in the paint could not be removed. This is a sign the pigments are so old and overexposed to the sun that they have become unstable.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...ackard_003.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...ackard_004.jpg
http://www.autogeekonline.net/galler...ackard_005.jpg
So good to see Vincent had it repainted.... sorry to see it has swirls in the paint but I know a place where it can be fixed.
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Re: Pictures: Autogeek at the 6th Annual Palm City Fall Fest Car Show!
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Mike Phillips
WOW!
--> 4 years later I get a call from John the owner of this 1965 Corvette!
John heard from other members in the Stuart Corvette Club I was looking for some cars for my September 3-day Boot Camp Class and has kindly offered to let us de-swirl his otherwise beautiful Corvette!
Done deal.
If you're attending the 3-day class at the end of September, here's just one of the cool cars you'll be working on.
:)