1949 Chevy 5-Window Pickup Extreme Makeover - Pictures & Videos

Mike Phillips · 08-14-2013, 02:23 PM

1949 Chevy 5-Window Pickup Extreme Makeover - Pictures & Videos

Below is a short video I took using my iPhone 4 to show the swirls and scratches and that the entire exterior of this streetrod truck is covered with overspray paint plus some high resolution pictures to document the same.

We'll be using Scholl Concepts products to undo all the damage and restore a true show car finish on this very cool 1949 Chevy 5-Window Pickup Truck.

And be sure to click the video to check out the Crazy Cow Interior!

Before Video

AFTER Video

Crazy Cow Interior

High Resolution "Before" Pictures

Here it is in it's before condition as it arrived to Autogeek...

How to document the before condition of a vehicle before detailing it.

First frame-up the shot so people know what area of the car you're photographing.

Next Zoom In
Then zoom in on the section of paint you want your reader to focus on that was captured in the framed-up shot.

Frame-up the shot...

Zoom in...

Frame-up the shot...

Zoom in...

Frame-up the shot...
Lots of random scratches all over this truck...

Zoom in...

Frame-up the shot...
Lots of random scratches all over this truck...

Zoom in...

Inside Autogeek's Show Car Garage
Looks pretty good from 15 feet away but there's no brilliant clear shine because the paint is covered with overspray and filled with swirls and scratches.

Hand Sanding = Tracers

Below are what look like Tracers left in the paint after wetsanding and compounding. Tracers are straight line scratches from moving your hand and your sandpaper in straight lines. Often times the person doing the wetsanding, cutting and buffing will not remove 100% of the sanding marks with their compounding step s they show up in the paint.

Full size image cropped out of the above picture

Mike Phillips · 08-14-2013, 02:25 PM

First thing we wiped the exterior and inside the bed clean using Detailer's Waterless Auto Wash.

The reason why you don't wash classics is shared here,

This Pickup was covered with yellow overspray paint. Here's what a patty of detailing clay looks like after claying just the driver's half of the hood.

Before

After

So before we could remove the swirls, scratches and orange peel the first thing we needed to do was decontaminate the paint. For this we used products from Nanoskin...

After removing all the overspray, the next step will be to use Scholl Concepts to remove the swirls and scratches.

Mike Phillips · 08-14-2013, 02:25 PM

After we removed all over the overspray, next we the Scholls S3 with the Purple Foam Cutting pads to remove the swirls and scratches.

We followed this with the Schools S40 and the blue foam finishing pads to maximize gloss and clarity.

To seal the paint we applied the Schools Vintage Paste Wax by machine.

Jeff Bell working a Meguiar's G110v2

Den working a Flex 3401...

Roshan working a Flex 3401...

Steven working a Griot's DA Polisher...

Alex working a Griot's DA Polisher...

Craig working a Flex 3401...

Jeff Bell working a Griot's 3" Mini Polisher with a LC Microfiber Pad...

Switching over to the polishing step...

Look how nice she's looking...

I think Louie is polishing the muffler...

Mike Phillips · 08-14-2013, 02:26 PM

And here's the beauty shots...

It's the smaller center back window that makes room for the two smaller back side windows that makes the 5-window pickups unique, rare and desirable...

Brand new steel bed and wood...

The Low Down Front Grill Shot...

Cow Hide Interior...

And here's the A-Team...

From left to right...

Craig, Louie, Alex, Roshan, Jeff, Tim, Forrest, John and down in front, Eddie..
(A few guys had to leave early, Steven, Nicki, John, Den)

Mike Phillips · 08-14-2013, 02:27 PM

On Autogeek.net

Scholl Concepts S3 Gold Edition High Performance Compound - Aggressive Compound

Scholl Concepts S30+ Nano Compound - Medium-cut polish

Scholl Concepts S40 Anti-Hologram Polish - Ultra-fine finishing polish

Scholl Concepts Vintage Wax

Scholl Concepts Foam Pads

Purple Compounding Foam Pad (Heavy Cut)
Blue Polishing Foam Pad (Medium Cut)
Orange Polishing Foam Pad (Fine Cut)

Cyclo Nanoskin Autoscrub Pads - Fine Grade

Cyclo Nanoskin Autoscrub Pads - Medium Grade

Pinnacle Black Onyx Tire Dressing

Blackfire Aluminum Show Polish

Meguiar's M100 Pro Speed Compound

Tools

Flex XC 3401 VRG Dual Action Orbital Polisher

Rupes Bigfoot Polishes

Griots Garage 3 Inch Orbital Polisher

Griot's Garage 6" ROP

Meguiar's G110v2

Porter Cable 7424XP Dual Action Polisher

Cyclo Orbital Polisher Model 5-Pro

We started by wiping this truck clean using Detailer's Waterless Auto Wash and then we decontaminated it using the Cyclo Nanoskin Autoscrub Pads.

Next we used the Scholl's Concepts compounds and polishes with the Scholl Concept pads...

To remove the orange peel we used the Car Pro Orange Peel Removal Pads on a Porter Cable 7424XP and the Meguiar's M100 Pro Speed Compound.

For the Tires we used Pinnacle Black Onyx and for the chrome and stainless steel we used the Blackfire Aluminum Show Polish.

To get any of these products for your detailing projects or if you need information about any of them simply call our Customer Care Staff at,

1-800-869-3011

And our Customer Care Staff will be happy to answer your questions. You can duplicate these results by using the techniques I teach in my how-to book here,

The Complete Guide to a Show Car Finish

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**Superman0440** · 08-14-2013, 02:37 PM

Can the s40 be used for jeweling??

Mike Phillips · 08-14-2013, 02:40 PM

From the description of the product I'd say "yes".

This is my first time using these products. Nothing like taking on someone else's pride and joy for a training session.

Seriously... these are high quality products and we're using the best tools and always good technique...

Mike Phillips · 08-14-2013, 02:43 PM

If you watch the first video I state that I'm going to find out how much paint the painter sprayed on the hood and if after hearing his answer I feel comfortable with the amount then we're going to machine sand the hood to remove the peel.

Just heard from Mike the truck owner who called his painter and here's his reply,

He said there's enough base coat and 2 coats of clear. He said you can use 1500 if you want to. He had to use extra clear to make sure the blend went well.

Have at it man!!!!! -Mike

So this will be the first thing we knock out tomorrow on this project and that's sanding the hood.

**ihaveacamaro** · 08-15-2013, 09:42 PM

I had a ton of fun meeting everyone and coming out tonight! Hope to make the occasional makeover again!

We used the scholl stuff-- pads were great, but I'm not sold on the compound for DA application. The mid level polish and fine polish works great on any da though. The wax was a real soft buttery like wax that spread on easily enough, but dusted a little on removal.

**boomer1649** · 08-16-2013, 03:35 AM

Mike, those new pads used last night to remove orange peel were pretty remarkable. It was also good to see again how to always start with the least aggressive product (pad and/or compound) so you resolve the problem and still leave as much paint on the car as possible. Great night! See you guys next time. Den