1970 Chevy Nova gets a makeover

[Justin at Final Inspection]

So a couple weeks ago I was out at local carshow passing out cards and talking with people. A gentleman flags me over to have a look at his 1970 Nova. Overall the car was nice but it was very evident that it was in need of a good polishing. His main concern was some defects on the hood and trunk that had appeared.

Unfortunately those defects appeared to be solvent pop under the clear coat. After a brief discussion I told him to bring the car by to have some test spots done. After doing some test spots on the hood and trunk with different polishes and even a 3000 grit spot it was clear that the solvent pop could not be fully removed. I was however able bring back the clarity and lighten up the appearance of it. After some more discussion and educating he decided to have me damp sand the hood and trunk the complete a full compound and polish on the whole car.


So here we go!

Wash/decon

Mckees37 waterless wash on the go was used on the paint and wheels as they were only slightly dusty.
Paint decon with nanoskin medium pad/3401 and WG Uber Rinseless wash as a clay lube

After decon process






Damp sanding

Mirka Abralon disks 3000 grit 3in/6in
PC7424 with a 6in plate
GG 3in




Hood sanded with 3000 grit.






Machine compounding and polishing was handled using a various tools and size pads. My main go to was the G21 with a BOSS microfiber cutting pad and McKees 37 Fast cutting compound. Then finish polishing with the g21, yellow BOSS perfecting pad and BOSS perfecting cream.






50/50 of the door





After all compounding and polishing was complete I topped the paint with HD Poxy sealant. Tires were dressed with Meguiars Hyper dressing. Glass cleaned with Mckees Perfekt clarity glass cleaner. Chrome bumpers polished with Mckees RV line chrome and aluminum polish.


All done!

[GSKR]

Very nice job and skills set,love that red.

[Zubair]

Beautiful car and work,well done.

[GSKR]

Once the good word spreads in a car show your golden.I find the hardest hurdle is trust,once you are noticed as a great detailer and trusted the phone will be ringing.A big majority will spend the money to make it right good luck at your new location and starting over from a clientele standpoint nice work.

[LSNAutoDetailing]

Great work Justin!

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Beautiful work on that classic Nova Justin! It looks amazing. I used to have a '68 in high school with the 307/Glide.

The 3401 is the best way to drive the nanoskin pads IMO. I need to pick up some of those Mirka discs and see how they perform next to the 3M Trizact discs.

Thanks for sharing. Thoroughly enjoyed the read.

[Justin at Final Inspection]

Very nice job and skills set,love that red.

Thank you sir!

Beautiful car and work,well done.

Thank you.

Once the good word spreads in a car show your golden.I find the hardest hurdle is trust,once you are noticed as a great detailer and trusted the phone will be ringing.A big majority will spend the money to make it right good luck at your new location and starting over from a clientele standpoint nice work.

You couldn't be more right! The word has already begun to spread from my Facebook page. I am pretty booked up for the rest of the month. Have some cool/big jobs coming up!

Great work Justin!

Thank you!

[GSKR]

Beautiful work on that classic Nova Justin! It looks amazing. I used to have a '68 in high school with the 307/Glide.

The 3401 is the best way to drive the nanoskin pads IMO. I need to pick up some of those Mirka discs and see how they perform next to the 3M Trizact discs.

Thanks for sharing. Thoroughly enjoyed the read.

you will love the Mirka vs 3m.

[Justin at Final Inspection]

Beautiful work on that classic Nova Justin! It looks amazing. I used to have a '68 in high school with the 307/Glide.

The 3401 is the best way to drive the nanoskin pads IMO. I need to pick up some of those Mirka discs and see how they perform next to the 3M Trizact discs.

Thanks for sharing. Thoroughly enjoyed the read.

Awesome! This was a built 327 and I believe a Th350. The 3401 with the nanoskin pad is so effective it's scary how fast I can decon a large vehicle. After talking with Nick he suggested that I use the Mirka disks. They have a foam backing attached and they are priced very well. Very happy with them.

Thanks for the kind words!

[Paul A.]

Beautiful work, Justin. Looks like you're beautifying Massachusetts one vehicle at a time!