1970 Olds 442 detail

[mcate]

When I was a kid back in the late 70's a buddy had a '70 Olds 442. Much fun was had, & much hell was raised in that car. So when another buddy came to me recently about detailing his 442, I anxiously said Yes! It's not every day I get to take a trip down memory lane, & rub on a classic musclecar.
The car was restored & painted in base/clear about 17 years ago, & it's been a garage queen ever since. Going over it I found very little little swirling or other imperfections. The ones I did find were easily taken care of with HD Adapt & a cutting pad. But the paint just seemed dull, so after claying I went over the whole car with HD Polish. I then gave it a coat of HD Poxy for protection.
The chrome had spots & other assorted crud on it from years of not being polished, so I grabbed a bottle of Mother's Chrome Polish & started rubbing. Man, this thing has a LOT of chrome! Cleaned the glass, & the wheels & tires. Tomorrow morning I'll do the engine compartment & it'll be ready to deliver. This one was a lot of fun!

[Mantilgh]

Cool car. Makes me want to grab a 6pac and go do some doughnuts in a high school parking lot, if it was like forty years ago.

[Mike@ShineStruck]

Love the old BOP A+Bodies!
Good job

[Riff]

Nice! No products on the vinyl top?

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Looking good!

[oldmodman]

I love those cars. And you made that one look fantastic.

That reflection shot of the hood stripe is just incredible.

[Pats300zx]

Nice work on a very cool car !!!

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[mcate]

Nice! No products on the vinyl top?

Interesting question! I forgot to mention that I cleaned it with Poorboy's Spray & Wipe. I want to treat it with something, but I don't want it to attract dust. I'd say the 2 best things in my arsenal a UTTG+ & Poorboy's Leather Stuff. Recommendations?

[mcate]

I love those cars. And you made that one look fantastic.

That reflection shot of the hood stripe is just incredible.

Thanx! It helps that the stripes are painted & cleared over. So hard to get good reflection pics of gold.

[briarpatch]

My only criticism is.....only 4 pics of an awesome car like that??? Just kidding, man.....nice work on a slammin ride