2002 Black C5 Corvette Coated with Optimum Gloss Coat

[BadgerRivFan]

Easily one of the best write-ups if not THE best write-up I have read on AG online! Extremely well done Mike!

The breakdown of the products and tools you used for each step is awesome and very sincerely appreciated. That kind of detail in your posts really helps others to learn and put it all together when considering what to do/use on their own detailing projects. Really well done, thank you.

The car turned out great and you really improved its appearance and protection 100+%. Great job and great post!

[The Guz]

Superb write up.👍🏽 The results weren't too shabby either..😁lol. J/k
Great work. Your fam seems to have a liking for Vettes eh? Cool, I've always liked them as well.👍🏽
Once again, great write up. Among the best I've ever seen on here.

Thanks. Lol at your not too shabby comment. Yeah his vette looks good. To think he almost sold it not long ago.

Awesome work!

Thanks

Did our black Vette this Spring...had some severe water spots...went thru WG Uber, M101,etc which had little effect. Stumbled across D300 with the microfiber cutting discs...problems solved! That hard Vette paint really likes that combo it seems.

Agreed. D300 on the microfiber cutting discs is a great combo for hard GM paint. I had to use the same combo when I compounded my 02 Camaro long ago.

Great job Mike! Truly a night and day difference.

Why did you have to use the Optimum Paint Prep? I thought that washing the car with ONR is good enough for the Gloss Coat to bond?

I've been eyeing to get the Carpro block and suede applicators because I thought the foam applicator would absorb more... Thanks for that info. Did you coat a C5 before using the block/suede applicator too?

Thanks. To answer your question about paint prep is that I wanted to ensure that gloss coat bonded to the paint without nothing interfering with it. It is ok to apply gloss coat after using ONR but optimum recommends this if one is using their hyper polish which I don't have.

I thought the foam applicator would use more product as well but by the time I was done with 2 coats, I used the same amount of product as I did with the car pro block and suede. I would still recommend the block and suede to have on hand. I have used the car pro block and the suede applicator to coat my cousins Camaro and my dad's Impala.

Very nice turnaround.

Thanks

Awesome turnaround! Nice to see a black Vette restored to a more fitting condition. Have you gotten your Uncles reaction yet? He's gotta be thrilled!

Great job with the before and after shots! I also really like/appreciate the Gloss Coat flashing shot - as someone who's never done a coating, but has been incredibly curious, I've wondered what it looks like when people talk about flashing and high spots. Hopefully not to high jack, but how would you describe high spots that need to be knocked down?

Nice work man!

Thanks. He hasn't seen it in person yet. Only in the photos that I had text him. He's too busy trying to get his garage remodel done. I told him to come by and check it out or else I was going to keep it lol.

I never had an issue with high spots using gloss coat. It self levels very good. Whatever high spots are still left can be wiped off easily. Gloss Coat is a very user friendly coating.

That Corvette looks fantastic! Great job!

Thanks

Wow, you brought this one back from the dead! Yeah, it's a smallish 2 seater sports car, but can still envision a whole lot of work that needed to be done on everything. Bet you were happy to have some assistance to help you cut both time, and some of the work.

It's like it's not even the same car.

Thanks. I thank my brother for the parts that he helped me on before he went on vacation with his girlfriend. It saved me time on those areas for sure.

Easily one of the best write-ups if not THE best write-up I have read on AG online! Extremely well done Mike!

The breakdown of the products and tools you used for each step is awesome and very sincerely appreciated. That kind of detail in your posts really helps others to learn and put it all together when considering what to do/use on their own detailing projects. Really well done, thank you.

The car turned out great and you really improved its appearance and protection 100+%. Great job and great post!

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the write up.

[FrankS]

Excellent job on the car and the write-up!

[The Guz]

Excellent job on the car and the write-up!

Thanks.

[spazzz]

Good job as always Mike.
Nice to hear you have your brother helping out.

Your uncle might want to do a little more than a rinse from now on.

[lolitsDanny]

Car is looking moist!

[The Guz]

Good job as always Mike.
Nice to hear you have your brother helping out.

Your uncle might want to do a little more than a rinse from now on.

Thanks.

I already had a nice chat with my uncle about washing it.

[RMM]

Very nice!
Thanks for sharing.

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Damn Mike! Beautiful work! That black Vette looks incredible.

Thanks for sharing.

[The Guz]

Very nice!
Thanks for sharing.

Damn Mike! Beautiful work! That black Vette looks incredible.

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks guys.