autogeekonline car wax, car care and auto detailing forum Autogeek on TV
car wax, car care and auto detailing forumAutogeekonline autogeekonline car wax, car care and auto detailing forum HomeForumBlogAutogeek.net StoreDetailing Classes with Mike PhillipsGalleryDetailing How To's
 
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 11
  1. #1
    Super Member The Guz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2013
    Location
    LA, CA
    Posts
    8,719
    Post Thanks / Like

    1997 Camaro Z28 brought back to life

    This car was done as part of my testing and review of the Pinnacle Black Label compound and polish.

    Review - Pinnacle Black Label Compound and Polish

    I worked on this one a couple weeks ago.

    It is a 1997 Camaro Z28 with 70k miles. About 5 years ago the car was in an accident and the front and rear bumper were replaced along with the exhaust.

    It had the typical body shop defects after it came back when I recall seeing it after the work was done. The arctic white paint does a good job concealing defects but when the sun hits it at the right angle that is when the true finish is revealed.

    Started with the wheels then proceeded to the chemical decon. This paint had the most horrendous iron contamination I have seen. It took 3 rounds of iron remover (wolfgang uber and ironx) to remove 95% of the contamination in combination with claying. Thanks to JustJesus for sending me a bottle of Uber Iron Remover to test out. This Camaro used to live near a refinery.



    When it comes to an f-body of this body style, the rear spoiler comes off. It allows access to the rear hatch.



    I am going to take the easy way out but for conditions of the defects click on the review link up top. With that said after claying, the paint was brighter in appearance. But as I polished half the hood and looked at my pads, I could see the built up road film on the paint. I went through many foam cutting pads due to the amount of residue being removed. Hopefully this shows up well to give an indication of the dingy paint.



    After the compounding and polishing was complete it was time to prep wipe the paint. I gave this paint prep a try. It has an interesting effect as it breaks down the polishing oils.





    The headlight area is matte paint. This was a simple Eraser wipe down followed by Cquartz Skin.

    Cquartz Skin left the finish with a subtle richer finish.



    As I was experimenting with Gliss, there was no increase in gloss. The matte rich finish was retained. This is more for experimentation purposes to see how they work together.



    Once complete the paint was coated with Drexler ceramic coating. This is a two part coating.



    Final images. We all know how difficult white is to capture gloss. But in the end the paint was brighter in appearance and restored.







    My 02 SS in the background which is the same color.



    Products used.

    Glass: Mckee’s glass restorer polish + McKee’s Glass Coating

    Tires: CarPro Perl 1:1

    Trim: Blackfire Wax Remover + McKee’s 37 Trim Restorer

    Paint:



    Wheels were coated with CQUK 2.0

    Matte paint coated with Skin + Gliss V1




    Walk around


  2. Likes ttopak, fly07sti, PaulMys, dman68, oneheadlite and 2 others liked this post
    Dislikes gripaddict disliked this post
  3. #2
    Super Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Location
    Minot, ND
    Posts
    12,365
    Post Thanks / Like

    Re: 1997 Camaro Z28 brought back to life

    Nice transformation Mike.

    Great tip about getting the rear spoiler removed for access to polishing all of the trunk lid. How many mounting points?

  4. Thanks The Guz thanked for this post
    Likes The Guz liked this post
  5. #3
    Super Member The Guz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2013
    Location
    LA, CA
    Posts
    8,719
    Post Thanks / Like

    Re: 1997 Camaro Z28 brought back to life

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike@DedicatedPerfection View Post
    Nice transformation Mike.

    Great tip about getting the rear spoiler removed for access to polishing all of the trunk lid. How many mounting points?
    Thanks Mike.

    It has 4 nuts on the outer edges (2 on each side). The trim is held in with about 6 or 8 push pins.

  6. #4
    Super Member PaulMys's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Location
    Eastern L.I. NY
    Posts
    10,769
    Post Thanks / Like

    Re: 1997 Camaro Z28 brought back to life

    Great work, Mike!!
    It is no coincidence that man's best friend cannot talk.

  7. Thanks The Guz thanked for this post
    Likes The Guz liked this post
  8. #5
    Super Member Sizzle Chest's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2011
    Location
    Naples, FL
    Posts
    5,880
    Post Thanks / Like

    Re: 1997 Camaro Z28 brought back to life

    Nice work on that Guz!!! Wow...decon was crazy! Looks great now!
    Scott Harle
    Autodermatology
    #autodermatology


  9. Thanks The Guz thanked for this post
    Likes The Guz liked this post
  10. #6
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2018
    Posts
    44
    Post Thanks / Like

    Re: 1997 Camaro Z28 brought back to life

    Excellent work Guz!

  11. Thanks The Guz thanked for this post
    Likes The Guz liked this post
  12. #7
    Regular Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Posts
    135
    Post Thanks / Like

    Re: 1997 Camaro Z28 brought back to life

    Excellent Work - the LT1 4th gens never get much love.... Nice to see one cleaned up!

    Interesting - I may remove the spoiler on my 96 at some point to clean under it if it's really that easy...

  13. Thanks The Guz thanked for this post
    Likes The Guz liked this post
  14. #8
    Super Member The Guz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2013
    Location
    LA, CA
    Posts
    8,719
    Post Thanks / Like

    Re: 1997 Camaro Z28 brought back to life

    Quote Originally Posted by PaulMys View Post
    Great work, Mike!!
    Thanks.

    Quote Originally Posted by Sizzle Chest View Post
    Nice work on that Guz!!! Wow...decon was crazy! Looks great now!
    Thanks. The particles were embedded pretty deep over the years. Most of them are gone.

    Quote Originally Posted by dman68 View Post
    Excellent work Guz!
    Thanks.

    Quote Originally Posted by grovlet View Post
    Excellent Work - the LT1 4th gens never get much love.... Nice to see one cleaned up!

    Interesting - I may remove the spoiler on my 96 at some point to clean under it if it's really that easy...
    Thanks. It is pretty easy to remove the rear spoiler. The hardest thing if anything is popping the push pins off behind the inner panel. It also gives access to polish under the spoiler.

  15. #9
    Super Member Paul A.'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Tampa Florida
    Posts
    5,274
    Post Thanks / Like

    Re: 1997 Camaro Z28 brought back to life

    Thanks, Guz! You're experience with those products is very helpful.

  16. Thanks The Guz thanked for this post
    Likes The Guz liked this post
  17. #10
    Super Member prin's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    Huntsville, AL
    Posts
    264
    Post Thanks / Like

    Re: 1997 Camaro Z28 brought back to life

    Nice!!! I love me some FBodies!!!

  18. Thanks The Guz thanked for this post
    Likes The Guz liked this post
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. A Trashed Mercury Mariner brought back to life
    By oboroballa03 in forum Show N' Shine
    Replies: 17
    Last Post: 01-26-2017, 07:09 PM
  2. 1997 BMW 328i Brought Back To Life - WG, PoorBoys, 845
    By NickNickNick in forum Show N' Shine
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 07-11-2015, 02:30 PM
  3. Thrashed Corvette brought back after life in a field....
    By gofast908z in forum Show N' Shine
    Replies: 18
    Last Post: 03-06-2014, 05:43 PM
  4. Scion brought back to life
    By Frenchie in forum Show N' Shine
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 05-09-2012, 09:38 AM
  5. Ford Ranger brought back to life
    By wolfpacker92 in forum Show N' Shine
    Replies: 23
    Last Post: 09-07-2007, 07:38 AM

Members who have read this thread: 0

There are no members to list at the moment.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

» March 2024

S M T W T F S
2526272829 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 123456