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    Junior Member Auto Concierge's Avatar
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    1966 Dodge Charger Exterior Correction

    Just completed detail, this car needed exstensive correction as the body shop left quite a bit of defects behind. This car would have been a great candidate for a re-wetsand of the entire vehicle, but with readings in 700 micron stage the bondo was was there in copius amounts and I did not trust the thickness of the clear(Time to get a DeFelsko 200 from Phil when funds allow...).

    This was a referral from the Charger owners brother who I did a Mustang for in the old shop.






    Here is the Charger after the wash/decon step..... severe holograms and wetsand pigtails throughout the entire car, my goal was to level the finish safely and bring as much clarity and gloss as possible without wet sanding.




    Wetsanding haze and shrink.


    Different angle of the shrink evident on rear drivers quarter.


    Bodyshop who sanded and cut the car must have did it in the dark!!!! = Hackness.


    More display of fine bodywork skills.





    Pigtails so deep all that was missing was the "Pig" lol.


    Enough complaining.....it was time to make this car look nice for the client, correcting the defects.


    Corrected.


    Entire drivers door levelled, which also cleared up the shrink using Edge wool pad(Black aggressive).


    Not good.......



    Some improvement.


    Sand scratch dullness.


    Cutting thru the defects.


    Clarity restored.

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    Re: 1966 Dodge Charger Exterior Correction

    Shrinked up passenger rear quarter......


    Looking dialed in........




    More pigtails.......


    Handled.......


    Heavy holograms from cutting.


    All gone after DA polishing with Megs D/300(love this stuff).


    On the home stretch......after 40hrs(Tiredness had been achieved).


    Another "Issue" I had to deal with was the white mud from left over compound which required steam/and or QD and fine brushes to remove.




    Evidence of the "Crustness".


    Removed.....


    All done!!!.













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    Re: 1966 Dodge Charger Exterior Correction

    Boy! You don't see those old Chargers around anymore. Takes me back to my high school days. Great write up and great work on the paint restoration. Really enjoy seeing the pictures.

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    Re: 1966 Dodge Charger Exterior Correction

    Ask and thou shalt recieve

    That Charger is freakin sick lookin. The Mustangs not bad looking either...nice work as always

    Nice to see you posting here @ Autogeekonline Bob
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    Re: 1966 Dodge Charger Exterior Correction

    Great save.
    Love that color.
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    Re: 1966 Dodge Charger Exterior Correction

    Awesome job! One of my favorite cars of all time! Nice to see!

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    Re: 1966 Dodge Charger Exterior Correction

    Amazing job. As always, love your work and am also glad you've joined here.

    Looks like you've got a really nice shop there, it looks open and clean. What type of steemer are you using there?

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    Re: 1966 Dodge Charger Exterior Correction

    Great work.Very encouraging!

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    Re: 1966 Dodge Charger Exterior Correction

    There's no doubt that both cars have received the very best attention in your shop. Many of the more difficult defects would stump many detailers but your skill and experience really separate the men from the boys here..

    As I said both these classics are absolutely gorgeous but I have a soft spot for the 1966 Mustang GT350.....

    BobbyG - 2004 Millennium Yellow Z06 Corvette

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