’63 Impala, Paint Correction and Americoat Application

[RaskyR1]

This car was a referral from another client of mine and was scheduled for a 2-step correction and coating. The car was restored a few years back but had been in and out of a few different shops for various work and it looks like they weren’t very careful around the paint, and I’m sure the years of using a duster on it didn’t help either. Upon inspection it was clear it was going to need far more work and many of the scratches were actually pretty deep. Considering the severity of the defects I chose to wet sand them with 3000 grit vs. hitting them really hard with the rotary and twisted wool.
These scratches could easily be seen under the overhead florescent lights, which is usually not the case with light /moderate swirls.


Using the Fenix LED.




I hit all the tops with 3000 grit, DA and by hand.




My make shift sanding block for the curved section on the tops of the fenders, doors, and quarter panels. Thanks for the idea Jason Killmer!


Some 50/50 shots, final polishing still needed to be done. Buffer trails were from the body shop






Finished pics

These were removed for polishing






























Thanks for looking,
Rasky

[Hoytman]

Nice work Rasky.

Wish you'd have shown pics of the badge removal process though.

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

Outstanding work Chad! That black paint looks beautiful now. Thanks for sharing.

[57BORNTORUN]

Heartbeat of America.....Yesteryears Chevrolet.Great work!!!

[RaskyR1]

Nice work Rasky.

Wish you'd have shown pics of the badge removal process though.

The badges on most these older cars are simply held on by speed nuts. very easy to remove if you have access to them.

[57BORNTORUN]

One thing to note is the white metal (pot) is very poris on the emblems.Depending on the mix at the foundry some are more brittle than others.Then there is the chroming process and weather.The speed nuts can go on and off only so many times before the studs get worn down from the soft metal.

[RaskyR1]

Thanks Guys!

One thing to note is the white metal (pot) is very poris on the emblems.Depending on the mix at the foundry some are more brittle than others.Then there is the chroming process and weather.The speed nuts can go on and off only so many times before the studs get worn down from the soft metal.

Very good point!

[Paul Mitchell]

Beautiful job and great 50-50 shots.

[wytstang]

One of the best looking cars ever produced. Great job.

[tigerwash]

Looks sweet man!