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Vintage Car Detailing
Hey guys,
A customer dropped off a British Racing Green vintage Triumph tonight. Any special tips?
Christopher J Messier
Topher's Detailing
Detailing Rig: 2008 Mini Cooper Clubman S
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Re: Vintage Car Detailing
Be careful
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I watched a awesome video of Mike Philips using Meg's #7 to condition vintage paint on a gold car before any polishing to preserve as much of the paint as possible. I'll try to find the video and post a link for you.
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I couldn't find the video. Maybe Mike Phillips can help out. It's definitely worth looking for and I think would really help you on this detail.
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This was my last vintage car I detailed and I was a wee bit nervous also. Polished with 205, glaze #7 and liquid tech wax Meguiars.
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Originally Posted by rmagnus
I couldn't find the video. Maybe Mike Phillips can help out. It's definitely worth looking for and I think would really help you on this detail.
This isn't a video, but a very comprehensive print article on antique singe-stage paint restoration. I've done the process a few times and can emphatically attest to its effectiveness. AutoTraderClassics.com - Article Restoring Single Stage Paint: Part 1
Before you start, the most worthwhile step would be to find out all the information you can about the paint. Vintage cars can have thin, fragile vintage single-stage paints or recently applied modern-day coatings with plenty of material. Any information you can gather before you start will be valuable.
Bill
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If it is single stage paint, that doesn't also mean it's antique single stage paint.
Can you post a picture of itt? Also, BEFORE you start, if the paint is single stage and it IS oxidized, try to get a GREAT BEFORE Shot like I show in this article, especially if you want to use before and after pictures to promote yourself.
The power in the after shots is created in the before shots
In my life I've had the good fortune to work on a lot of cool cars and with a lot of cool people for which I'm always very thankful for. I've also had the good fortune to work on a lot of very neglected cars, some special interest and some not but to the owner it was alway important and when it's important to the owner then it's important to me.
One of the things I've learned when doing dramatic extreme makeovers, whether on oxidized single stage paints or swirled-out clear coats, is the importance of capturing great before shots.
One of the biggest problems with capturing a great before shot is someone, not understanding the value in the before shot and all it's ugliness, will take some kind of paint polishing product and make a clean, shiny spot in an otherwise really neglected and ugly panel like the hood or the trunk-lid. These types of panels make the best before and after shots because they are usually large, they are usually in the worst shape, you can look down on them, or in this case take an overhead shot of them, and the hood is specifically the panel that gets the most attention from car enthusiasts.
So over the years when I've discussed doing future extreme makeovers on project cars with the owners I've always stressed the importance of not touching the paint till AFTER we get the before shots.
It's just so uncanny that if you don't bring this topic up, then sometime before you arrive at the car's location or the car is brought to your location, someone and their good intentions will do you the favor of rubbing something smack dab in the middle of the hood and make a shiny spot and ruin the before pictures.
Anyway, a couple of years ago while scheduling an Extreme Makeover, I wrote this little sentence that I think states the concept very clearly and wanted to post it in it's own thread with a time stamp for others to learn from and hopefully explain the "why" behind the idea...
So here it is and you can quote me on this,
"If you ever do an extreme makeover on a car or some other project, remember the power in the after shots is created in the before shots"
So do your best to get GREAT before shots before bringing your hand or your polisher down onto the paint and making a shiny spot. And try to educate the owner if there's going to be time passing before the project is scheduled to also not take any action until after the before shots area captured. Just as a precaution. Better safe than sorry.
Often times I'll see a great write-up on a spectacular and dramatic before and after project and the detailer will say something like,
"Sorry I didn't get any before pictures"
This happens all the time. It's happened to me because I didn't have a camera handy or the batteries were dead.
So just a note to anyone reading this, if you ever do an extreme makeover on something cool or special interest, remember, the power is in the before pictures, so make plans to capture them before buffing on the car.
Here's an example,
I met this gentleman at our local Autozone and mentioned to him that his car was a great candidate for an extreme makeover; explained the process and gave him my phone number and in our conversation I let him know the importance of not making a shiny spot on the hood.
I figured like most people he'll never call. A few months later this guy calls me and reminds me of the car and asks if I still want to use it for an extreme makeover? Let's me know he's going to take his Dad along for an upcoming car cruise and car show.
I asked him,
Have you worked on it at all?
He said no
So I said, bring it on over and we'll buff it out till it shines like a diamond, which he did. Anyway, it's just a nice old Ford and it was fun to polish out. I was just happy he didn't rub some kind of compound in the middle of the hood in the months between when I met him at Autozone and the day he brought it over.
He purchased this 1960 Ford Ranchero off eBay in running condition for $900.00 and has been tinkering on it in his spare time while using it as a daily driver back and forth to the cement plant where he works. So the paint sits out in the Mojave Desert sun and bakes with a coating of all kinds of dust from the cement plant landing on it.
Before
One half covered and taped-off
Before and after results
After
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Besides all the above information, if it is in fact single stage paint and it is old paint or original paint then,
Avoid rubbing on high points, body lines, edges and corners
Chances are good these areas are already thing from being rubbed on by all the people that have worked on this car before you that were NOT careful. So be care as the paint will tend to be thin in these areas.
Get some Meguiar's #7
If the paint is oxidized and rub the paint down really well with the #7, this will replenish the paint with rich polishing oils not found in any other product on the market that work really well to restore the full richness of color to the paint plus make the paint more workable.
Do this BEFORE you work on the paint.
Then follow the best practice of,
"Use the least aggressive products to get the job done"
Least aggressive products means more than just the chemicals, it can also mean the pad and tools you use.
Let us know what kind of paint you're working on, single stage or bc/cc and the condition. Click the link below and evaluate the paint and place it into one of the categories listed.
Page 37 - Paint Condition Categories
Then all our forum members will chime in and see you through to success...
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