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Any post detail pics? :thumbsup:
When the weather here was nice for a couple of days, I took Cammy out of storage to start her up and give her a quick dust off.
Here is a pic from that day......(sorry for the i-phone quality)
Your avatar doesn't say where you are from. If you were on the Middlesex Turnpike in Burlington MA on Saturday, I saw you. If not, it was another yellow SS/RS with black rally and hockey stripes. I was in my winter Buick.
 
Your avatar doesn't say where you are from. If you were on the Middlesex Turnpike in Burlington MA on Saturday, I saw you. If not, it was another yellow SS/RS with black rally and hockey stripes. I was in my winter Buick.
Sorry, not me. I live in the Uxbridge area and only travel 7 miles to work in Bellingham. There seems to be alot of Rally Yellow SS's around her though. Mine will be lowered soon, maybe that will make it distinctive along with the rumble from my custom muffler setup.
 
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RedJewel2SS,
Did you wet sand and buff your car, or is that just polished? If it looks that good in the photos, I can imagine what it looks like in person!:thumbsup:

My paint has slight blems from the factory. I see them as birthmarks and didn't want the dealer to repaint them.

However my good friend owns a body shop and I watch him scuff cars with 1500 grit and buff them out. The difference is amazing. I might just do that if the car has enough clear on it?

Randy
no wet sanding. i figured i would try and steer clear from that as long as i own the car, and just keep it really clean and protected. i did find 2 fisheyes in the paint as i was doing it.

anyone know how to get rid of fisheyes in the paint with out painting over it?
 
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Any post detail pics? :thumbsup:
When the weather here was nice for a couple of days, I took Cammy out of storage to start her up and give her a quick dust off.
Here is a pic from that day......(sorry for the i-phone quality)
didn't get a chance to take post detail pics b/c i finished late last night and back to work today, however my sig pic was taken friday after i washed and did the wheels/tires. there was NO polish or wax on it before i took that pic. now she looks as smooth as silk :D
 
I love detailing Bumblebee, he gets all exited specially when I do the polish follow by the waxing, ummm he loves the vibrations. I takes me all morning to get it right and I must have already like 6 layers of Pure Carnauba Wax on it. I always start with the wheels and under carriage, then I continue on the top and work my way down. I also use my quick detailer to finish it off with. Bottom line is my Bumblebee is free of swirl marks and fine scratches. It pays off.
 
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I love detailing Bumblebee, he gets all exited specially when I do the polish follow by the waxing, ummm he loves the vibrations. I takes me all morning to get it right and I must have already like 6 layers of Pure Carnauba Wax on it. I always start with the wheels and under carriage, then I continue on the top and work my way down. I also use my quick detailer to finish it off with. Bottom line is my Bumblebee is free of swirl marks and fine scratches. It pays off.
so you put on multiple coats?

i just did one pass of cleaner, polish, and wax... i'm letting the wax cure a few days, then i'll go over it to even it out with a quick detailer.
 
so you put on multiple coats?

i just did one pass of cleaner, polish, and wax... i'm letting the wax cure a few days, then i'll go over it to even it out with a quick detailer.

Ok this is what I do, after giving Bumblebee a bath, with GOLD CLASS™ CAR WASH SHAMPOO & CONDITIONER then
I use my Air compressor to blow out all water that is still along the seams and then I start with a High Grade Polish Clear Coat Safe Polishing Compound, By hand. Next if there are any swirls left I hit it with ScratchX2.0. After that I hit it with clear water just to make sure there are no residue left, and then I air dry it with my air compressor. Follow by the Wax the following products is what I use, depending on availability. Step one DEEP CRYSTAL SYSTEM CARNAUBA WAX(one coat) and then
One or two coats of Hydrophobic Polymer Technology. The final results are priceless. The Paint looks Deep and swirl free.
 
I can beat all of yall on MAXIMUM Cleaning a Camaro lol This next weekend I got a indoor Car show to attend. I'm taking my 69.

Thursday the doors open at 11 so I gotta get the car there by 11am and finish doing the final cleaning

Friday I gotta be there by 4 to do last minute touches and the doors open to public and show starts at 6pm

The show is from

Fri 6 to 10
Saturday 10-10
Sudnay 10 - 10

This has been a cleaning job that takes removing the wheels detailing EVERYTHING :lol: I spent 90% of this weekend plus parts of this last week after work and dont mention Tomorrow night , Tuesday night with Wednesday night being a night to get everything together.

I keep my 69 clean already as it is however just from driving it down the streets the car gets very dirty.

yeah, getting ready for those "white glove" type of shows takes a few days. detailing under the car is a major PITA which is why my Firehawk is NEVER driven in rain. dirty rain water just makes it that much worse.

a typical detail takes me 5-6 hours, but a white glove detail takes a few days for sure.
 
yeah, getting ready for those "white glove" type of shows takes a few days. detailing under the car is a major PITA which is why my Firehawk is NEVER driven in rain. dirty rain water just makes it that much worse.

a typical detail takes me 5-6 hours, but a white glove detail takes a few days for sure.

I concur, rain, snow and ugly days is a no go.
 
6 hrs!!!!! **** dude. mines black and i can detail it in about 3. did you use a clay bar to get all the grime off before polish and wax???
 
I've been looking for this thread! LOL

I have to break it up into two days also. This car is big so there's lots of area to clean.

The parts that drive me crazy are:

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2. The back window area at the inside bottom! I had at it several times and it's still not clean. I have an idea I'll try next time... I'll let you know if it works.

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I think Mother's needs to come out with a power cone for cleaning Camaro rear windows!
 
I spent 4 hours on Sunday - wash, towel & blow dry, Adams haze & Swirl remover, put on with PC, hand buff. Then a layer of Zaino #2 polish, put on with PC, hand buff, to top her off - wheels included. Also Zaino on the tires. She looks purty! :) Unfortunately, she's parked outside every day, under a car canopy, covered ;)

Can't image a white glove detail! But that would be nice to do!

I love how she looks when done...
 
What I have been using on cars is HONDA SPRAY CLEANER AND POLISH. I started using it when I had bikes. I even had a Ducati 996 in for service at a Ducati only dealer and they were using it . I got to thinking, why not try it on the car. People around town remarked how good my 2004 Mustang looked and I believe the shine helped to sell it. I can't wait to put it on the Camaro!:D
 
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