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Old 09-04-2008, 01:23 PM
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detail - '62 vette finished pics

I never got aroudn to posting finished pics of the vette I did a couple of weeks ago ..

here are some befores:







 
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Here are some afters

some inside:







 
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Old 09-04-2008, 01:25 PM
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Sweet
 
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Old 09-04-2008, 01:26 PM
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some outside:











The paint on this car was extremely rough, as was the fiberglass.

I used a variety of products and buffers on this car, including:

Buffers: DeWalt, Flex and DA

Products:
Meguiar's #80
Tropi-care Swirl Cutter Plus
Menzerna Final Polish II
Meguiar's #21 2.0
Meguiar's #16
Chemical Guys 5050


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Looks damn nice man!
 
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Nice job.
 
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Old 09-04-2008, 07:28 PM
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I said it over at TDC... I'll say it here too...

That is a SEXY car! Nice work, Gipraw!!!!
 
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Old 09-04-2008, 08:29 PM
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Ditto....like on TDC, that is way out of my league. That was one tough assignment. Incredible results.


 
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Old 09-04-2008, 09:11 PM
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thanks guys .. it was lots of fun ..

hopefully it will get me more work .. he drove it to a buddies wedding later on the day he picked it up, and several of those guys have made comments to me about wanting me to do their rides.. so there may be some more high dollar imports in my future..
 
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Old 09-04-2008, 10:37 PM
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What did he wash that thing with, sandpaper?



Excellent work Gip!
 
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Old 09-04-2008, 11:14 PM
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Great job on the Vette Gipraw! You do some very high quality work.
 
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Old 09-05-2008, 08:40 AM
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Wow, great job.
 
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Old 09-05-2008, 09:34 AM
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Awesome car, Awesome work!
 
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nice car and some beautiful work
 


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