Advice Request

RTexasF

RTexasF

Pay Attention Boy...
The car is a '67 Vette. It was repainted about two years ago (black) and has been in the South Texas sun 100% since. It is unknown if the paint is single stage or cleared. I have not seen it yet and I doubt that it has even been washed since the paint job.

My thoughts are to do a small trial surface using the least abrasive methods possible then stepping up if no gains are noted. I have worked with fiberglass but it was gel coated not painted.

I am not rotary accomplished so a PC is my weapon of choice. I would think that tackling a "worst case" area first should tell me within a half hour if the remainder can be saved or not, this was explained in detail to the owner.

Providing the surface isn't cracked or blistered does this sound like a reasonable approach or should I let this one go bye bye?

Any tips or tricks you'ld care to share? I'm anxious to hear them!

Thanks all,
Rick
 
Paint is paint. The Fiberglas body is irrelevant, regardless of Clearcoat (probably) or single stage.

Washing the car is critical (a 3 step decon process would be great) and take your time with the claybar, using the baggie to check your progress.

Good news is that if really hasn't been washed, you should not encounter typical swirls! Once you get the surface really clean, you'll be able to determine the quality of the new finish, and then your course of correction.

Your basic premise of a trial area seems sound.

Good Luck!

Jim
 
Thanks Jim, your response is genuinely appreciated.

You know I hadn't even considered the possibility of no swirls due to the overall neglect. I spoke to the owner today and he said the paint job was $4000!!!! Imron perhaps? He doesn't know, he just coughed up the $$ and then gave up on it because the engine cratered. I've no idea if body work was involved either. I had planned on washing the car several times before even going to the clay.....I may need a pound of it.

A new engine is being installed and it may be drivable (tags, inspection, & registration stickers pending) within a week or two. I'll need to look into the FK1 3 step decon process a little closer, and others too for that matter, assuming they exist.
 
Thanks PEI.

I figured that if I could restore a sun surface then the vertical sufaces would be considerably easier. Having said that, I will take your advice to do a test panel on both surfaces.

This could be a very lucrative deal providing it's not too far gone to bring back. Again, I haven't even seen it yet so I'm somewhat apprehensive for no real reason. I told the owner that I would need it for two days providing the initial test works out.
 
Thanks for the responses. Judging by the few I received I suppose the question was a bit stupid. We would all start with the least abrasive setup and work our way up, nothing new there.

I'll tackle it as I would any other job......take my time, do it better than it has to be, then look over it again for flaws and correct the ones I find.

Thanks all.
 
RTexasF said:
Thanks for the responses. Judging by the few I received I suppose the question was a bit stupid.

Thanks all.
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First off the question was not stupid. I know I did not answer because you asked something specific that I did not have working knowledge of.

You recieved an answer from an experienced detailer. It should serve you well.

Good luck!!
 
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