Horribly painful 01 black Cavalier

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This one took me awhile, and I still couldnt get it 100%...Chevy paint was harder than I thought! Probably ended up with 85% cleared in most areas, a definite improvement, and will surely help the owner sell the car.



I started out with Hi Temp Xtreme Cut on orange LC VC and CCS pads via rotary, and had to do that at least two to three times per panel to get some significant marring out. Half way through, I switched it up a bit and used the wool on some more heavily marred areas, even then it was still tough.



Too bad I couldn't get sunlight pics after I was finished, it was dark by then. I spent at least 6 hours polishing alone. Definitely should have charged more than I did haha.:grinno:



Process:

Wash (wheel wells took a while to clean the mud out of)

Clay

Hi Temp Xtreme Cut on a wool pad via rotary (2x on some areas)

Hi Temp Xtreme Cut on orange Lake Country CCS pads, and VC pads via rotary

Optimum Polish on a white Lake Country CCS pad via rotary

Clearkote Red Moose Glaze on a black LC finishing pad via PC 7336

Topped with S100 nuba

Windows cleaned w/ Stoners Invisible Glass

Tires + wells dressed with E1



Now for the photos!



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Hard at work..

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You can see how little two to three applications of HTXC actually did in this photo. There is a difference between the sides, but if you look at the bottom, it still looks horrible.

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Has anyone else experienced this kinda hardness with a Cavalier?
 
Amazing improvement. I actually haven't done a GM yet. I'll keep your thread in mind when that day comes, lol!



By the way, I love this picture

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Great work!
 
Nice recovery. I love the shots with the remote flash.



I see you used the EOS 30D (EXIF data). What flash are you using - the 580? I shoot with the Nikon D200 and the SB800 and I love the wireless & commander mode.
 
jimmie jam said:
the GM clearcoat can be hard as nails!!!!!! especially the past 8-10 years.
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Yes they are. I work on them everyday. Most of them are as bad as this car and worse. Crazy thing is though as hard as they are to correct i swear if you look at one wrong it will marr up on ya.
 
no big jim i was saying the levels on the photo were changed to make the pics look better(not like he photoshoped the car)



he prob did auto level/ auto color on ps
 
jswift - I'm using a single Vivitar 285HV, full manual, they're cheap and effective!



ggk - I do post processing on every photo that I take, as most can look significantly better even with a little tweaking, but all the post process work in the world won't change a bad photo...



Heres a comparison, straight raw unedited other than resized:

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Meh, editing full after shots aren't a big deal in my opinion. It's the correction shots that I think should be left untouched.
 
None of the PP that I do on correction before/after close up shots are altered so much that they hide marring and other defects; if anything, I do stuff to my photos that would make any marring in the after shots more evident.
 
i wasnt saying you photoshoped the car to make it look like you did a better job. i was saying the colors were tweaked alittle. but you still need a great pic to get them looking that good!
 
I loved your process and it shows me that you definetly undestand paint correction! Great job making sure the defects where completely removed and not trying to skip steps. True correction!



GREAT GREAT GREAT!



Todd
 
Thank ya! I've gotta do some more research with the different wool products. If theres one thing I'm lacking knowledge in right now, it would be wool. I can see why its so useful sometimes.
 
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