1979 Cutlass Calais

[Calais]

Don't be too harsh, it's my first car and it is still a work in process. You should have seen the oxidation on the paint before I got it (absolutely no shine). I put a new vinyl top on and just replaced half the grill. This was not a complete detail, but close to it. Tips, tricks and advice would be wonderful!

Surprisingly people really wanted to see my car so, as promised:

[Calais]

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Sorry about the picture quality, I don't have a camera yet (I have to resort to my camera-phone).

[J. A. Michaels]

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Your car looks great. Being a northern car you would expect it to look like a 30 year old. Yours looks as good as it did coming off the showroom floor. It looks great.

[Calais]

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Your car looks great. Being a northern car you would expect it to look like a 30 year old. Yours looks as good as it did coming off the showroom floor. It looks great.

It's originally from Pennsylvania and say idle in a Brooklyn backyard for ~year. The man who it was bought from in Pennsylvania bought it from the show room in '78.

[Eddie6th]

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At last Calais! We see your car. Good work! As you say,you had a lot to do.Detailing takes time.
I like the wheels.Really nice!

Nice clean interior too....

In the past you mentioned what your neighbours thought about your car..Hey it's a cool machine!!!!

[Calais]

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At last Calais! We see your car. Good work! As you say,you had a lot to do.Detailing takes time.
I like the wheels.Really nice!

Nice clean interior too....

In the past you mentioned what your neighbours thought about your car..Hey it's a cool machine!!!!

You were who I had in mind when I made this thread. You asked for pics; here they are.

I love the wheels too, a close up will show you how pitted and scratched they are but from a reasonable distance they look fine.

Most of my neighbors, classmates and co-workers do not understand why I would want a car like the one I have instead of a newer car. I guess some people just don't get it. My neighbors also think I am a maniac for the amount of time I spend detailing it.

[MrCLRider]

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car looks good..

how many comments have you received about rubbing the paint off of it?? I get that about once a month..

[InfiniteDetail]

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Great work! Love to see the older cars being taken care of and improved. Nice job

[Calais]

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car looks good..

how many comments have you received about rubbing the paint off of it?? I get that about once a month..

3 this week. Literally every time I'm outside washing, polishing or waxing. One neighbor that said it has a 1992 Thunderbird with the worst clear-coat failure I've ever seen. Literally 90% of the clear-coat on her hood and trunk lid has already peeled off.

[Calais]

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Great work! Love to see the older cars being taken care of and improved. Nice job

Thank you very much, I feel the very same way.

[dave40co]

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Very nice looking ride! One of my first cars was a 1977 Cutlass. Last year of the big ones, loved that car! I always liked the rally wheels on the Oldsmobiles. Yours looks great!

[Calais]

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Very nice looking ride! One of my first cars was a 1977 Cutlass. Last year of the big ones, loved that car! I always liked the rally wheels on the Oldsmobiles. Yours looks great!

A lot of people used to have a Cutlass as their first car apparently, people travel back in time when they enter/see my car. I get tons of questions when I enter a parking lot "is that a '80?" "how many miles you got on that beauty?" "where the hell did you find that?" "you got the V6 or the V8?". I happily answer them.

Thank you very much.

[Larry A]

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That is a nice car . I always liked the style of that Olds. The color is perfect too.

[CieraSL]

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Wow! That looks great! That's a really neat car. Good to see an older car that is well cared for. My Cutty is still going strong. Yes, it was/is my first car. I've had it for over 4 years. Keep up the good work!

[MrWaxer]

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Nice job!!! I miss those style of car!!!!