Car Show Tips

[Calais]

So I am entering my car in a local car show. It will be a judged event and I know I will be entering in the "stock" category. My car is almost 100% original including ~85% of the paint. Original interior will get me lots of points. I have the original brochure, Chilton and warranty notice, next step is getting the owner's manual.I know I need a fire extinguisher. I will be using Gold Class shampoo to wash, I clayed my car very recently and I will be adding 2 coats of Gold Class paste wax. Hopefully I will be borrowing an orbital buffer.

So Meguiar's community, what else do I need? What should I do?

[CieraSL]

Re: Car Show Tips

Read these threads:

Getting Ready 4 a Car Show...

Tips for high end cars?

There are some really good tips in both of these threads. Hope this helps!

[AeroCleanse]

Re: Car Show Tips

Check for swirling, nothing spoils a show care more than bad paint and so few people take the time to fix it.

[Calais]

Re: Car Show Tips

Thanks guys.

I'm going to pick up some Ultimate Compound and try to work that by hand, followed by a Deep Crystal Cleaner Wax and ColorX polish. Using an orbital buffer and a slim possibility of a rotary.

My original paint has a lot of problem though: amateur restoration on the hood (one half looks slightly different in hue than the other), a mediocre job on a front panel repaint, a badly chipped nose and many small, deep scratches and chips around the body.

I don't really expect to go home with the gold at this event (or any) but I want to go, have fun, show my car and hope for the best. Maybe I'll take home something.

[hot rod]

Re: Car Show Tips

Use some M80 then top with 26 wax. The shine will be great with a nice deep look. Good luck Jim