Howdy - Me and my 69 GTO

[BearGFR]

Greetings from Garland (near Dallas) Texas.

What you're seeing is my 69 Pontiac GTO that I bought back when I was in college and drove for years. (I just turned 60). I did all the work on this car myself in my home garage, and it was "my first time".

I used all Mequiar's compounds (M105 and M205), and sanding/finishing discs on this car. I think it turned out ok for a first timer...




There's also about a 15 minute video that shows "most" of the project, if you've got the time and the interest.

Going into this project, I knew ZERO about anything having to do with body and paint work. I owe a lot to Kevin Tetz and his Paintucation videos, and his web forum for help and advice.

Thanks for your time,

Bear

[SVT Lightning]

Re: Howdy - Me and my 69 GTO

Awesome car....what an investment! $$$$$ Nice work. Great video! Can I just suggest one simple thing? Clean and dress the tires. It will be like "icing on the cake"

[BearGFR]

Re: Howdy - Me and my 69 GTO

Awesome car....what an investment! $$$$$ Nice work. Great video! Can I just suggest one simple thing? Clean and dress the tires. It will be like "icing on the cake"

Thanks SVT. You must be referring to the tires in the "first drive" video. Those were the 30 year old tires I had on the car while I was building it along with the original 14" wheels. Those wouldn't have been good for long.

It's sitting on 15's now and some fresh tires



Bear

[s word]

Re: Howdy - Me and my 69 GTO

Great car and great work.

I also agree with the other person who said dressing on the tires will seal the deal.

Not sure where this photo is from but it highlights some of the tire dressing.
You don't have to make the tires look super wet and glossy, but a little dressing will bring the car to life and complete the job. IMO.
Often I put on the tire dressing and then use a paper towel to clean off excess so it doesn;t sling all over the car, this also helps reduce the amount of gloss. Which i prefer.

But honestly these are picky things because what you did already is amazing. The bottom up job is more than I could come close to handle.

[Detailing by M]

Re: Howdy - Me and my 69 GTO

From what I can see you did a great job. Especially for a first timer.

[davey g-force]

Re: Howdy - Me and my 69 GTO

Awesome story and great work!

[wanabe detailer]

Re: Howdy - Me and my 69 GTO

Nice car.

[Nick Winn]

Re: Howdy - Me and my 69 GTO

Welcome to Meguiar's Online! Car looks great and what a wonderful story! Talk about passion and dedication!

[Golden]

Re: Howdy - Me and my 69 GTO

Welcome aboard! You did a beautiful job on the Goat, it looks super sweet.

[Hemin8r]

Re: Howdy - Me and my 69 GTO

Beautiful looking car!

[rqk]

Re: Howdy - Me and my 69 GTO

I was impressed with the pictures, then I saw there was a video and watched that. Great job! I admire your talent and your ability to stick to a long term project to the end!

[Meticulous-Detail]

Nice job and sweet ride.