69 Camaro brought back to life...

[97 Supra]

Re: 69 Camaro brought back to life...

w0w!

Seriously, W O W

wow.

Did I mention wow!?

WOW!

I can't believe my eyes....... I think I believe in miracles now.

wow

[Crusader101]

Re: 69 Camaro brought back to life...

That's almost surreal... you did a fantastic job and I can only imagiine the owner's facial expression when he saw the finished job!

[dietoremain]

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That blows me away. I have never seen such amazin results at least not on here. wow.

[Nick Chapman]

Re: 69 Camaro brought back to life...

Hi Nick,

Can you share with everyone what you charged for this job?


Just to note, what Nick did is what we call,


"Taking a car's finish to it's Maximum Potential"


Nick restored the paint to it's maximum potential, the only other option would be a new paint job or nothing at all and often times a car owner would prefer to keep the paint the car already has, just make it look as good as it can.

That's exactly what I did. The owner of this car wanted to retain this finish if possible. He was already prepared to have it repainted, which is why he gave me the "go ahead" and didn't hold me accountable for any mishaps. I knew I could make it look better, but no one thought it would come out as good as it did.......even me

As far as price goes, I took it easy on him because he has a very large collection of cars(classics and exotics), and he likes for me to take care of them......meaning, he helps pay my bills on a regular basis Plus, he's always getting a new one in that needs attention. And I love to work on these cars!
I charged him $800, and it took me 3 1/2 days to complete.

[Hemin8r]

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That was an amazing transformation. I don't think I would have known where to begin. But when the owner gives you the go ahead and not holding you accountable? Then it just reduces the stress & you can then make it a more enjoyable job. Once again nice work!!

[cnfowler]

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You definitely saved him from having to get a paint job.

You are very humble. You said after completing, it looked 200% better. Not sure how good your eyes are but it is more like 50,000% better. Without even being there, I know for a fact that the owner was floored. Anyone, whether pro or not, would be impressed by that makeover.

[Daniel Kinder]

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you've got to be kidding!!! that left me speechless. how long did you spend on wet sanding and polishing that jewel. i hope the owner payed you very nicely,at least half of what you saved him on a repaint.

[Mike Phillips]

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I just wet-sanded it down to an acceptable level, then finished up with a rotary. Funny how that only took 30 seconds to type, and 3 days to complete

Let me just say, that all of the defects were not removed. Some of the defects still remain, and will never come out without a repaint. I took the paint down to what I thought was a safe level, then buffed out the sanding marks and gave it a good shine.

Only thing I did was turn it from a basket case into a honest 10 footer. It is not in perfect condition.

Nick

Hi Nick,

Can you share with everyone what you charged for this job?


Just to note, what Nick did is what we call,


"Taking a car's finish to it's Maximum Potential"


Nick restored the paint to it's maximum potential, the only other option would be a new paint job or nothing at all and often times a car owner would prefer to keep the paint the car already has, just make it look as good as it can.

[OctaneGuy]

Re: 69 Camaro brought back to life...

Great job! Looks about as bad, or maybe a bit worse than the 68 Camaro I did

http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10293&page=2&highlight=camaro

Single stage paints are certainly great for transformations! Good job!

Richard

[Arne]

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Amazing,im out of words

[Spdfrk1990]

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WOW man thats amazing good job! Lookin at it thats almost unbelievable that would of took you a really long time lol.

[R Evolution1]

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I just wetsanded it down to an acceptable level, then finished up with a rotary. Funny how that only took 30 seconds to type, and 3 days to complete

Let me just say, that all of the defects were not removed. Some of the defects still remain, and will never come out without a repaint. I took the paint down to what I thought was a safe level, then buffed out the sanding marks and gave it a good shine.

Only thing I did was turn it from a basket case into a honest 10 footer. It is not in perfect condition.

Nick

Ok, There is a car that I have worked on that has a similar effect and the rotary would not remove. I guess I will try wetsanding it and see if makes a difference. Sorry for high-jacking this thread but I will post pictures to show you.

[03mach1]

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WOW! What a nice job!

[indigo s10]

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OMG. That is one heck of a make over. If it is the original paint, the car is worth more, even with the imperfections. I wouldn't repaint it after seeing how you made it look.

[Nick Chapman]

Re: 69 Camaro brought back to life...

How did you get rid of that "fiber glass" effect on the paint???

I just wetsanded it down to an acceptable level, then finished up with a rotary. Funny how that only took 30 seconds to type, and 3 days to complete

Let me just say, that all of the defects were not removed. Some of the defects still remain, and will never come out without a repaint. I took the paint down to what I thought was a safe level, then buffed out the sanding marks and gave it a good shine.

Only thing I did was turn it from a basket case into a honest 10 footer. It is not in perfect condition.

Nick