Red 1990 ZR-1 Corvette

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Rickrack

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I recently detailed this 1990 ZR-1 Corvette with only 6K. original miles. Probably one of the cleanest C4 Corvettes I have ever seen. The car has always been garage kept since new, so the weather stripping, tires, windshield, interior, etc. are in excellent shape for a 15, almost 16 year old car. The only problems these cars have is that the paint from the factory isn't the greatest and doesn't compare to modern day paint finishes. Like I said, the paint wasn't in that bad of shape, but if you get close to it it almost looks like acid rain damage but is very common on these C4 model Corvettes.



The car definitely looked good before I detailed it, but it lacked gloss and depth. I knew right from the beginning that this car would come out insane with the proper detail.



My Process:



I didn't have to wash it because I had washed it a couple days ago and has been sitting in the showroom since. I dusted the tops off with a California Duster.



I used Nylon Spotter solvent to get any grease & tar off the bottoms



Buffed complete exterior with IP by rotary with polishing pad



Buffed complete exterior with FPII by rotary with finishing pad



Hand application of AIO



Hand application of RMG



Hand application of Natty's Blue.



(I still need to polish the wheels and seal the black molding around the center of the car)



I have to say that the car looks absolutely amazing in the showroom. Even sitting next to Ferrari's and Lamborghini's ! The red just looks incredible.





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Excellent job! You were right on your choice of products, I'll bet that car didnt look this good when it rolled off the assembly line.
 
Craigster said:
Excellent job! You were right on your choice of products, I'll bet that car didnt look this good when it rolled off the assembly line.
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Thanks!



I am very happy the way the car came out. I didn't want to use anything harsh on the paint because there was no need. I kepy my speed down low and took my time. I bet you're right that it didn't look as good from the factory. It sure looks good now!
 
The bumpers are painted off the car, that could be a reason...Or a repaint.







Great work!!! Vette hoods look soo sexy when detailed.
 
Streetracer said:
different material?
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Nah, the whole thing is fiberglass as far as I know. My bet is that they put additional flex agent in the nose cone's paint, and that caused the orange peel. :nixweiss:
 
wow!



that is one wet and deep shine!



Amazing stuff there!



I'm almost out of mt DACP supply, I might have to extend the products I carry/use. . .wow!
 
This car is 100% original and has absolutely no paint work. All C4 Corvettes have similar same paint issues. There are a couple other C4's on the lot that look the same way. Not much you can really do except wetsand, but I think I'm all set with that. I think I heard from someone that all the 90-91 Corvettes sat outside in the rain for months at the factory and almost all of the cars top surfaces were repainted by the factory.
 
wow. it looks fresh off the sales floor! ;) :LOLOL



actually it looks way better than what a dealer can give you. nice detail. :woot:
 
Shiny Lil Detlr said:
Nah, the whole thing is fiberglass as far as I know. My bet is that they put additional flex agent in the nose cone's paint, and that caused the orange peel. :nixweiss:
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That could be it. Talking with jgv (who brought detailing to Portugal), he told me about some kind of paint or primer that works like an absorber for rock chips and debris. I am most interested in that, since my fender is all plastic and as a lot of tiny dents on it. Jgv told me that if should i consider repainting, i should ask for a first layer of a shock absorbing paint.
 
On most cars they do put some kind of flex primer on plastic and fiberglass bumpers so if you bump another car or another car bumps you the paint won't chip off. Regular primer is very hard, but flex primer is a bit softer so it can take a slight impact without having all the paint fly off. That's why sometimes if you look at a white car or a light colored car sometimes the bumper is a slightly different color. The flex primer is a different color than the regular primer which causes the color difference in the bumpers. I'm not sure if the additional ornage peel is caused by this? I think it's just the crappy factory GM paint job.



I know they also make a rock & chip guard which you can paint right over. You usually see it on the rocker panels and lower panels of cars and trucks. The paint has a very rough texture to it because of the chip guard underneath, but it does keep the lower panels from chipping.
 
My Frontier has severe orange peel appearance on the lower panel, which the dealer said was chip guard under the paint. If that's what it is it works - all the chips are on the fender flares, which are black under the paint so the chips really stand out :(
 
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