UPDATED PICS FROM THE SHOW ON PAGE 7
ALSO UPDATES ON HIS PLACING SECOND PLACE IN THE SHOW, DALLAS AUTORAMA, ONE OF DALLAS LARGEST ANNUAL CAR SHOWS.
SECOND PLACE!!!!:woot2:
Hey guys, this was to date my longest detail ever. The owner called me and asked for a show quality detail. We talked about what that meant and how long to expect. Without seeing the condition, I estimated around 20 hours since it`s a classic and has lots of trim and fixtures on it to work around, but I was in for a surprise as the paint was hard as nails and hammered....
So here it is, a 1956 Chevy Bel Air, blue and white combo inside and out with a serious engine.
There was so much to this detail I`ll do my best to remember it all, I took over 270 pics documenting every step, but I`ll only post the main ones.
Please don`t ask me how much I charged or how much it cost or whatever, I will not divulge that kind of private information. Thank you.
Guess I`ll start with the deliver, the car was trailered in from about 2 hours East of Dallas and when finished will be put in the Autorama Show this coming weekend so it had to be absolutely perfect when I finished.
Here`s the Bel Air coming off the trailing about to make my garage it`s new home for the next 9 days...
Pretty cool huh?
First I started with the interior. It was pretty dirty and since half was white it showed everything so I really had my work cut out for me.:nervous2:
Here are some before pics of the interior.
It`s really hard to see how dirty the white really is in these pics, but once you see them cleaned you`ll know.
This is my basic process for cleaning the interior. Everything got dusted and vacuumed, then I use the PC with a soft bristol attachment which worked well and saved me a lot of energy. Sprayed the vinyl with 303 and use the PC at speed 4. This cleaned it up nicely.
Here`s me working with the bristol attachment cleaning the seats and door.
After working with the PC, I rewiped it all down with a MF towel and more 303.
You can really see the white pop now.
before
after
The rest are after shots.
I basically sprayed the mats with 303, brushed them out and wiped them down.
Not quite done with the interior, stay tuned....
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