• When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

Time for paint correction

patrick66

Well-Known Member
Local time
12:21 PM
Joined
Aug 20, 2014
Messages
4,439
Reaction score
6,686
Location
OK
I'm taking my '66 Coronet 500 to a buddy whose son-in-law is a professional detailer, who specializes in paint correction on nearly any type of paint. Many detailers won't touch single-stage enamels, because so many vehicles have been basecoat/clearcoat since the early 1980s, and most simply have no experience with other-than pristine new paint jobs to work with. Mine was painted in 1985 with single-stage enamel, which has held up beautifully, but is showing its age a bit these days. I'll post before and after pics after the car gets done on January 22nd. I'll divulge the cost afterwards.
 
if the single stage is non metallic, you can sand the crap out of it like clear
 
It’s funny to me but these young people can’t fathom single stage paint. Don’t know about it and won’t touch it.

Alot like carburetors and chokes. They just remove the choke or wire it open and deal with it till the engine warms up. It doesn’t have to be like that guys!
 
I had a great paint and detail guy up in San Jose, CA. But since I moved to LA I have yet to find someone I can trust. In my experience, paint makes a car look good, but detailing makes it looks spectacular!
 
A little before/after action from today. You can see the water spots on the "before" on the hood and decklid. Gone! More pics tomorrow, as my phone was out of juice.

IMG_20220122_104913000.jpg IMG_20220122_104929980.jpg IMG_20220122_141733841.jpg IMG_20220122_141747583.jpg
 
i prefer single stage paint in both look and application...but that's just me.
 
they hold up very well. my 61 in the avatar has single stage. it's over 20 years old...looks new
 
Here are some "after" pics. To say this is night and day is an understatement. There were a number if water stains on the hood and deck. The whole job took right at five hours.

IMG_20220123_144913355.jpg IMG_20220123_145107313.jpg IMG_20220123_144901978.jpg IMG_20220123_144938156.jpg IMG_20220123_144925985.jpg IMG_20220123_145004734.jpg IMG_20220123_144950964.jpg IMG_20220123_145033833.jpg IMG_20220123_145022336.jpg
 
I had a great paint and detail guy up in San Jose, CA. But since I moved to LA I have yet to find someone I can trust. In my experience, paint makes a car look good, but detailing makes it looks spectacular!
Who?
 
  • 1988 **** paint job. Shelly’s auto body in Danielsville, Pa. Recent Gtechniq Ceramic after correction.
    513DFE37-963B-4A63-99A0-C6113F584AF0.jpeg
 
. FB link to more pics.
 
I've done Chroma-One on a few cars, it's a single-stage urethane. On a solid color, you can't beat it.
 
Auto Transport Service
Back
Top