1968 Beetle Detail/Overhauling

Discussion in 'Show and Shine' started by tdekany, Jun 4, 2011.

  1. tdekany

    tdekany Wax on..Wax off

    Not a lot of pictures as I initially thought that this detail would take me 1 day. It turned into 2 days so I tried to be as focused as I could during.

    This car (I didn't ask much about it) took 10 months to build. EVERYTHING IS NEW. It has a very nice stereo, disc brakes, over 130HP, alcantara headliner etc...

    Super nice owner and if the car was indeed finished tonight, it starts the show circuit tomorrow am.

    Paint and body was done by SANDY AUTO BODY. Excellent work as usual, but with all the assembly work, these guys who helped build the car are not Autopians for sure. There were a couple of RIDS that I couldn't get out unless parts of the car was to be taken off and of course that was out of the question. Otherwise I did the best I could to make it stand out in the crowd.

    This panel looked the worst but tight places ended up taking a lot longer to correct.

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    Closer look at the condition

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    AFTER POLISHING

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    The paint was good to work on, but as with all blue paint, it can mar pretty easy.

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    AFTER

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    SOME REFLECTION SHOTS OF GOOD PAINT WORK BEFORE LSP

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    LSP IS CURING

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    PAINT IS DONE - tire shine was going on later on as some of the wheels needed to come off for more work

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  2. sal329

    sal329 Nuba Guru

    Amazing after shots. The car looks great, the befores were pretty rough. What was your process/products?
     
  3. pecka13

    pecka13 Birth of a Detailer

    You did a really nice job correcting that car. The body work does seem nice, I like the really wide fenders, and the wheels and tires fit the car perfectly.
     
  4. tdekany

    tdekany Wax on..Wax off

    Thank you guys. Used HD UNO, Meg's 301 and HD POXY
     
  5. sal329

    sal329 Nuba Guru

    Nice I can not wait for my UNO and Poxy to come in
     
  6. tdekany

    tdekany Wax on..Wax off

    You'll like them.
     
  7. TheRustySuper

    TheRustySuper Obsessive Detailer

    Looks great :D It's nice to see an air-cooled VW getting some love from a detailer.
     
  8. P1et

    P1et Official DB Moderator

    Is it me or are the wheels not bolted on?
     
  9. Rcrew

    Rcrew Wax on..Wax off

    Nice work Thomas, funny, but when I was in the shop working on the Rover with you, I thought that paint was much darker than that. It really has a ton of flake and a nice blue tone.
     
  10. tdekany

    tdekany Wax on..Wax off

    Thanks Shane! Must be my camera, this time I just used the C setting.

    P1et - not sure.
     

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