2013 ZL1 Camaro-Tampa Fl

[broker99]

Hello Everyone

I just finished up this very nice 2013 Camaro ZL1. The car had less than 7500 miles on the car.



Below is picture of the car right after it was washed. The car looks pretty good right? This is where the story starts to get interesting. Let’s pull the car in the garage dim the lights and see what there is to discover.



The owner of this ZL1 took this car to another detailer a couple months back for a full paint correction and an approved installer only coating was to be applied. I am not going to mention the name of the coating but one that has very lofty claims like multiple years of protection, can only be scratched by Kryptonite, etc. , ect. After 2 attempts with the previous dealer this is what he ended up with.
**Just a little disclaimer I don’t want to put down the work of another detailer I just want to show what I had to work with.







The following shows the improperly applied coating








The owner decided enough was enough. He came across some of my posts and reached out to me to see if I could correct some of the issues

I figured this was going to be a big job to remove all the coating and swirls underneath. I found the best combo was Mezerna FG400 on an orange pad. I was figuring the coating was going to put up more of a fight but it come off a little easier than I thought. Don’t get me wrong it was still a lot of work. Some areas had to be polished with a 2 inch cyan pad in addition to some areas being hand polished to remove all traces of prior coating.

Already looking a lot glossier with FG400 in the first step.




How about a coating removal 50/50




For the second step I stayed in the Mezerana line with SF4000 on a tangerine pad.
Final polishing was done with a white Rupes pad and Rupes Ultra diamond polish.
Wheels removed then clean and sealed. Calipers hand polished with M205 and coated with opti-coat. Wheel wells cleaned and dressed with Carpro PERL.




Not really want to try another silica based coating this time around but wanting something that would be durable the owner and I discussed a few options and settled on Optimum Gloss Coat.
After applying the first coat was not that impressed so I decided to wait an hour and apply another coat and what a difference. The gloss really came out with the second coat.





Finished product












Total time around 45 hours to complete.


Thanks for looking

[ihaveacamaro]

looking great man! actually looking pretty close to perfect!

Where in tampa are you from?? I'm originally from Carrolwood

[JD_Alaska]

Very nice job!!! That poor car looked like it was washed with steelwool.

[Candr3535]

Was this the first time doing this? Just curious. It looks great dude. My paint still looks pretty good. I really careful with the towels I use on it. But I got one clear coat scratch on the hood. I'm really nervous about attempting to take it out. I have the 7424xp and some blackfire polish and waxes. I guess I need to attempt it on a friends car first lol. Well anyway I gotta tell you that your car came out great.

[Tampa Tuning]

is he selling it?

[Candr3535]

I'm sorry I mis read first paragraph. Your a pro! Lol

[ac13zl1]

Great job by broker99..
Im the owner of the car and really happy with the outcome..
I was very pissed off with the terrible job the other guy did and was worried about how to fix it, but broker99 definitely put paint in really good condition.
Broker also cleaned up / sealed under the hood and engine and the inside of the wheels, etc.
The color is very deep now..amazing results..

[Joe M 2012 2SS]

True show car finish! Immaculate! Rupes pad and diamond polish definitely a winner!

[charlietuna]

Beautiful work, l love the Rupes Polishes......

[scandata]

Very nice! Excellent job!! Do they use a different paint on the ZL1s, or could any of us with lower-end models get the same results using the same products??

[Tecca]

This goes to show just because you have expensive products or use what everyone else uses doesn't mean you are going to have a immaculate finish in the end. It is all about the person using the product and you sir did an amazing job.

[EvilZL1]

Great job. I love FG400 followed by F4500

[ihaveacamaro]

Originally Posted by scandata

Very nice! Excellent job!! Do they use a different paint on the ZL1s, or could any of us with lower-end models get the same results using the same products??

same paint as the ones on the non-ZL1, the only different ones are the ones with tricoat or whatever it is called ie red crystal tintcoat

[seven]

Originally Posted by Candr3535

Was this the first time doing this? Just curious. It looks great dude. My paint still looks pretty good. I really careful with the towels I use on it. But I got one clear coat scratch on the hood. I'm really nervous about attempting to take it out. I have the 7424xp and some blackfire polish and waxes. I guess I need to attempt it on a friends car first lol. Well anyway I gotta tell you that your car came out great.

HaHa great idea!!!! I got my 2015 and was super nervous but I watch videos and tried to get a technique down......I did a good job getting out some scratches on my hood from the dealership. It helps to have a few levels of polish and start with least aggressive and use correct pads. So far being a newbie I am pretty happy with my results.