Chuck Branscomb wrote:
One other observation was that a lot of the cars were in need of some paint correction. I'm not much of a detailer or anything, but I was surprised to see people entering cars in a concours with lots of swirls, random marks, halos, etc, given how easy it is (these days, relatively) to clean up most all of that stuff with the one or two step Meguiar's stuff. Maybe you lose points if it looks like you didn't wash your car with Brillo?
That always amazes me even at Cars and Coffee. I guess maybe some people don't know any better, or they try to DIY it and can't. It's also surprisingly easy to make yourself think a panel looks perfect, and then days or even weeks late, you see it in different conditions and find something you're not happy with it.
On the other hand, there are cars out there that are old enough, with original paint, that maybe it's best to not do any correction at all. You can't really tell how far into paint you can cut before hitting primer, even with a paint meter. Or maybe the paint seems super thick, but it's been reshot once or twice in its life. Some owners might decide to not mess with it. I know if you brought me a $100k or whatever 930 with original paint, I might turn the work down.
One of these days I'll get down there. Maybe by next year Piper will be old enough that I can bring her without it turning into a big fiasco.
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